Technical Tip: How to Read Engine Version Numbering

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Description	This article shows how to correctly read and understand Engine Version Numbering
Scope	FortiGate.
Solution	There are 2 (two) engines that are installed on FortiGate.  1) AV (antivirus). 2) IPS (Intrusion Prevention System) . FGT# diagnose autoupdate versions IPS Attack Engine --------- Version: 7.00126 Contract Expiry Date: Sun Jan 29 2023 Last Updated using manual update on Tue May 17 23:39:00 2022 Last Update Attempt: n/a Result: Updates Installed AV Engine --------- Version: 6.00276 Contract Expiry Date: Sun Jan 29 2023 Last Updated using manual update on Tue May 17 23:15:00 2022 Last Update Attempt: n/a Result: Updates Installed For AV engine: Lookup on the file (attached): fortios-fortiaps-ips-av-compatibility.pdf Download source: https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.2.0/ips-engine-and-av-engine-support-for-fortios-and-... So it is possible to interpret that: AV Engine -- Version: 6.00276 ( acquired from CLI '# diagnose autoupdate version') Version: 6.00276 --> version 6.4.276 For IPS engine: IPS Engine -- Version: 7.00126 ( acquired from CLI '# diagnose autoupdate version' ) Version: 7.00126 --> version 7.126 Related document: https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-How-to-manually-update-the-Virus-Definitio... https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-How-to-check-most-updated-security-version...