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FortiGate Next Generation Firewall utilizes purpose-built security processors and threat intelligence security services from FortiGuard labs to deliver top-rated protection and high performance, including encrypted traffic.
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Description This article describes how to view Security Event logs on FortiGate.
Scope FortiGate.
Solution

On v7.0.x and below, Antivirus, Web Filter, SSL, DNS Query, File filter, Application Control, Intrusion Prevention, and Anomaly log are visible under Log & Report.

 

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Starting from v7.2.x, Antivirus, Web Filter, SSL, DNS Query, File filter, Application Control, Intrusion Prevention, and Anomaly logs can be found under Log & Report -> Security Events -> Summary/ Log.

 

Onthe  summary page, it will show Top Category, Action, and Count.

 

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To view the log, choose 'Logs' on top and it will redirect to the logs page.

 

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To view logs in the CLI, refer to this article:  Technical Tip: Displaying logs via FortiGate's CLI

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