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jangelis
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Article Id 225289
Description This article describes the recommended configuration on the FortiGate for an HTTPS Virtual Server with deep inspection.
Scope FortiGate
Solution

1) Import the server certificate.

Go to System - > Certificates and select Create/Import - > Certificate

 

Import certificateImport certificate

 

2) Configure the Virtual Server.

Go to Policy & Objects - > Virtual Servers and select 'Create New'.

 

Virtual Server configurationVirtual Server configuration

 

Note: In SSL-offloading choose the imported certificate.

 

3) Configure the SSH/SSL profile

Go to Security Profiles - > SSL/SSH Inspection and select 'Create New'.

 

SSL/SSH profile configurationSSL/SSH profile configuration

 

Note: 'Inspect All Ports' should not be set as the port for this setup is already known and it may lead to a performance degradation.

 

4) Configure policy

Go to Policy & Objects - > Firewall Policy and select 'Create New'.

 

Policy configurationPolicy configuration

 

Note: Inspection mode must be set to proxy, otherwise the Virtual server will be filtered out in the 'Destination' field.

 

Related KB article:

Technical Tip: Configure virtual server  

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