Technical Tip: Understanding of how to get application name of application id configured in Security policy in NGFW Policy based Mode

pdabhade · ‎12-26-2024

Description

This article describes how to get the application name of the application ID configured in the Security policy in the NGFW policy-based Mode.

Scope

FortiGate.

Solution

If the admin would like to figure out the Application name from the Application ID from the config file.

Refer to the below security-policy configured with application ID 16060 and The admin would like to know the name of the application:

config firewall security-policy
edit 1
set uuid 928923ba-b550-51ef-abbe-fc73cbefaf87
set name "TEST"
set srcintf "plan"
set dstintf "plan"
set srcaddr "all"
set dstaddr "all"
set schedule "always"
set logtraffic disable
set application 16060 <---
next

end

To get the Application name:

Go to https://www.fortiguard.com/services/appcontrol
Select on ID option.
Put the Application ID number and select the search icon.

Refer Application name and its details in the search result. Here, application id 16060 name is SSH: