FortiProxy
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ManishKhatri
Staff
Staff
Article Id 417154
Description This article describes a scenario where the traffic skips a new policy created to match it and matches the older policy on FortiProxy.
Scope FortiProxy.
Solution

The 'Policy Matching Pass-Through' option is a feature that sets the policy as a pass-through policy. It enables traffic to be evaluated against all pass-through policies that match this traffic. The last pass-through policy will be considered as the matching policy.

However, if there is a matching policy without this option, and it is placed above other matching pass-through policies. The policy without a pass-through option will match the traffic and take an action.

 

This feature can be enabled/disabled from Policy & Objects -> Policy -> Select any policy to edit:

 

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Take, for instance, two distinct policies, Policy ID 1 and 2. Both are a match for all the internet traffic.

When the 'Enable Policy Matching Pass through' option is disabled, the traffic matches policy ID 2.

 

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Once the option is enabled on policy ID 2. The traffic starts matching the policy ID 1, which does not have this option enabled.

 

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If enabled unnecessarily, the feature can cause interruptions with traffic, as an unexpected policy may get matched.

 

To preserve the standard top-down policy evaluation, the policy Matching pass-through feature must stay turned off.