Fortinet 198 FortiWeb 5.0 Patch 6 Administration Guide
5. Above the display pane, click Generate Config.
A pop-up dialog appears.
6. In Profile Name, type a name prefix, such as generated-profile.
The FortiWeb appliance adds a dash ( - ) to the profile name followed by a number
indicating the year, month, day, and time on which the profile was generated in order to
indicate the data on which the profile was based.
7. From Profile Type, select which type of web profile you want to generate, either Inline (to
generate an inline protection profile) or Offline (to generate an offline protection profile).
8. Click OK.
The generated profile appears in either:
•Policy > Web Protection Profile > Inline Protection Profile (see “Configuring a protection
profile for inline topologies” on page 468)
•Policy > Web Protection Profile > Offline Protection Profile (see “Configuring a protection
profile for an out-of-band topology or asynchronous mode of operation” on page 477)
Edit
Exception
Method
Click to open a pop-up dialog. This appears only if you
have selected a URL in the navigation pane.
For details, see “Configuring allowed method exceptions”
on page 438.
Parameters
tab
Set Type the data type and maximum length of the parameter,
and indicate whether or not the parameter is required
input. These settings will appear in the generated
parameter validation rule and input rules. For details, see
“Validating parameters (“input rules”)” on page 421 and
“Preventing zero-day attacks” on page 421.
Caution: Before you leave the page, mark the Custom
check boxes for rows where you have clicked this icon.
Failure to do so will cause FortiWeb appliance to discard
your settings when you leave the page.
Custom Before you click Set or leave the page, enable this option
for each row whose manual settings you want to save.
Setting name Description
Adjust configuration items used by the generated profile, such as input rules, when necessary.
Generated configuration items will be based upon auto-learning data current at the time that
the profile is generated. Data may have changed while you were reviewing the
auto-learning report, and/or after you have generated the profiles.