Inspection mode feature comparison

Inspection mode feature comparison

The following table shows which UTM profile can be configured on a flow mode or proxy mode inspection policy. Remember that some UTM profiles are hidden in the GUI, but can be configured by using the FortiOS CLI.

  Flow Mode Inspection Policy Proxy Mode Inspection Policy
UTM Profile GUI CLI GUI CLI
Antivirus Yes (2) Yes (2) Yes Yes
Application Control Yes Yes Yes Yes
CIFS Inspection No No No (1) Yes
Data Leak Prevention No Yes (3) Yes Yes
DNS Filter Yes Yes Yes Yes
Email Filter No Yes (4) Yes Yes
ICAP No No Yes Yes
Intrusion Prevention System Yes Yes Yes Yes
SSL/SSH Inspection Yes Yes Yes Yes
VoIP No No Yes Yes
Web Filter Yes (5) Yes (5) Yes Yes
Web Application Firewall No No Yes Yes
  1. CIFS inspection cannot be configured via GUI.
  2. Some Antivirus features are not supported in flow mode inspection. See Inspection mode differences for Antivirus on page 401.
  3. Some Data Leak Prevention features are not supported in Flow mode inspection. See Inspection mode differences for Data Leak Prevention on page 402.
  4. Some Email filter features are not supported in Flow mode inspection. See Inspection mode differences for Email Filter on page 402.
  5. Some Web filter features are not supported in Flow mode inspection. See Inspection mode differences for Web Filter on page 403.

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