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HA Cluster in AWS Cloud:Deploying an active-passive HA cluster in AWS requires careful consideration of the clustering protocol used to ensure seamless failover and traffic flow.Unicast FortiGate Clustering Protocol (FGCP):Unicast FGCP is specifically designed for environments where multicast traffic is not feasible or supported, such as in the AWS cloud. Using unicast FGCP ensures that heartbeat and synchronization traffic between the cluster members are managed correctly over unicast communication, which is suitable for AWS's network infrastructure (Option C).Comparison with Other Options:Option A is incorrect because while placing both cluster members in the same availability zone might be required for certain configurations, it is not the critical factor for HA formation.Option B is incorrect as VDOM exceptions are not directly related to the successful formation of HA.Option D is incorrect because the ELB configuration checks are more about ensuring that the load balancer correctly routes traffic but do not specifically ensure HA formation and failover.FortiGate HA in AWS Documentation: FortiGate HAFortinet FGCP Details: FGCP Documentation

Cluster Elastic IP Address (EIP) Movement:During a failover in an active-passive (A-P) cluster, the Elastic IP (EIP) associated with the active FortiGate instance (FGT-1) needs to be moved to the passive instance (FGT-2), which becomes the new active instance. This ensures that the traffic directed to the EIP is now handled by FGT-2 (Option A).Secondary IP Address Movement:The secondary IP address on Port2 of the current active instance (FGT-1) is moved to the same port on the new active instance (FGT-2). This step is crucial to ensure seamless network traffic redirection and connectivity for the services relying on that IP address (Option B).Other Options Analysis:Option C is incorrect because the static route modification mentioned is not directly related to the failover process described.Option D is incorrect because no additional route needs to be added to the HA Sync AZ2 subnet route table to forward traffic to the Internet Gateway during a failover.FortiGate HA Configuration Guide: FortiGate HAAWS Elastic IP Documentation: Elastic IP

DNS Configuration:For FortiWeb Cloud to effectively protect web applications, the DNS records for the application servers must be configured to point to FortiWeb Cloud. This ensures that all incoming traffic is routed through FortiWeb Cloud for inspection and protection (Option A).Traffic Filtering:FortiWeb Cloud provides robust protection by filtering incoming traffic to block the OWASP Top 10 attacks, zero-day threats, and other application layer attacks. This ensures the security and integrity of the web applications it protects (Option B).Other Options Analysis:Option C is incorrect because FortiWeb Cloud can protect application servers across different VPCs or regions, not just within the same VPC.Option D is incorrect because step 2 does not require an AWS S3 bucket; it refers to the inspection and filtering of incoming traffic.FortiWeb Cloud Overview: FortiWeb CloudDNS Configuration for Web Applications: DNS Configuration

VPC-Scoped Protection:When deploying a FortiWeb VM inside a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), the security and protection it offers are limited to the applications and traffic that pass through that specific VPC. This means that any applications outside this VPC will not benefit from the protection of FortiWeb VM (Option D).Comparison with FortiWeb Cloud:FortiWeb Cloud, being a cloud-native WAF-as-a-Service, can protect applications regardless of their VPC location, offering broader and more flexible protection capabilities.Other Options Analysis:Option A is incorrect because both FortiWeb VM and FortiWeb Cloud protect against OWASP Top 10 threats.Option B is incorrect because FortiWeb VM does support zero-day protection.Option C is incorrect as the performance of FortiWeb VM in applying advanced WAF protection is not inherently slower compared to FortiWeb Cloud.FortiWeb Overview: FortiWeb

Network Load Balancer:Deploying a network load balancer ensures that incoming traffic is distributed across multiple web servers, providing high availability and redundancy. This setup helps in managing traffic efficiently and maintaining service uptime even if some servers fail (Option A).Multiple Availability Zones:Deploying web servers in multiple availability zones (AZs) enhances fault tolerance and availability. If one AZ goes down, servers in other AZs can continue to handle the traffic, ensuring the web application remains accessible (Option D).Other Options Analysis:Option B is incorrect because NAT Gateways are used to provide internet access to instances in private subnets, not to make private addresses reachable from the internet.Option C is not sufficient on its own for high availability. Adding a route to the default VPC route table forwarding traffic to the internet gateway makes the VPC internet-accessible but does not ensure high availability.AWS High Availability and Fault Tolerance: AWS High AvailabilityAWS Network Load Balancer: Network Load Balancer

FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (CNF):FortiGate CNF offers cloud-native firewall capabilities designed to provide network security within AWS. It integrates seamlessly with AWS services and offers advanced threat protection and traffic management (Option C).Fortinet Managed Rules for AWS WAF:Fortinet Managed Rules for AWS WAF provide pre-configured, updated security rules that protect web applications from common threats such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting. This offering simplifies the protection of web applications hosted on AWS (Option D).FortiWeb Cloud:FortiWeb Cloud is a Web Application Firewall (WAF) as a service that provides comprehensive protection for web applications hosted on AWS. It offers features such as bot mitigation, DDoS protection, and deep inspection of HTTP/HTTPS traffic (Option E).Comparison with Other Options:Option A (AWS WAF) is a native AWS service, not a Fortinet offering.Option B (FortiEDR) is focused on endpoint detection and response, which is not specifically aimed at protecting web applications.FortiGate CNF Documentation: FortiGate CNFFortinet Managed Rules for AWS WAF: Fortinet AWS WAF RulesFortiWeb Cloud Overview: FortiWeb Cloud

Zero-day Protection:FortiWeb VM provides robust protection against zero-day vulnerabilities through advanced security mechanisms and frequent updates from FortiGuard. This ensures that web applications are protected from newly discovered threats that have not yet been patched or recognized by other security systems (Option C).Advanced WAF Functionality:FortiWeb VM offers a range of advanced WAF features that go beyond what is typically provided by managed rules for AWS WAF. These include more detailed traffic analysis, customizable rules, machine learning-based threat detection, and comprehensive logging and reporting capabilities (Option D).Other Options Analysis:Option A is more relevant to a consumption-based pricing model but not a specific benefit unique to FortiWeb VM over AWS WAF.Option B is incorrect because both FortiWeb VM and Fortinet Managed Rules for AWS WAF are powered by FortiGuard updates.FortiWeb Overview: FortiWeb VMAWS WAF and Fortinet Managed Rules: AWS WAF

Update Software:As part of the AWS shared responsibility model, it is the customer's responsibility to update and maintain the software running on the EC2 instance, including applying security patches and updates (Option A).Configure Security Groups:Security groups act as virtual firewalls for instances to control inbound and outbound traffic. Configuring them correctly is essential for securing the EC2 instance and ensuring only legitimate traffic can reach the server (Option C).Manage Operating System:Managing the operating system, including user accounts, permissions, and operating system patches, is the responsibility of the customer under the shared responsibility model (Option D).Other Options Analysis:Option B is incorrect as changing the existing ELB to a gateway load balancer is not necessary for securing the new EC2 instance.Option E is incorrect because it is not required to move all web servers into the same availability zone for security purposes.AWS Shared Responsibility Model: AWS Shared ResponsibilityEC2 Security Best Practices: AWS EC2 Security

AWS GuardDuty Integration:AWS GuardDuty is a threat detection service that continuously monitors for malicious activity and unauthorized behavior to protect AWS accounts and workloads. It can generate findings that can be used to create or update firewall rules automatically in FortiGate to enhance security and provide timely protection (Option D).Integration with FortiGate:GuardDuty findings can be integrated with FortiGate using automation tools and scripts to create firewall rules dynamically, thereby accelerating the time-to-protection against emerging threats.Other Options Analysis:Option A (AWS Firewall Manager) is more suited for managing rules across multiple accounts but not for dynamic threat response.Option B (AWS Network ACL) provides stateless filtering but does not offer automated rule creation.Option C (SDN Connector for AWS) helps in integrating SDN capabilities but is not specifically focused on threat-based rule automation.AWS GuardDuty: AWS GuardDutyFortiGate Integration: Fortinet Integration

Load Balancer Configuration Overview:The provided configuration indicates that the ELB is an internet-facing load balancer.Multi-AZ Load Balancing:The load balancer is configured to distribute traffic across multiple availability zones (A, B, and C), ensuring high availability and fault tolerance (Option A).Accessing Targets via DNS:The DNS name of the load balancer (LabELB-716e15332f6401f8.elb.us-east-2.amazonaws.com) can be used to reach the targets behind the ELB, facilitating traffic routing to the appropriate instances (Option C).Comparison with Other Options:Option B is incorrect as the ARN is not used to access the load balancer directly.Option D is incorrect because the load balancer is configured for internet-facing traffic, not just internal VPC traffic.AWS Elastic Load Balancer Documentation: AWS ELBUnderstanding ELB DNS: AWS ELB DNS