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title: "Fortinet Fortigate NGFW With Wasabi"
slug: "how-do-i-use-fortinets-fortigate-ngfw-with-wasabi"
updated: 2026-05-29T22:54:08Z
published: 2026-05-29T22:54:08Z
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# Fortinet's Fortigate NGFW With Wasabi

[FortiGate NGFWs](https://www.fortinet.com/products/next-generation-firewall) deliver industry-leading enterprise security for any edge at any scale with full visibility and threat protection. FortiGate NGFWs are now partnered with Wasabi to extend the visibility & monitoring. Follow instructions below to integrate NGFWs with Wasabi.

**Pre-requisites:**

- FortiOS v6.4.8 Build 1914 or higher recommended
- Current FortiGuard subscription that provides current application signatures
- Active Wasabi's Hot Cloud Storage subscription

**Reference Architecture:**

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A FortiGate firewall must be in the data path between the Wasabi client and the path to the Wasabi storage regions.

A firewall policy rule should exist with the following:

1. Permits the desired traffic from the client host to Wasabi
2. Enables the “Application Control” feature
3. Enable “deep-inspection” for the SSL Inspection feature
  - **Note:** If deep-inspection is disabled, Fortigate firewall will identify traffic being sent-to/received-from Wasabi, when enabled, Fortigate firewall will be able to detect what type of interactions are being exchanged with Wasabi storage (ex: upload vs download vs deletion)
4. Enable “Log Allowed Traffic” with “All Sessions” option.

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To use logging via syslog, go to Log Settings -> Remote Logging and Archiving

- Enable the syslog option and enter the destination syslog IP

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Additionally, FortiAnalyzer can be used as a logging destination, and logs can be accessed via its API or forwarded to a packet capture infrastructure.