Question 850
At Keystone BioLabs, the laboratory infrastructure team administers FortiGate-based protection for research sites with private data collection networks under requirements for sensitive workload isolation and measurable security events. Following the approved change, the team must validate: A branch firewall shows growing IPsec outbound packet counters but zero inbound encrypted packets, suggesting the remote path is not returning traffic. Which observed outcome BEST demonstrates that the intended correction works?
Explanation
Correct Answer
A controlled bidirectional test increments encrypted packet counters in both directions on the intended tunnel. This outcome validates the intended correction for: A branch firewall shows growing IPsec outbound packet counters but zero inbound encrypted packets, suggesting the remote path is not returning traffic. The associated approved corrective action is: Compare tunnel interface counters, selectors, routing and remote peer status before changing the local allow policy. The Keystone BioLabs reviewer can therefore distinguish observable protection from an untested configuration claim.
Incorrect Answers
A remote application observes the expected original branch source address and an authorized tunnel session remains bidirectional. This would verify a separate corrective action: Remove unintended SNAT on the VPN policy or use the explicitly documented translated-address design if overlap requires it. That separate change addresses: The FortiGate remote-site IPsec policy unintentionally applies internet source NAT to intersite traffic and breaks remote server identity checks. It does not validate the current Keystone BioLabs issue: A branch firewall shows growing IPsec outbound packet counters but zero inbound encrypted packets, suggesting the remote path is not returning traffic. The relevant acceptance evidence is: A controlled bidirectional test increments encrypted packet counters in both directions on the intended tunnel.
An authorized IPsec test session negotiates over the supported TCP transport and its protected data reaches the intended remote subnet. This would verify a separate corrective action: Use the supported IKE-over-TCP transport configuration where available and verify peer compatibility and approved transport policy. That separate change addresses: An IPsec tunnel is required to operate across a network that permits TCP 443 but blocks traditional IKE UDP traffic on FortiOS versions supporting IKE over TCP. It does not validate the current Keystone BioLabs issue: A branch firewall shows growing IPsec outbound packet counters but zero inbound encrypted packets, suggesting the remote path is not returning traffic. The relevant acceptance evidence is: A controlled bidirectional test increments encrypted packet counters in both directions on the intended tunnel.
The partner reaches its contracted test service but access attempts to a protected unrelated subnet are denied and logged. This would verify a separate corrective action: Review and narrow the wizard-generated route and firewall policy objects to the approved partner prefixes and application ports. That separate change addresses: A FortiGate IPsec wizard created broad default policies for a partner VPN and the partner can reach sensitive networks outside the signed agreement. It does not validate the current Keystone BioLabs issue: A branch firewall shows growing IPsec outbound packet counters but zero inbound encrypted packets, suggesting the remote path is not returning traffic. The relevant acceptance evidence is: A controlled bidirectional test increments encrypted packet counters in both directions on the intended tunnel.