FCP_FCT_AD-7.4 Fortinet NSE 6 - FortiClient EMS 7.4 Administrator Questions and Answers

Deployment Profiles Analysis:

Deployment-1 has the "First-Time-Installation" package and is assigned to "All Groups" with a priority of 1 but is not enabled.

Deployment-2 has the "To-Upgrade" package, is assigned to both "All Groups" and "trainingAD.training.lab," with a priority of 2 and is enabled.

Evaluating Deployment-2:

Deployment-2 will upgrade FortiClient on both "All Groups" and "trainingAD.training.lab" since it is enabled and assigned to these groups. This includes both AD (Active Directory) groups and workgroups.

Conclusion:

Since Deployment-2 is set to upgrade FortiClient on all the assigned groups and workgroups, the correct answer is A.

Understanding Compliance Rules:

The compliance rule for the sales department needs to be enforced dynamically.

Enforcing Compliance:

FortiGate is responsible for enforcing compliance by integrating with FortiClient EMS to apply dynamic access control based on compliance status.

Conclusion:

The Fortinet device that will enforce compliance with dynamic access control is the FortiGate.

Observation of ZTNA Traffic Log:

The log message indicates that the remote user connection was denied due to failure to match a proxy policy.

Evaluating Log Message:

The message suggests that the connection does not match the existing ZTNA rule configuration, leading to the denial.

Conclusion:

The correct conclusion from the log message is that the remote user connection does not match the ZTNA rule configuration (B).

Connecting FortiClient EMS to FortiGate:

The administrator needs to establish a connection between FortiClient EMS and FortiGate as a fabric connector.

Prerequisites for Connection:

A key prerequisite is the import and verification of the FortiClient EMS tool CA certificate on FortiGate to ensure a trusted connection.

Conclusion:

The correct prerequisite for a successful connection is to import and verify the FortiClient EMS tool CA certificate on FortiGate.

Understanding Multi-Tenancy Mode:

Multi-tenancy mode allows multiple independent sites or tenants to be managed from a single FortiClient EMS instance.

Evaluating Benefits:

Licenses can be shared among sites, making it cost-effective (B).

It provides granular access and segmentation, allowing for detailed control and separation between tenants (D).

Eliminating Incorrect Options:

Separate host servers managing each site (A) is not a feature of multi-tenancy mode.

The fabric connector's use of an IP address (C) is unrelated to multi-tenancy benefits.

Understanding ZTNA:

Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) requires defining tags for identifying and managing endpoint access.

Evaluating Components:

FortiClient EMS is responsible for managing and defining ZTNA tag information within the Security Fabric.

Conclusion:

The correct component that defines ZTNA tag information in the Security Fabric integration is FortiClient EMS.

Understanding the Need for Root CA Certificate:

The root CA certificate of FortiClient EMS is necessary for FortiGate to trust certificates issued by FortiClient EMS.

Evaluating Use Cases:

FortiGate needs the root CA certificate to establish trust and validate certificates issued by FortiClient EMS.

Conclusion:

The primary reason FortiGate needs the root CA certificate of FortiClient EMS is to trust certificates issued by FortiClient EMS.

Based on theFortiClient EMS 7.2/7.4 Study Guidesand the visual evidence provided in the exhibit, here is the verified breakdown of why theZTNA Serial Numberis showing asDisabled:

1. Analysis of the Exhibit

Operating System:The endpoint is runningLinux (Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS).

Connection Status:The endpoint status isOnlineandManaged by EMS. This immediately eliminatesOption C, as the device is actively communicating with the EMS server.

Features List:At the bottom right of the "Features" column, it explicitly states"ZTNA installed". This eliminatesOption A, confirming the software component is present on the endpoint.

ZTNA Serial Number Field:The field is highlighted in red and shows"Disabled".

2. Identifying the Root Cause (Option B)

In the FortiClient EMS curriculum regardingZTNA (Zero Trust Network Access), the ZTNA Serial Number (also known as the ZTNA Tagging or Client Certificate UID) is generated and activated based on the assignedEndpoint Profile.

Profile Dependency:For FortiClient to generate a ZTNA serial number/certificate and participate in ZTNA, the administrator must enable and configure theZTNA Destinations(or ZTNA Connection) profile within the EMS.

Disabled State:If theZTNA Destinationsfeature is disabled in the profile assigned to that specific endpoint (or if the endpoint is assigned the "Default" profile where ZTNA is not configured), the "ZTNA Serial Number" status on the EMS dashboard will reflect asDisabled.

Linux Specifics:In FortiClient for Linux, ZTNA support is available but requires the profile to be explicitly pushed and active. If the profile is toggled off in the EMS GUI underEndpoint Profiles > ZTNA Destinations, the serial number functionality is suspended.

3. Why Other Options are Incorrect

A. The ZTNA feature is not installed:The exhibit clearly shows "ZTNA installed" under the Features list.

C. FortiClient disconnected from EMS:The exhibit shows the status as "Online" and "Managed by EMS" with a green checkmark.

D. The ZTNA certificate has been revoked:If a certificate is revoked, the status typically shows as "Revoked" or "Expired," or the serial number would still be present but marked as untrusted. A "Disabled" state indicates the feature itself is turned off at the policy/profile level.

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The deployment service error message may be caused by any of the following. Try eliminating them all, one at a time.

1. Wrong username or password in the EMS profile

2. Endpoint is unreachable over the network

3. Task Scheduler service is not running

4. Remote Registry service is not running

5. Windows firewall is blocking connection

Observation of Compliance Profile:

The compliance profile shown in the exhibit includes rules for vulnerability severity level and running process (Calculator.exe).

Evaluating Actions for Compliance:

To make the endpoint compliant, the administrator needs to ensure that the vulnerability severity level is medium or higher is patched (D).

Additionally, the Calculator.exe application must be running on the endpoint (B).

Eliminating Incorrect Options:

Enabling the web filter profile (A) is not related to the compliance rules shown.

Integrating FortiSandbox (C) is not a requirement in the given compliance profile.

Conclusion:

The correct actions are to run the Calculator application on the endpoint (B) and patch applications with vulnerabilities rated as high or above (D).

Block Malicious Website has nothing to do with infected files. Since Realtime Protection is OFF, it will be allowed without being scanned.

Based on the settings shown in the exhibit:

Realtime Protection:OFF

Dynamic Threat Detection:OFF

Block malicious websites:ON

Threats Detected:75

The "Realtime Protection" setting is crucial for preventing infected files from being downloaded and executed. Since "Realtime Protection" is OFF, FortiClient will not actively scan files being downloaded. The setting "Block malicious websites" is intended to prevent access to known malicious websites but does not scan files for infections.

Therefore, when a user tries to download an infected file, FortiClient will allow the file to download without scanning it due to the Realtime Protection being OFF.

References

FortiClient EMS 7.2 Study Guide, Antivirus Protection Section

Fortinet Documentation on FortiClient Real-time Protection Settings

Based on theFortiClient EMS Administrator Study GuideregardingWeb Filtertroubleshooting and the specific log entries provided in the exhibit, the reason the user cannot access the website is due to connectivity issues with FortiGuard.

1. Analysis of the FortiClient Logs:

The Error Message:The logs show multiple [ERROR] entries stating: rating_db:97 Category query failure: failed to UrlRequestSendReceive.

Root Cause Identity:The log explicitly describes the failure: receiveResponse error: FortiGuard server down, task dropped, https bbc.com.

Resulting Action:Because the endpoint could not receive a rating from the FortiGuard servers, the Web Filter module recorded rating: -1 and applied the action WF_ACTION_BLOCK.

2. Why Option C is Correct:

FortiGuard Dependency:FortiClient’s Web Filter module relies on real-time queries to FortiGuard distribution servers to categorize URLs. If the endpoint is behind a firewall blocking FortiGuard ports (typically UDP 53 or 8888, or HTTPS 443) or has no internet path to these servers, it cannot categorize the site.

Fail-Safe Behavior:In many FortiClient configurations, if a rating cannot be obtained (Category query failure), the default security posture is to block the request to ensure no potentially malicious or unrated "Unknown" sites are accessed. The logs confirm this by showing the "FortiGuard server down" message immediately followed by the block action.

3. Why Other Options are Incorrect:

A. The URL is blocked by the web filter endpoint profile:If it were a standard profile block, the log would show a specificCategory ID(e.g., Category 52 for News and Media) being blocked by policy. Instead, it shows arating failure (-1).

B. The endpoint cannot resolve the URL FQDN:The logs show the process correctly identifies host bbc.com. If DNS had failed, the proxy wouldn't even reach the stage of attempting a FortiGuard category query for that specific URL.

D. The application firewall is blocking Google Chrome:While the log mentions /opt/google/chrome/chrome, the error is generated by the rating_db and proxy components of the Web Filter, not the Application Firewall module.

Observation of Logs:

The logs show a policy named "Fortinet-Training" being applied to the endpoint.

Evaluating Policies:

The log entries indicate that the "Fortinet-Training" policy was received and applied.

Conclusion:

Based on the logs, the currently applied policy on the FortiClient endpoint is "Fortinet-Training".

According to theFortiClient EMS Administration Guide(specifically the sections onMultitenancy), when multitenancy is enabled, the system introduces specific administrator roles to manage the separation between global settings and individual sites.

1. The Settings Administrator Role (Answer B)

Specific Scope:TheSettings administratoris a specialized role designed to haveaccess to the global site only.

Permissions:This role can access all configuration options on the global site, with the notable exception ofadministrator configuration(they cannot create or manage other admin accounts).

Use Case:This is typically used for auditors or system managers who need to oversee global-level configurations without needing access to specific endpoint data within individual sites or the power to modify administrative users.

2. Comparison with Other Multitenancy Roles

Super administrator:This role hasunlimited accessto the global site andall other siteswithin the EMS instance.

Site administrator:This role is restricted tospecified sites onlyand hasno access to the global site.

Standard administrator (Answer C):This is a generic role level within a site or a single-tenant environment but is not the role that defines "global-only" access in a multitenant setup.

Tenant administrator / Global administrator:While these terms are common in general IT, FortiClient EMS documentation specifically uses the titlesSuper,Settings, andSiteadministrators for multitenancy management.

3. Curriculum References

FortiClient EMS 7.2/7.4 Study Guide (Multitenancy Chapter):Explicitly lists "Settings administrator" as the role providing access to the global site only.

Admin Roles Table:The documentation provides a comparison table where the Settings Administrator's scope is strictly defined as "Global site only".