NSE7_PBC-7.2 Fortinet NSE 7 Public Cloud Security 7.2 (FCSS) Questions and Answers

This is because the Linux1 EC2 instance is not accessible directly from the internet using its public IP address in AWS.

An internet gateway is a horizontally scaled, redundant, and highly available VPC component that allows communication between instances in your VPC and the internet. Without an internet gateway, the Linux1 EC2 instance cannotreceive or send traffic to or from the internet, even if it has a public IP address assigned to it.

To fix this issue, you need to attach an internet gateway to the Spoke VPC A and configure a route table that directs internet-bound traffic to the internet gateway. You also need to ensure that the Linux1 EC2 instance has a security group that allows inbound and outbound traffic on the desired ports.

[Internet Gateways - Amazon Virtual Private Cloud] : [Attach an Internet Gateway to Your VPC - Amazon Virtual Private Cloud] : [Security Groups for Your VPC - Amazon Virtual Private Cloud]

For configuring the failover settings on a FortiGate active-passive SDN connector solution in Microsoft Azure, the two mandatory settings required after the initial deployment are:

A.Subscription-id

D.Resource group name

• Subscription ID:This is a unique identifier for your Azure subscription under which all resources are created and billed. FortiGate needs this to interact with the Azure resources associated with that subscription.
• Resource Group Name:A resource group in Azure is a container that holds related resources for an Azure solution. The SDN connector requires the resource group name to correctly identify and manage the resources it should control, especially in a failover scenario.

References:The requirement for these specific details is found in Azure's best practices for resource management and Fortinet's documentation on deploying and configuring FortiGate appliances in Azure environments.

The reason the administrator cannot access the EC2 instance could be:

D.The directory location of the .pem file is incorrect.

• SSH Key Location:When initiating an SSH connection to an AWS EC2 instance, you must specify the private key file (.pem file) location that corresponds to the public key used when the instance was launched. The error "Warning: Identity file Staging-key.pem not accessible: No such file or directory" indicates that the SSH client cannot find the .pem file at the specified location.
• Correct File Path:The administrator needs to ensure that the path to theStaging-key.pemfile is correctly specified when running the SSH command. If the file is not in the current directory from which the command is executed, the full or relative path to the file must be provided.

References:This behavior is in line with standard SSH connection practices and AWS guidelines for accessing EC2 instances. It is a common issue that occurs when the private key file is not located in the directory from which the SSH command is being executed or the path provided is incorrect.

The three settings that should be checked while troubleshooting this problem are:

• Ensure FortiGate port4 can resolve DNS. This is because the Azure SDN connector requires DNS resolution to communicate with the Azure API1. If the FortiGate port4 cannot resolve DNS, the SDN connector will not be able to retrieve the Azure resources and display them in the GUI.
• Ensure FortiGate portl has internet access. This is because the Azure SDN connector requires internet access to communicate with the Azure API1. If the FortiGate portl does not have internet access, the SDNconnector will not be able to connect to the Azure cloud and display an error in the CLI.
• Ensure IP address 169.254.169_254 is not blocked. This is because the Azure SDN connector uses this IP address to obtain metadata information from the Azure instance2. If this IP address is blocked by a firewall policy or a network ACL, the SDN connector will not be able to get the required information and display an error in the CLI.

Considering the situation where the administrator is unable to access the FortiGate VM using its public IP address and no traffic is reaching the FortiGate's external interface, the administrator should check:

D.Check the inbound network security group rules.

• Network Security Group Rules:AWS uses security groups as a virtual firewall that controls inbound and outbound traffic to AWS resources such as EC2 instances. If the FortiGate VM’s public interface is not receiving HTTPS or SSH traffic, it's likely because the inbound security group rules associated with that interface are not allowing access on the necessary ports (HTTPS - port 443, SSH - port 22).
• Troubleshooting:The administrator should verify that the security group rules for the FortiGate VM’s network interface allow inbound traffic on the specific ports used for management access. If these rules are absent or misconfigured, the intended traffic will be blocked, resulting in the inability to connect.

References:The role of security groups in network traffic management is a core concept in AWS and is outlined in AWS documentation. Checking security group rules is a standard troubleshooting step when dealing with connectivity issues to AWS resources.

Securing container environments from newly emerged security threats involves employing specific security mechanisms tailored to the technology and structure of containers. In this context, the use of Docker-related application control signatures (Option D) is critical for effectively managing and mitigating threats in containerized environments.

• Docker-Specific Threats:Docker containers, being a prevalent form of container technology, are targeted by various security threats, including those that exploit vulnerabilities specific to the Docker environment and runtime. Using Docker-related application control signatures means implementing security measures that are specifically designed to detect and respond to anomalies and threats that are unique to Docker containers.
• Application Control Signatures:These are sets of definitions that help identify and block potentially malicious activities within application traffic. By focusing on Docker-related signatures, administrators can ensure that the security tools are finely tuned to the operational specifics of Docker containers, thereby providing a robust defense against exploits that target container-specific vulnerabilities.

References:The recommendation to use Docker-related application control signatures is based on best practices for securing container environments, emphasizing the need for specialized security measures that address the unique challenges posed by container technologies.

The correct answer is B and D. A transit gateway with an attachment and a transit VPC support east-west traffic inspection within the AWS cloud by the FortiGate VM.

According to the Fortinet documentation for Public Cloud Security, a transit gateway is a network transit hub that connects VPCs and on-premises networks. A transit gateway attachment is a resource that connects a VPC or VPN to a transit gateway.By using a transit gateway with an attachment, you can route traffic from your spoke VPCs to your security VPC, where the FortiGate VM can inspect the traffic1.

A transit VPC is a VPC that serves as a global network transit center for connecting multiple VPCs, remote networks, and virtual private networks (VPNs).By using a transit VPC, you can deploy the FortiGate VM as a virtual appliance that provides network security and threat prevention for your VPCs2.

The other options are incorrect because:

• A NAT gateway with an EIP is a service that enables instances in a private subnet to connect to the internet or other AWS services, but prevents the internet from initiating a connection with those instances.A NAT gateway with an EIP does not support east-west traffic inspection within the AWS cloud by the FortiGate VM3.
• An Internet gateway with an EIP is a horizontally scaled, redundant, and highly available VPC component that allows communication between instances in your VPC and the internet.An Internet gateway with an EIP does not support east-west traffic inspection within the AWS cloud by the FortiGate VM4.

1:Fortinet Documentation Library - Deploying FortiGate VMs on AWS2: [Fortinet Documentation Library - Transit VPC on AWS]3: [NAT Gateways - Amazon Virtual Private Cloud]4: [Internet Gateways - Amazon Virtual Private Cloud]

According to the Terraform documentation for installing Terraform on Linux1, you need to download a zip archive that contains a single binary file called terraform. You need to unzip the archive and move the binary file to a directory that is included in your system’s PATH environment variable, such as /usr/local/bin. This way, you can run the terraform command from any directory without specifying the full path1.

If you do not move the binary file to the bin directory, you will get a command not found error when you try to run the terraform version command, as shown in the screenshot. To fix this error, you need to move the binary file to the bin directory or specify the full path of the binary file when running the command1.

1: Install Terraform | Terraform - HashiCorp Learn

When an administrator decides to use the 'Use managed identity' option for the FortiGate SDN connector with Microsoft Azure and faces a connection failure, the correct action to take is:

C.Make sure to enable the system assigned managed identity on Azure.

• Managed Identity Configuration:The system assigned managed identity is a feature in Azure that provides an identity for the Azure service instance (in this case, the FortiGate SDN connector) within Azure Active Directory and eliminates the need for credentials to be stored in the configuration.
• Troubleshooting Connection Issues:If the SDN connector is failing to connect, it could be because the system assigned managed identity has not been enabled or configured properly in Azure for the FortiGate service.

References:Azure documentation on managed identities explains the need to enable and configure this feature for services to authenticate and interact securely with Azure resources.

According to the AWS documentation for Transit Gateway, a transit gateway is a network transit hub that connects VPCs and on-premises networks. A transit gateway route table is a set of rules that determines how traffic is routed among the attachments to the transit gateway1.

A transit gateway can have multiple route tables, and you can associate different attachments with different route tables. This allows you to control how traffic is routed between your VPCs and VPNs based on your network design and security requirements1.

The other options are incorrect because:

• Both the TGW attachment and propagation must be in the same TGW route table is not true. You can associate an attachment with one route table and enable propagation from another attachment to a different route table. This allows you to separate the routing domains for your attachments1.
• A TGW attachment can be associated with multiple TGW route tables is not true. You can only associate an attachment with one route table at a time. However, you can change the association at any time1.
• The TGW default route table cannot be disabled is not true. You can disable the default route table by deleting all associations and propagations from it. However, you cannot delete the default route table itself1.

1: Transit Gateways - Amazon Virtual Private Cloud

Based on the provided exhibit showing an active-passive FortiGate High Availability (HA) pair with external and internal Azure load balancers and without the use of an SDN connector, the administrator should implement a Probe IP address with two static routes (Option B).

• Probe IP Address:Azure load balancers use a health probe to determine the health of the instances in the backend pool. The health probe ensures that the load balancer only directs traffic to the active (primary) FortiGate in an HA pair.
• Two Static Routes:Given that this is an active-passive setup, static routing should be used to ensure deterministic traffic flow. Two static routes would be configured to ensure that traffic can flow to the active unit and be correctly routed to the protected subnets in failover scenarios.

References:The recommendation for using a Probe IP address with static routes is based on Azure's best practices for load balancer configuration, particularly for HA scenarios, as well as on Fortinet's HA documentation for clouddeployments. This setup ensures high availability while allowing proper traffic distribution based on the health probe's findings.

The statement that best describes the concept of immutable infrastructure in the context of automation is:

A. It is the practice of deploying a new server for every configuration change.

• Immutable Infrastructure Concept:This approach to infrastructure management involves replacing servers or components entirely rather than making changes to existing configurations once they are deployed. When a change is needed, a new server instance is provisioned with the desired configuration and the old one is decommissioned after the new one is successfully deployed and tested.
• Benefits:Immutable infrastructure minimizes the risks associated with in-place updates, such as inconsistencies or failures due to configuration drift. It enhances reliability and predictability by ensuring that the deployed environment matches exactly what was tested in staging. Thispractice is particularly aligned with modern deployment strategies like blue/green or canary deployments.

References:The concept of immutable infrastructure is widely discussed in DevOps and cloud computing literature as a method to increase consistency and fault tolerance in automated environments.

• Transit Gateway Connect Specificity: AWS Transit Gateway Connect is a specific feature designed to streamline the integration of SD-WAN appliances and third-party virtual appliances into your Transit Gateway.expand_more It utilizes a specialized attachment type.exclamation
• BGP's Role: While Transit Gateway Connect attachments leverage BGP for dynamic routing, BGP itself is a routing protocol and not the core connectivity mechanism in this context.
• GRE Tunneling: GRE is a tunneling protocol commonly used with Transit Gateway Connect attachments to encapsulate traffic.

Network ACLs are stateless, and they evaluate each packet separately based on the rules that you define. The rules are processed in order, starting with the lowest numbered rule1. If the traffic matches a rule, the rule is applied and no further rules are evaluated1. Therefore, if you want to allow SSH traffic to a subnet, you must create a new allow SSH rule above rule number 5, which denies SSH and telnet traffic. Otherwise, the deny rule will take precedence and block the SSH traffic.

The other options are incorrect because:

• Creating a new allow SSH rule below rule number 5 will not allow SSH traffic, because the deny rule will be evaluated first and block the traffic.
• Creating a new allow SSH rule anywhere in the network ACL rule base will not guarantee that SSH traffic will be allowed, because it depends on the order of the rules. If the allow SSH rule is below the deny rule, it will not be effective.
• You cannot rely on the default security group rule to allow SSH traffic to the subnet, because network ACLs act as an additional layer of security for your VPC. Even if your security group allows SSH traffic, your network ACL must also allow it. Otherwise, the traffic will be blocked at the subnet level.