FortiWeb

Why do you need FortiWeb?

Web applications are target #1 for attacks - 43% of breaches. OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities, API exploits, bot attacks and DDoS threaten every online application. Traditional WAF generates false positives requiring constant tuning.

FortiWeb is a Web Application Firewall with machine learning detection that protects against OWASP Top 10, API threats and malicious bots. Hardware-accelerated processing ensures high performance, while ML minimizes false positives to a minimum.

How does it work?

Machine Learning Detection

AI-powered threat identification:

• Behavioral analysis instead of signatures only
• Automatic application profiling
• Anomaly detection with baselining
• Zero-day protection
• 95%+ false positive reduction

OWASP Protection

Complete Top 10 coverage:

• SQL injection
• Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
• Broken authentication
• Security misconfiguration
• Automatic virtual patching

API Security

REST and GraphQL protection:

• Automatic API discovery
• Schema validation
• Rate limiting per endpoint
• Authentication enforcement
• B2B and mobile API protection

Key Features

Bot Defense

• Machine learning bot detection
• CAPTCHA and JavaScript challenges
• Device fingerprinting
• Biometric detection
• Bot deception techniques

DDoS Mitigation

• Application layer (L7) DDoS
• Rate limiting
• IP reputation blocking
• Geo-blocking
• Integration with FortiDDoS

SSL/TLS

• Hardware-accelerated decryption
• TLS 1.3 support
• Certificate management
• Perfect Forward Secrecy
• HSM integration

Compliance

• PCI DSS compliance
• GDPR data protection
• Audit logging
• Evidence collection
• Reporting

Deployment Options

Hardware Appliances:

Model	HTTP TPS	Protected Apps	Use Case
100F	25K	10	SMB
400F	100K	100	Mid-size
1000F	300K	500	Enterprise
3000F	1M	2,500	Large enterprise

Virtual & Cloud:

• FortiWeb-VM (Hyper-V, KVM)
• AWS, Azure, GCP marketplace
• Kubernetes/container

FortiWeb Cloud: SaaS WAF without infrastructure

Security Fabric Integration

• FortiGate coordination
• FortiSandbox file analysis
• FortiAnalyzer logging
• FortiManager management
• Threat intelligence sharing

Who is it for?

• Organizations with customer-facing web applications
• E-commerce and financial services
• Healthcare with compliance requirements
• API-first businesses (mobile, B2B)

Benefits

For IT: ML reduces tuning, multiple deployment options, centralized management

For security: OWASP coverage, API protection, bot defense, virtual patching

For business: Application availability, compliance ready, customer data protection

Specifications

Detection	ML + signatures + behavioral
Protection	OWASP Top 10, API, bots, DDoS
SSL	Hardware accelerated
Deployment	Appliance, VM, cloud, SaaS

FAQ

How does FortiWeb differ from FortiGate WAF? FortiWeb is a dedicated WAF with ML, API protection, bot defense. FortiGate WAF is basic protection integrated with firewall.

How does ML reduce false positives? Machine learning learns normal application behavior and detects anomalies, not just signature matching.

Does FortiWeb protect APIs? Yes. REST and GraphQL. Auto-discovery, schema validation, rate limiting, authentication enforcement.

How does bot defense work? ML detection, CAPTCHA, JavaScript challenges, device fingerprinting, biometric analysis.

Is a SaaS version available? Yes. FortiWeb Cloud - fully managed WAF without infrastructure.

How does virtual patching work? FortiGuard signatures block known vulnerability exploits before the vendor releases a patch.

Does it support TLS 1.3? Yes. Hardware-accelerated SSL with TLS 1.3 and Perfect Forward Secrecy.

How does FortiSandbox integration work? Uploaded files are automatically sent to sandbox. Verdict influences blocking decision.

What compliance frameworks? PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2. Pre-built reports and audit trails.

What about support? Fortinet 24/7 TAC. nFlo as a partner offers WAF deployment and application security assessment.