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Traffic inspection on AWS Outposts rack with FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall

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This article explores implementing comprehensive traffic inspection on AWS Outposts using the Fortinet Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) solution from AWS Marketplace. It covers how to configure the Fortinet NGFW instance on Outposts for network traffic monitoring and threat detection between on-premises and Outposts environments.

Specifically, the article covers:

  • Prerequisites for the solution
  • Solution overview with an architecture diagram
  • Implementation steps for deploying the Fortinet NGFW instance on Outposts
  • Test scenarios demonstrating standard firewall policies and advanced intrusion prevention capabilities
  • Clean-up steps after testing
  • Conclusion highlighting benefits of using third-party security solutions from AWS Marketplace


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