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Web and API Protection

FortiWeb Web Application Firewall

FortiWeb is a web application firewall (WAF) that protects web applications and APIs from attacks targeting known and unknown exploits while maintaining regulatory compliance using machine learning.

  • Machine learning that detects and blocks threats while minimizing false positives
  • Advanced API protection including mobile applications
  • Available as appliance, virtual, SaaS, cloud, and container
Web Application and API Protection

Comprehensive Web Application Security

FortiWeb uses an advanced multi-layered and correlated approach to provide complete security against OWASP Top 10 and other threats. The first layer uses traditional WAF detection engines while machine learning examines traffic to identify malicious anomalies.

  • Dual-layer detection: signatures + machine learning
  • Real-time intelligence from FortiGuard Labs
  • Continuously updated model of each application
  • Near 100% accuracy with virtually no false positives
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Security Capabilities

Advanced Protection

Multi-layer protection with advanced machine learning and Fortinet Security Fabric integration for comprehensive defense.

Machine Learning

Dual Machine Learning

Dual-layer detection that identifies threats while minimizing false positives with near 100% accuracy.

API Security

API Discovery and Protection

Automatic API discovery with ML, OpenAPI, XML and JSON schema validation, and CI/CD integration.

Bot Defense

Advanced Bot Mitigation

Biometric and behavioral detection, device fingerprinting, and protection against scrapers and credential stuffing.

Client Side Protection

Client-Side Protection

Protection against malicious JavaScript, formjacking, and Magecart with PCI DSS 4.0 compliance.

FortiGuard AI

FortiAI-Assist

Generative and agentic AI to automate security tasks, alert triage, and adaptive threat hunting.

OWASP Protection

OWASP Protection

Complete OWASP Top 10 protection with signatures, IP reputation, and protocol validation.

Artificial Intelligence

Dual-Layer Machine Learning

FortiWeb goes beyond traditional security models, applying a second layer of ML-based analytics to detect and block malicious anomalies while minimizing false positives.

  • SVM (Support Vector Machine) separates threats from benign anomalies
  • FortiGuard Labs models to identify attack patterns
  • Continuous learning of each application's normal behavior
  • Virtual elimination of false positives without manual tuning
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API Security

Automatic API Discovery and Protection

APIs fuel digital transformation but increase the attack surface. FortiWeb automatically discovers and protects all of your organization's APIs.

  • Automatic API discovery using machine learning
  • OpenAPI, XML, and JSON schema validation
  • CI/CD pipeline integration for automatic updates
  • API Gateway with protection against API-specific exploits
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Anti-Bot Protection

Advanced Bot Mitigation

FortiWeb protects against automated bots, scrapers, credential stuffing, and other automated attacks while reducing friction for legitimate users.

  • Biometric detection and behavioral analysis
  • IP-agnostic device fingerprinting
  • Bot deception and intelligent CAPTCHA when needed
  • Good vs malicious bot identification with FortiView
Bot Mitigation
Use Cases

Deployment Scenarios FortiWeb

Comprehensive Web and API Security

Advanced WAF protection, API security, and Bot Protection for organizations needing to secure web applications while preventing automated fraud and abuse.

API Protection for Microservices

Protection for API traffic against injections and specific vulnerabilities with deep packet inspection and automatic API discovery.

Multi-Cloud and Hybrid Deployment

Consistent security policies across all environments with global load balancing to efficiently distribute traffic between clouds and data centers.

Proactive Threat Analytics

Real-time visibility into threats, anomalies, and incidents with threat intelligence to mitigate risks before impacting critical applications.

Regulatory Compliance

Client-Side Protection for PCI DSS 4.0

FortiWeb Client-Side Protection continuously detects and blocks malicious and unauthorized JavaScript running in user browsers, providing robust security for your websites.

Malicious Script Detection

Real-time protection against formjacking, Magecart, and online skimming that steal sensitive customer data.

Script Control

Detailed monitoring and control over first and third-party scripts with suspicious activity alerts.

Integrity Verification

Real-time script integrity checking ensuring only authorized scripts run on sensitive pages.

PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance

Meets requirements 6.4.3 and 11.6.1 by inventorying, authorizing, and monitoring scripts on payment pages.

Complete Visibility

Real-time visibility without impacting performance, with detailed monitoring of script activity.

Compliance Reports

Simplifies compliance reporting and incident response with detailed alerts and logs.

Proven Results

~100%
ML detection accuracy
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False positives virtually eliminated
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Machine Learning layers
24/7
Continuous FortiGuard protection
Deployment Options

Flexible Deployment

FortiWeb provides maximum flexibility for virtual and hybrid environments with multiple deployment options.

Physical Appliance

High-performance on-premise for enterprises and service providers.

Virtual Machine

VMware, Hyper-V, Citrix XenServer, KVM, VirtualBox, and more.

WAF as a Service

FortiAppSec Cloud: managed WAF protection without infrastructure.

Public Cloud

AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud with marketplace.

Container

Docker and Kubernetes for modern microservices environments.

Security Fabric

Integration with FortiGate, FortiSandbox, and FortiGuard.

Unified Platform

FortiAppSec Cloud Platform

The FortiAppSec Cloud platform combines advanced WAF, API security, Bot Protection, Global Server Load Balancing, and Threat Analytics into a unified SaaS solution.

  • WAF + API Security with ML for zero-day and AI-generated exploits
  • Advanced Bot Protection with biometric and behavioral detection
  • Global Server LB with DNS-based and Geo-IP routing
  • Threat Analytics to identify hidden attack patterns
  • Unified management from an intuitive dashboard
WAF + API Security
Advanced Bot Protection
Global Server LB
Threat Analytics
Expert Analysis

What is FortiWeb and why is it essential for Web Application Firewall protection?

TUTARI S.A. — Fortinet Authorized Partner

Expert Analysis Latin America and the Caribbean

FortiWeb is Fortinet's on-premises or cloud-based Web Application Firewall (WAF) that defends web applications and APIs from OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities, advanced evasion techniques, DDoS attacks, and malicious bot traffic. Available as hardware appliances, virtual instances, or cloud-managed service, FortiWeb operates as a reverse proxy with deep application awareness.

FortiWeb includes machine learning-based bot detection, HTTP protocol validation, multi-layer DDoS mitigation, sensitive data discovery and masking, and API security with schema validation. Administrators configure granular security policies per application, leverage virtual patching to address zero-days without code changes, and correlate attacks across applications.

TUTARI deploys FortiWeb for web applications, handles SSL offloading and certificate lifecycle, configures application profiles and custom signatures, trains your team on vulnerability management and policy tuning, and provides managed WAF services with 24/7 monitoring and incident response.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to the most common questions about our services

What separates on-premise FortiWeb from standard firewalls?

While standard NGFWs (like FortiGate) focus heavily on network payloads and widespread IP vulnerabilities, FortiWeb acts as a reverse proxy tightly inspecting HTTP/S logic. It intrinsically understands Web application code weaknesses, SQL injections, Cross-Site Scripting, and session manipulations.

Does FortiWeb support Hardware SSL acceleration?

Yes. Physical FortiWeb appliances incorporate dedicated hardware decryption modules. They offload the heavy computational burden of SSL/TLS processing from your web servers ensuring peak application responsiveness even amidst deep security inspection.

What is Virtual Patching in FortiWeb?

When a vulnerability is discovered in an application (e.g. outdated WordPress or Apache logic), updating the code immediately might break production. FortiWeb automatically applies a 'Virtual Patch' at the WAF level, shielding the vulnerability from exploitation until developers can safely update the underlying code.

How does TUTARI support complex FortiWeb cluster topologies?

For enterprise high-demand applications, TUTARI designs and installs FortiWeb in Active-Active HA clusters, integrates transparently alongside FortiADC load balancers, and trains your local development teams on interpreting WAF event logic efficiently.

Does FortiWeb protect against REST and GraphQL API attacks?

Yes, FortiWeb includes native protection for REST, SOAP, and GraphQL APIs. It performs automatic API endpoint discovery, OpenAPI/Swagger schema validation, GraphQL query depth limits, and API abuse detection such as data enumeration and brute force attacks on authentication endpoints.

What is the difference between FortiWeb on-premise and FortiWeb Cloud?

FortiWeb on-premise is a physical or virtual appliance installed in your data center, ideal for internal traffic and full control. FortiWeb Cloud is the SaaS version (WAAP) managed from the Fortinet cloud, ideal for public applications. Both share the same ML protection technology; TUTARI advises which best fits your architecture.
Integrations

Compatible Ecosystem

Native integration with leading cloud platforms, enterprise tools, and the Fortinet Security Fabric ecosystem.

Protect Your Web Applications and APIs

Discover how FortiWeb with dual-layer machine learning can protect your web applications and APIs against known and zero-day threats with near 100% accuracy.

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