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Certification Report
FortiOS® 7.2, version 7.2.8
Sponsor and developer: Fortinet, Inc
909 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, California, 94086
USA
Evaluation facility: SGS Brightsight B.V.
Brassersplein 2
2612 CT Delft
The Netherlands
Report number: NSCIB-CC-2400097-01-CR
Report version: 1
Project number: NSCIB-2400097-01
Author(s): Andy Brown
Date: 17 February 2026
Number of pages: 11
Number of appendices: 0
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CONTENTS
Foreword 3
Recognition of the Certificate 4
International recognition 4
European recognition 4
1 Executive Summary 5
2 Certification Results 6
2.1 Identification of Target of Evaluation 6
2.2 Security Policy 6
2.3 Assumptions and Clarification of Scope 7
2.3.1 Assumptions 7
2.3.2 Clarification of scope 7
2.4 Architectural Information 7
2.5 Documentation 7
2.6 IT Product Testing 8
2.6.1 Testing approach and depth 8
2.6.2 Independent penetration testing 8
2.6.3 Test configuration 8
2.6.4 Test results 9
2.7 Reused Evaluation Results 9
2.8 Evaluated Configuration 9
2.9 Evaluation Results 9
2.10 Comments/Recommendations 9
3 Security Target 10
4 Definitions 10
5 Bibliography 11
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Foreword
The Netherlands Scheme for Certification in the Area of IT Security (NSCIB) provides a third-party
evaluation and certification service for determining the trustworthiness of Information Technology (IT)
security products. Under this NSCIB, TrustCB B.V. has the task of issuing certificates for IT security
products, as well as for protection profiles and sites.
Part of the procedure is the technical examination (evaluation) of the product, protection profile or site
according to the Common Criteria assessment guidelines published by the NSCIB. Evaluations are
performed by an IT Security Evaluation Facility (ITSEF) under the oversight of the NSCIB Certification
Body, which is operated by TrustCB B.V. in cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom
Relations.
An ITSEF in the Netherlands is a commercial facility that has been licensed by TrustCB B.V. to
perform Common Criteria evaluations; a significant requirement for such a licence is accreditation to
the requirements of ISO Standard 17025 “General requirements for the accreditation of calibration and
testing laboratories”.
By awarding a Common Criteria certificate, TrustCB B.V. asserts that the product or site complies with
the security requirements specified in the associated (site) security target, or that the protection profile
(PP) complies with the requirements for PP evaluation specified in the Common Criteria for
Information Security Evaluation. A (site) security target is a requirements specification document that
defines the scope of the evaluation activities.
The consumer should review the (site) security target or protection profile, in addition to this
certification report, to gain an understanding of any assumptions made during the evaluation, the IT
product's intended environment, its security requirements, and the level of confidence (i.e., the
evaluation assurance level) that the product or site satisfies the security requirements stated in the
(site) security target.
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Recognition of the Certificate
Presence of the Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement (CCRA) and the SOG-IS logos on the
certificate indicates that this certificate is issued in accordance with the provisions of the CCRA and
the SOG-IS Mutual Recognition Agreement (SOG-IS MRA) and will be recognised by the participating
nations
International recognition
The CCRA was signed by the Netherlands in May 2000 and provides mutual recognition of certificates
based on the Common Criteria (CC). Since September 2014 the CCRA has been updated to provide
mutual recognition of certificates based on cPPs (exact use) or STs with evaluation assurance
components up to and including EAL2+ALC_FLR.
For details of the current list of signatory nations and approved certification schemes, see
http://www.commoncriteriaportal.org.
European recognition
The SOG-IS MRA Version 3, effective since April 2010, provides mutual recognition in Europe of
Common Criteria and ITSEC certificates at a basic evaluation level for all products. A higher
recognition level for evaluation levels beyond EAL4 (respectively E3-basic) is provided for products
related to specific technical domains. This agreement was signed initially by Finland, France,
Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Italy joined the SOG-IS
MRA in December 2010.
For details of the current list of signatory nations, approved certification schemes and the list of
technical domains for which the higher recognition applies, see https://www.sogis.eu.
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1 Executive Summary
This Certification Report states the outcome of the Common Criteria security evaluation of the
FortiOS® 7.2. The developer of the FortiOS® 7.2 is Fortinet, Inc located in Sunnyvale, USA and they
also act as the sponsor of the evaluation and certification. A Certification Report is intended to assist
prospective consumers when judging the suitability of the IT security properties of the product for their
particular requirements.
The TOE is a boundary device that provides firewall, Virtual Private Network (VPN), Virtual Local Area
Network (VLAN), antivirus protection, antispam protection and content filtering to provide network
protection for Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) networks.
The TOE can be deployed on a dedicated FortiGate appliance or as a virtual machine running on
VMware ESXi. Administration of the system may be performed locally using an administrator console,
or remotely via a network management workstation. FortiOS firewalls can operate either standalone or
as part of a cluster in order to provide high availability of services.
The TOE has been evaluated by SGS Brightsight B.V. located in Delft. The evaluation was completed
on 17 February 2026 with the approval of the ETR. The certification procedure has been conducted in
accordance with the provisions of the Netherlands Scheme for Certification in the Area of IT Security
[NSCIB].
The scope of the evaluation is defined by the security target [ST], which identifies assumptions made
during the evaluation, the intended environment for the FortiOS® 7.2, the security requirements, and
the level of confidence (evaluation assurance level) at which the product is intended to satisfy the
security requirements. Consumers of the FortiOS® 7.2 are advised to verify that their own
environment is consistent with the security target, and to give due consideration to the comments,
observations and recommendations in this certification report.
The results documented in the evaluation technical report [ETR] 1 for this product provide sufficient
evidence that the TOE meets the EAL4 augmented (EAL4+) assurance requirements for the evaluated
security functionality. This assurance level is augmented with ALC_FLR.3 (Systematic flaw
remediation).
The evaluation was conducted using the Common Methodology for Information Technology Security
Evaluation, Version 3.1 Revision 5 [CEM] for conformance to the Common Criteria for Information
Technology Security Evaluation, Version 3.1 Revision 5 [CC] (Parts I, II and III).
TrustCB B.V., as the NSCIB Certification Body, declares that the evaluation meets all the conditions
for international recognition of Common Criteria Certificates and that the product will be listed on the
NSCIB Certified Products list. Note that the certification results apply only to the specific version of the
product as evaluated.
1 The Evaluation Technical Report contains information proprietary to the developer and/or the
evaluator, and is not available for public review.
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2 Certification Results
2.1 Identification of Target of Evaluation
The Target of Evaluation (TOE) for this evaluation is the FortiOS® 7.2 from Fortinet, Inc located in
Sunnyvale, USA.
The TOE is comprised of the following main components:
Delivery
item type
Identifier Version
Software FortiOS 7.2.8 (build 9543 – tag FIPS-CC-72-4)
To ensure secure usage a set of guidance documents is provided, together with the FortiOS® 7.2. For
details, see section 2.5 “Documentation” of this report.
2.2 Security Policy
The TOE has the following features:
• Anti-Virus
o The TOE generates audit records for security relevant events.
• Cryptographic support
o Cryptographic functionality is provided to protect communications for administration,
VPN, and peer- to-peer connections within a cluster.
• User Data Protection
o The TOE provides interfaces to a defined set of networks and mediates information
flow among these networks. The TOE supports firewall and web filtering policies.
• Identification and Authentication
o All TOE administrative users must be identified and authenticated. Administration may
be performed locally using the Local Console CLI, using the Network Web-based GUI
on a dedicated management port, or over SSH. TOE users may be required to
authenticate in order to access an internal or external network. The TOE blocks users
after a configurable number of authentication failures.
• Security Management
o The TOE provides administrative interfaces that permit users in administrative roles to
configure and manage the TOE. In each of the two evaluated configurations (i.e., the
Single-Unit Configuration and High-Availability Configuration), the TOE is connected
to two or more networks and administration data flows from a Network Management
workstation to the TOE. In each configuration there is also a Local Console, located
within a Secure Area, with an interface to the TOE. An administrator account is
associated with an access profile which determines the permissions of the individual
administrator. Additionally, each FortiGate unit comes with a default administrator
account with all permissions, which may not be deleted. The terms ‘administrator’ and
‘authorized administrator’ are used throughout this ST to describe an administrator
given the appropriate permission to perform tasks as required.
• Protection of the TSF
o The TOE provides failover in support of the high availability features. Reliable time
stamps are provided in support of the audit function.
• Trusted Path/Channel
o A trusted path communication is required for the authentication of remote
administrators and users of TOE services that require authentication. All remote
administrator’s communications remain encrypted throughout the administrative
session. The TOE requires an encrypted trusted channel for communication between
VPN peers (client or gateway) and TLS connections. The TOE requires an encrypted
trusted channel for communication between FortiGate devices in support of the High
Availability configuration.
• Anti-Virus
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o The TOE supports anti-virus detection and the ability to block or quarantine suspected
information. A secure mechanism is used to update virus signatures.
• Intrusion Prevention
o The TOE provides IPS functionality to recognize and block potential Denial of Service
attacks, and to recognize and block attacks based on known intrusion attack
signatures.
2.3 Assumptions and Clarification of Scope
2.3.1 Assumptions
The assumptions defined in the Security Target are not covered by the TOE itself. These aspects lead
to specific Security Objectives to be fulfilled by the TOE-Environment. For detailed information on the
security objectives that must be fulfilled by the TOE environment, see section 4.2 of the [ST].
2.3.2 Clarification of scope
The evaluation did not reveal any threats to the TOE that are not countered by the evaluated security
functions of the product
2.4 Architectural Information
The logical architecture of the TOE is depicted below:
FortiOS (TOE) provides firewall, Virtual Private Network (VPN), Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN),
antivirus protection, antispam protection and content filtering to provide network protection for Internet
Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) networks.
FortiOS can be deployed on a dedicated FortiGate appliance or as a virtual machine running on
VMware ESXi. Administration of the system may be performed locally using an administrator console,
or remotely via a network management workstation. FortiOS firewalls can operate either standalone or
as part of a cluster in order to provide high availability of services
2.5 Documentation
The following documentation is provided with the product by the developer to the customer:
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Identifier Version
FortiOS – Administration Guide, Version 7.2.8 01-728- 791905-20240415
FortiOS – CLI Reference, Version 7.2.8 01-728-791773- 20240314
FortiOS - Log Reference, Version 7.2.8 01-728-791443- 20240314
FortiOS – Release Notes, Version 7.2.8 01-728-1004347- 20240521
FortiOS 7.2 EAL4 Common Criteria Technote 01-728- 817723-20251110
2.6 IT Product Testing
Testing (depth, coverage, functional tests, independent testing): The evaluators examined the
developer’s testing activities documentation and verified that the developer has met their testing
responsibilities.
2.6.1 Testing approach and depth
An extensive test execution phase has been performed by the developer. The test information
provided described the procedure of executing the tests, test scenarios, non-TOE environment, test
coverage and depth correspondence. Test cases covered all TSFI’s and all subsystems and module
interactions. All [SFR] were tested meaning the complete TSF was also tested.
The evaluator created additional test cases to confirm verification of the version of the TOE / to
supplement coverage of SFRs and/or TSFI to further exercise the behaviour of critical functionality.
2.6.2 Independent penetration testing
To identify potential vulnerabilities the evaluator performed the following activities:
• SFR design analysis: Based on the information obtained in the evaluation evidence, the SFR
implementation details were examined. The aspects described in CEM annex B were
considered. During this examination several potential vulnerabilities were identified.
• Additional security analysis: When the implementation of the SFR was understood, a
coverage check was performed on the relevant aspects of all SFRs. This expanded the list of
potential vulnerabilities.
• Scanning the TOE using the applicable vulnerability scanning tools (e.g., NMAP, NESSUS) to
collect information about the TOE and identify potential vulnerabilities.
• Public vulnerability search: The evaluator performed public domain vulnerability search based
on the TOE name, TOE type, and identified 3rd party security relevant libraries and/or
services. Several additional potential vulnerabilities were identified during a search in the
public domain.
The potential vulnerabilities identified were analysed, and some of the potential vulnerabilities were
concluded not exploitable or covered by guidance. For remaining potential vulnerabilities, penetration
tests were devised.
The total test effort expended by the evaluators was 4.5 weeks. During that test campaign, 100% of
the total time was spent on logical tests.
2.6.3 Test configuration
The configuration of the sample used for independent evaluator testing and penetration testing was
the same as described in the [ST].
The software delivery packages and the differences in hardware models stated in the [ST] were
assessed during the evaluation. It was concluded through analysis of these differences (including
verification testing) that there was no impact on the claimed security.
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2.6.4 Test results
The testing activities, including configurations, procedures, test cases, expected results and observed
results are summarised in the [ETR], with references to the documents containing the full details.
The developer’s tests and the independent functional tests produced the expected results, giving
assurance that the TOE behaves as specified in its [ST] and functional specification.
No exploitable vulnerabilities were found with the independent penetration tests.
The algorithmic security level of cryptographic functionality has not been rated in this certification
process, but the current consensus on the algorithmic security level in the open domain, i.e., from the
current best cryptanalytic attacks published, has been taken into account.
2.7 Reused Evaluation Results
There is no reuse of evaluation results in this certification.
2.8 Evaluated Configuration
The TOE is defined uniquely by its name and version number FortiOS® 7.2 version 7.2.8 (build 9543 –
tag FIPS-CC-72-4)
2.9 Evaluation Results
The evaluation lab documented their evaluation results in the [ETR], which references an ASE
Intermediate Report and other evaluator documents.
The verdict of each claimed assurance requirement is “Pass”.
Based on the above evaluation results the evaluation lab concluded the FortiOS® 7.2, to be CC Part 2
extended, CC Part 3 conformant, and to meet the requirements of EAL 4 augmented with
ALC_FLR.3. This implies that the product satisfies the security requirements specified in Security
Target [ST].
2.10 Comments/Recommendations
The user guidance as outlined in section 2.5 “Documentation” contains necessary information about
the usage of the TOE. Certain aspects of the TOE’s security functionality, in particular the
countermeasures against attacks, depend on accurate conformance to the user guidance of both the
software and the hardware part of the TOE. There are no particular obligations or recommendations
for the user apart from following the user guidance. Please note that the documents contain relevant
details concerning the resistance against certain attacks
In addition, all aspects of assumptions, threats and policies as outlined in the Security Target not
covered by the TOE itself must be fulfilled by the operational environment of the TOE.
The customer or user of the product shall consider the results of the certification within his system risk
management process. For the evolution of attack methods and techniques to be covered, the
customer should define the period of time until a re-assessment for the TOE is required and thus
requested from the sponsor of the certificate.
The strength of the cryptographic algorithms and protocols was not rated in the course of this
evaluation. This specifically applies to the following proprietary or non-standard algorithms, protocols
and implementations: none
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3 Security Target
The FortiOS® 7.2 Security Target, 01-728-991917-20260113, Version 3.0, 13 January 2026 [ST] is
included here by reference.
4 Definitions
This list of acronyms and definitions contains elements that are not already defined by the CC or CEM:
IT Information Technology
ITSEF IT Security Evaluation Facility
JIL Joint Interpretation Library
LAN Local Area Network
NSCIB Netherlands Scheme for Certification in the area of IT Security
PP Protection Profile
TOE Target of Evaluation
VLAN Virtual LAN
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5 Bibliography
This section lists all referenced documentation used as source material in the compilation of this
report.
[CC] Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation, Parts I, II and
III, Version 3.1 Revision 5, April 2017
[CEM] Common Methodology for Information Technology Security Evaluation,
Version 3.1 Revision 5, April 2017
[ETR] Evaluation Technical Report FortiOS 7.2.8 – EAL4+, 25-RPT-1073, Version
3.0, 17 February 2026
[NSCIB] Netherlands Scheme for Certification in the Area of IT Security, Version 2.6,
02 August 2022
[ST] FortiOS® 7.2 Security Target, 01-728-991917-20260113, Version 3.0, 13
January 2026
[STAR-BNB] Site Technical Audit Report Fortinet Burnaby, 26-RPT-238, Version 1.0, 16
February 2026
(This is the end of this report.)