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Fortinet NSE8_812 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Fortinet |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Fortinet NSE 8 - Written Exam |
| Exam Number: | NSE8_812 |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 2 years |
| Exam Duration: | 120 minutes |
| Related Certifications: | NSE 8 Security Expert |
| Real Exam Qty: | 60-70 |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Exam Price: | USD 400 |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Select, Multiple Choice |
| Passing Score: | 70% |
| Sample Questions: | ![]() |
| Exam Way: | Proctored exam at Pearson VUE test centers or online proctoring |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended: NSE 7 certification and professional experience with FortiGate devices. Candidates should have 3-5 years of hands-on experience in complex enterprise network security environments. |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.fortinet.com/training/certification |
Fortinet NSE8_812 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Content Inspection and Security | 15-20% | - DNS filtering and security - Deep packet inspection techniques - Web filtering advanced configurations - Application control with custom signatures - SSL/TLS inspection with certificate management |
| Topic 2: Advanced Threat Protection | 15-20% | - FortiGate IPS advanced configurations - Threat intelligence integration - Sandbox integration and analysis - Botnet C&C detection - Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) detection and mitigation |
| Topic 3: Network Access Control and Authentication | 10-15% | - 802.1X and RADIUS integration - Endpoint compliance and NAC - Certificate-based authentication - Single Sign-On (SSO) configurations - FortiAuthenticator deployment |
| Topic 4: Enterprise Firewall Architectures | 15-20% | - Enterprise network segmentation strategies - Large-scale enterprise firewall design - Virtual domains (VDOM) and multi-tenant environments - IPv6 firewall implementations - High availability (HA) cluster configurations |
| Topic 5: VPN Technologies | 15-20% | - Dialup VPN and redundancy configurations - Site-to-site VPN with route-based and policy-based configurations - IPSec VPN troubleshooting and optimization - SSL-VPN advanced deployment - VPN load balancing and failover |
| Topic 6: Infrastructure Resilience | 10-15% | - Disaster recovery planning - Traffic shaping and QoS - Load balancing strategies - Redundant network designs - Routing protocols security (OSPF, BGP) |
| Topic 7: Security Operations and Management | 10-15% | - Security automation and scripting - Performance optimization and troubleshooting - FortiAnalyzer log analysis and reporting - FortiManager central management - Log correlation and SIEM integration |
| Topic 8: Integration and Troubleshooting | 10-15% | - Complex troubleshooting methodologies - Third-party device integration - Log analysis and debugging - Performance baseline and optimization - REST API and automation integration |
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Recommended: NSE 7 certification and professional experience with FortiGate devices. Candidates should have 3-5 years of hands-on experience in complex enterprise network security environments.
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The NSE8_812 syllabus is divided into 8 domains, including Content Inspection and Security (15-20%), Network Access Control and Authentication (10-15%), and Advanced Threat Protection (15-20%). The complete breakdown, with every domain and its subtopics, is listed in the Exam Topics section above — review it line by line and flag the areas where you feel weakest.
Fortinet NSE 8 - Written Exam (NSE8_812) Sample Questions:
Review the following FortiGate-6000 configuration excerpt:
Based on the configuration, which statement is correct regarding SNAT source port partitioning behavior?
- A. It statically distributes SNAT source ports to operating FPCs or FPMs
- B. It dynamically distributes SNAT source ports to operating FPCs or FPMs.
- C. It is the default SNAT configuration and preserves active sessions when an FPC or FPM goes down.
- D. It equally distributes SNAT source ports across chassis slots.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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Refer to the exhibit.
A customer has deployed a FortiGate 300E with virtual domains (VDOMs) enabled in the multi-VDOM mode. There are three VDOMs: Root is for management and internet access, while VDOM 1 and VDOM 2 are used for segregating internal traffic. AccountVInk and SalesVInk are standard VDOM links in Ethernet mode.
Given the exhibit, which two statements below about VDOM behavior are correct? (Choose two.)
- A. Root VDOM is an Admin type VDOM, while VDOM 1 and VDOM 2 are Traffic type VDOMs.
- B. Traffic on AccountVInk and SalesVInk will not be accelerated.
- C. OSPF routing can be configured between VDOM 1 and Root VDOM without any configuration changes to AccountVInk
- D. You can apply OSPF routing on the VDOM link in either PPP or Ethernet mode
- E. The VDOM links are in Ethernet mode because they have IP addressed assigned on both sides.
Correct Answer: B,D 🗳️
Refer to the CLI configuration of an SSL inspection profile from a FortiGate device configured to protect a web server:
Based on the information shown, what is the expected behavior when an HTTP/2 request comes in?
- A. FortiGate will rewrite the ALPN header to request HTTP/1.
- B. FortiGate will forward the traffic without modifying the ALPN header.
- C. FortiGate will strip the ALPN header and forward the traffic.
- D. FortiGate will reject all HTTP/2 ALPN headers.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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Refer to the exhibit, which shows a multi-region SD-WAN architecture.
Given this scenario, which two statements are true? (Choose two.)
- A. If eBGP is used, ADVPN can be established for branch-to-branch traffic across regions.
- B. If iBGP is used, cross-regional spoke-to-hub shortcuts can be established.
- C. If eBGP is used, ADVPN can be established only for branch-to-branch traffic within each region.
- D. If iBGP is used, cross-regional spoke-to-hub shortcuts cannot be used.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
Refer to the exhibit containing the configuration snippets from the FortiGate. Customer requirements:
* SSLVPN Portal must be accessible on standard HTTPS port (TCP/443)
* Public IP address (129.11.1.100) is assigned to portl
* Datacenter.acmecorp.com resolves to the public IP address assigned to portl The customer has a Let's Encrypt certificate that is going to expire soon and it reports that subsequent attempts to renew that certificate are failing.
Reviewing the requirement and the exhibit, which configuration change below will resolve this issue?
- A.

- B.

- C.

- D.

Correct Answer: D 🗳️
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