NSE 4 – FortiGate 6.4 — Question 85

An administrator wants to configure timeouts for users. Regardless of the user's behavior, the timer should start as soon as the user authenticates and expire after the configured value.
Which timeout option should be configured on FortiGate?

Answer options

• A. auth-on-demand
• B. soft-timeout
• C. idle-timeout
• D. new-session
• E. hard-timeout

Correct answer: E

Explanation

The hard-timeout setting on FortiGate ensures that the timer starts upon user authentication and expires after the designated duration, regardless of user activity. In contrast, options like idle-timeout only activate when there is no user interaction, making them unsuitable for this requirement.