Meridian Electric Cooperative wants field-service technicians to see a notice before opening a category of sites that is discouraged but sometimes operationally necessary, rather than blocking it outright. Which FortiGuard category action fits this requirement?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Warning is the 'are you sure?' action: FortiOS shows a page you actually have to click past before the page loads, creating a moment of friction and a record of the choice — without a hard stop like Block.
Full Explanation
The Warning action serves scenarios where a category should be discouraged without being flatly denied: FortiOS interrupts the request with a replacement page explaining that the destination falls into a restricted category, and the user must actively continue past it to proceed. That interruption is the mechanism distinguishing it from the other actions in this scenario. Block removes the option to proceed at all, which doesn't fit a case Meridian considers sometimes operationally necessary. Quota does something different: it lets the category through freely up to a configured daily time or data allowance and only blocks once that allowance is exhausted, addressing overuse rather than discouraging access outright. Monitor is the quietest action — it passes the request through immediately, generating only a log entry, with nothing shown to the user, so it wouldn't create the deliberate pause Meridian wants. A caveat worth remembering is that Warning pages depend on the FortiGate being able to intercept and render a replacement page for that traffic, which for HTTPS sites generally means SSL inspection has to be in place. Confirm the Warning page is actually reaching technicians by checking the web filter log for the 'warning acknowledged' event tied to their sessions.