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- Unlike IPS or antivirus databases, FortiGate does not store a full web filter database locally. Instead, FortiGate queries FortiGuard (or FortiManager, if configured) dynamically to classify and filter web content in real time. Key points: Web filtering works on a cloud-based model: When a user requests a website, FortiGate queries FortiGuard servers to check its category and reputation. The response is then cached locally for faster lookups on repeated requests. No local web filter database version: Unlike IPS and antivirus, which download and store signature updates locally, web filtering relies on cloud-based queries. This is why no database version appears in the GUI. Flow mode vs Proxy mode: In proxy mode, FortiGate can cache some web filter data, improving performance. In flow mode, all queries happen dynamically, with no locally stored database.