The phrase download verified indicates the user wants a tamper-proof image. However, if you find a downloadable QCOW2 file from a third-party blog, file-sharing site, or torrent with this exact naming, .
It is not an official Fortinet release. Any site offering it is either mistaken or malicious. Always obtain FortiGate VM images directly from Fortinet’s support portal with valid credentials, and verify the hash. fgtvm64kvmv6build1010fortinetoutkvmqcow2 download verified
No official Fortinet file matches this string exactly. Build 1010 is not a current public build (recent FortiOS v6 and v7 builds are like 6.0.15-buildxxx or 7.0.12-buildxxx ). The phrase download verified indicates the user wants
The search term fgtvm64kvmv6build1010fortinetoutkvmqcow2 download verified identifies a legitimate software artifact (FortiGate VM) but implies an illegitimate acquisition method. The "verified" status in third-party repositories is not a security guarantee. For network security integrity, users must obtain the QCOW2 image directly from the Fortinet Support portal. Any site offering it is either mistaken or malicious
If you have not yet downloaded the file:
Once extracted, the .qcow2 file can be imported into your KVM environment: