Administration > SNMP and enable the toggle for "HA sync activity is low."
Reject usernames containing uppercase letters
FortiAuthenticator includes the option to reject usernames that contain uppercase letters when using RADIUS
authentication. When the option is enabled, RADIUS authentication automatically fails when the username contains an
uppercase letter.
FortiAuthenticator 6.0.2
FortiAuthenticator 6.0.2 includes no new features.
FortiAuthenticator 6.0.1
The following list contains new and expanded features added in FortiAuthenticator 6.0.1.
Support for FortiToken Cloud
FortiAuthenticator adds support for token-based authentication through the FortiToken Cloud service. This service
offers centralized and simplified management of two-factor tokens. You will be able to use this feature when the
FortiToken Cloud service provides support for FortiAuthenticator.
Guest portals: Automatic login after registration
When configuring a guest portal, you have the option to automatically log new users into the guest network after they
successfully register.
Client certificate for TLS authentication with remote LDAP servers
FortiAuthenticator can be configured to communicate with a remote LDAP server over TLS, using a client certificate to
authenticate the TLS connection. This is useful in cases where you want to connect FortiAuthenticator as an LDAP
client to secure LDAP services, such as the one offered by G Suite.
SAML IdP enhancements
The SAML IdP feature includes a few customization enhancements. You can:
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l use different IdP-signing certificates for each Service Provider (SP). This can be useful when renewing a certificate
before expiry, allowing staged updates of the various SPs.
l specify up to three alternative ACS login URLs for each SP.
l customize the replacement message for the SAML IdP Request Expired page. This page appears when the
SP request expires due to the end-user waiting too long on the SAML IdP login page before proceeding with the
login.
Node-specific default gateway
You can now define a node-specific default gateway for the FortiAuthenticator device if it differs from the default
gateway of the other HA cluster member. To add the default gateway go so System > Administration > High Availability
or use the following CLI command:
configure system ha
set ns-gw
More granular control for purging disabled user accounts
When configuring the general user account policy settings, you have the option to automatically purge disabled user
accounts on an hourly basis.
REST API enhancement: OAuth verify token returns username
The /oauth/verify_token/ endpoint now returns the username associated to the valid OAuth token.
FortiAuthenticator on Azure Marketplace
FortiAuthenticator VM image has been submitted to the Microsoft Azure Marketplace. The image will be available in the
Azure Marketplace when the submission process is complete.
FortiAuthenticator 6.0.0
The following list contains new and expanded features added in FortiAuthenticator 6.0.0.
GUI update
The FortiAuthenticator GUI has been updated to match the look and feel of FortiOS 6.0.
SAML IdP proxy for cloud identity services
FortiAuthenticator can be configured to act as a SAML Identity Provider (IdP) proxy for cloud identity services, such as G
Suite and Azure. The cloud identity service is used as the SAML IdP for authentication and its OAuth/API service for
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group lookups. This enables the SAML IdP service on FortiAuthenticator to add a two-factor authentication service by
acting as an IdP proxy.
To configure FortiAuthenticator to act as a SAML IdP proxy:
1. UnderAuthentication > Remote Auth. Servers > OAUTH, create a remote OAuth server to perform group look
ups.
2. UnderAuthentication > Remote Auth. Servers > SAML, configure a remote SAML IdP server.
3. UnderAuthentication > User Management > Realms, create a realm for the SAML IdP server.
4. UnderAuthentication > SAML IdP > General, enable the SAML IdP service and select the configured realm.
5. UnderAuthentication > SAML IdP > Replacement Message, customize the SAML IdP login page to insert the
correct URL for the SAML IdP portal.
6. UnderAuthentication > SAML IdP > Service Provider, configure the SAML service provider.
Improvements to remote LDAP user synchronization rules
When configuring a remote LDAP user synchronization rule, new options enable you to:
l Specify which user role (User, Sponsor, Administrator) to assign to imported users. Users assigned the role of
Administrator are granted full permissions.
l Delete all users when an LDAP query result is empty.
Configure a remote LDAP user synchronization rule underAuthentication > User Management > Remote User
Sync Rules. See Remote user sync rules on page 85 for more information.
OAuth server capability
FortiAuthenticator can act as an authorization server to issue and manage OAuth access tokens via a set of
REST API endpoints. An OAuth client is issued an OAuth access token by FortiAuthenticator after successfully providing
its login credentials. The OAuth client can then use this access token as proof of authorization to access a third-party
service. The third-party service may contact FortiAuthenticator to validate any given OAuth access token.
Configure OAuth applications underAuthentication > OAuth Service > Applications. See OAuth Service on page
134 for more information.
Use FortiNAC as sources of SSO sessions
FortiAuthenticator can retrieve SSO sessions from FortiNAC servers and use these sessions as a new FSSO source for
relay to FortiGate devices. From the SSO Configuration page, you can:
l Enable FortiNAC SSO.
l Configure FortiNAC sources.
l Select one or more FortiNAC sources to use as FSSO sources.
Enable and configure FortiNAC sources to use as FSSO sources under Fortinet SSO Methods > SSO > General.
See General settings on page 148 for more information.
FortiNAC sources can also be configured under System > Administration > FortiNACs.
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FSSO domain monitor improvements
The SSO domain monitor includes the following improvements:
l The status of all configured domain controllers is displayed, even ones not reachable during domain exploration.
Each domain controller is displayed in:
l green if the last connection attempt was successful
l gray if no recent connection information is available
l red if the last connection attempt failed
l View recent connection activity for each domain controller.
l View debug logs generated when performing the domain manager''s domain structure discovery.
l Rebuild the domain structure.
Monitor SSO domains underMonitor > SSO > Domains.
View FSSO Domain Manager debug logs and rebuild the SSO domain structure from
https:///debug/domain-manager/.
HTTPS/HTTP access controls
More granular HTTPS/HTTP access controls allow you to enable or disable HTTPS/HTTP access for each service on a
selected network interface. Configure network interface access controls under System > Network > Interfaces. See
Interfaces on page 36 for more information.
Enhanced cryptography for local user password storage
FortiAuthenticator offers the option to use stronger cryptography for the storage of local user passwords, available under
Authentication > User Account Policies > General. See User account policies on page 64 for more information.
This option cannot be disabled after 30 days of being enabled. FortiAuthenticator will send an
email reminder to the administrator before the end of the 30-day period.
Configurable error pages
The content of error pages can be customized to provide more helpful messages to users. The following error messages
are configured underAuthentication > Self-service Portal > Replacement Messages:
l 500 Internal Server Error
l 503 Service Unavailable Error
l 404 Not Found
l 403 Forbidden
See Replacement messages on page 102 for more information.
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FortiOS Security Fabric integration
FortiAuthenticator supports integration with the Fortinet Security Fabric. Starting in FortiOS 6.2, you can add the
following FortiAuthenticator widgets to the FortiOS dashboard:
l System Information
l User Inventory
l Authentication Activity
l Top User Lookouts
G Suite and Azure group lookup for SAML SP
FortiAuthenticator can dynamically look up G Suite and Azure group memberships for SAML SP FSSO.
To configure dynamic look up of user group memberships, create a remote OAuth server that connects to G Suite or
Azure underAuthentication > Remote Auth. Server > OAUTH. See OAUTH on page 120 for more information.
Support for additional DC event log types
FortiAuthenticator can now parse Windows security event IDs 4769, 4770, 673 to update the active SSO sessions list. In
addition, when DC event log polling is enabled under Fortinet SSO Methods > SSO > General, you can specify
which event IDs to use in event log polling. See General settings on page 148 for more information.
Export intermediate CA certificate and private key
You can export the certificate and private key of intermediate Certificate Authorities underCertificate Management
> Certificate Authorities > Local CAs. This is useful in situations where you want to use the FortiAuthenticator as a
Certificate Authority. See Local CAs on page 191 for more information.
Support for Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud deployments
FortiAuthenticator VM now supports deployment on Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud.
Upgrade FortiAuthenticator firmware through CLI
The following CLI command has been added to perform firmware upgrades via FTP/TFTP:
execute restore image tftp
execute restore image ftp
[:port] [ftp_user] [ftp_password]
See Upgrading the firmware on page 22 for more information.
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Introduction
The FortiAuthenticator device is an identity and access management solution. Identity and access management
solutions are an important part of an enterprise network, providing access to protected network assets and tracking user
activities to comply with security policies.
FortiAuthenticator provides user identity services to the Fortinet product range, as well as third-party devices.
FortiAuthenticator delivers multiple features including:
l Authentication: FortiAuthenticator includes Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) and
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server authentication methods, and Security Assertion Markup
Language (SAML), which is used for exchanging authentication and authorization data between an Identity
Provider (IdP) and a Service Provider (SP).
l Two-Factor Authentication: FortiAuthenticator can act as a two-factor authentication server with support for one-
time passwords (OTP) using FortiToken Hardware, FortiToken Mobile, Short Message Service (SMS), or email.
FortiAuthenticator two-factor authentication is compatible with any system which supports RADIUS.
l IEEE802.1X Support: FortiAuthenticator supports 802.1X for use in FortiGate Wireless and Wired networks.
l User Identification: FortiAuthenticator can identify users through multiple data sources, including Active Directory
(AD), desktop client, guest portal logon, RADIUS accounting, Kerberos, and a Representational State Transfer
(REST) API. It can then communicate this information to FortiGate or FortiMail units for use in identity based
policies.
l Certificate Management: FortiAuthenticator can create and sign digital certificates for use, for example, in
FortiGate VPNs and with the FortiToken 300 USB certificate store.
l Integration: FortiAuthenticator can integrate with third-party RADIUS, LDAP, and SAML authentication systems,
allowing you to reuse existing information sources. The REST API can also be used to integrate with external
provisioning systems.
FortiAuthenticator is a critical system, and should be isolated on a network interface that is separated from other hosts
to facilitate server-related firewall protection. Be sure to take steps to prevent unauthorized access to the
FortiAuthenticator.
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FortiAuthenticator on a multiple FortiGate unit network
The FortiAuthenticator series of identity and access management appliances complement the FortiToken range of two-
factor authentication tokens for secure remote access. FortiAuthenticator allows you to extend the support for
FortiTokens across your enterprise by enabling authentication with multiple FortiGate appliances and third-party
devices. FortiAuthenticator and FortiToken deliver cost effective, scalable, secure authentication to your entire network
infrastructure.
The FortiAuthenticator device provides an easy-to-configure remote authentication option for FortiGate users.
Additionally, it can replace the Fortinet Single Sign-On (FSSO) Agent on a Windows AD network.
For more information about FortiTokens, see the FortiToken information page on the Fortinet web site.
Before you begin
Before you begin using this guide, please ensure that:
l You have administrative access to the GUI and/or CLI.
For details of how to accomplish this, see the QuickStart Guide provided with your product, or online at
https://docs.fortinet.com/product/fortiauthenticator/hardware.
l FortiAuthenticator is integrated into your network.
l The operation mode has been configured.
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l The system time, DNS settings, administrator password, and network interfaces have been configured.
Network Time Protocol (NTP) is critical for maintaining accurate and stable time, and is
required when using the Time-based One-time Password (TOTP) method for two-factor
authentication. For more information, see Configuring the system date, time, and time
zone on page 31.
l Any third-party software or servers have been configured using their documentation.
While using the instructions in this guide, note that administrators are assumed to have all permissions, unless
otherwise specified. Some restrictions will apply to administrators with limited permissions.
How this guide is organized
This FortiAuthenticator Administration Guide contains the following sections:
l Setup describes initial setup for standalone and HA cluster FortiAuthenticator configurations.
l System describes the options available in the Systemmenu tree, including network configuration, administration
settings, and messaging settings.
l Authentication describes how to configure built-in and remote authentication servers and manage users and user
groups.
l Port-based network access control (PNAC) describes how to configure FortiAuthenticator for IEEE 802.1X
Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) authentication methods, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), and MAC-
based device authentication.
l Fortinet Single Sign-On (FSSO) describes how to use FortiAuthenticator in a single sign-on (SSO) environment.
l RADIUS Single Sign-On (RSSO) describes how to use FortiAuthenticator RADIUS accounting proxy.
l Monitoring describes how to monitor SSO and authentication information.
l Certificate management describes how to manage X.509 certificates and how to set up FortiAuthenticator to act as
a certificate authority (CA).
l Logging describes how to view the logs on your FortiAuthenticator unit.
l Troubleshooting provides suggestions to resolve common problems.
l LDAP filter syntax outlines some basic filter syntax that is used to select users and groups in LDAPUser Import,
Dynamic LDAPGroups, and Remote User Sync Rules.
Registering your Fortinet product
Before you begin configuring and customizing features, take a moment to register your Fortinet product at the Fortinet
Support website. Many Fortinet customer services such as firmware updates, technical support, FortiGuard Antivirus,
and other FortiGuard services require product registration.
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Setup
For information about installing FortiAuthenticator and accessing the CLI or GUI, refer to the Quick Start Guide
provided with your unit.
This chapter provides basic setup information for getting started with your FortiAuthenticator device. For more detailed
information about specific system options, see System on page 28.
Initial setup
The following section provides information about setting up the virtual machine (VM) version of FortiAuthenticator on
VMware. For setup instructions for other environments, see the Fortinet Document Library.
The following virtualization environments are supported by FortiAuthenticator 6.0.4:
l VMware ESXi 4/5/6
l Microsoft Hyper-V 2010, 2012 R2, and 2016
l KVM
l Xen Virtual Machine
l AWS
l Microsoft Azure
l Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
FortiAuthenticator-VM setup on VMware
Before using FortiAuthenticator-VM, you need to install the VMware application to host the FortiAuthenticator-VM
device. The installation instructions for FortiAuthenticator-VM assume you are familiar with VMware products and
terminology.
System requirements
FortiAuthenticator-VM is compatible with HyperVWindows Server 2012 and 2016. For information on the
FortiAuthenticator-VM system requirements, please see the FortiAuthenticator datasheet.
FortiAuthenticator-VM has kernel support for more than 4GB of RAM in VM images. However,
this support also depends on the VM player version. For more information, see
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_
US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1014006
The default Hardware Version is 4 in order to support the widest base of VM players.
However you can modify the VM Hardware Version by editing the following line in the
FortiAuthenticator-VM.vmx file:
virtualHW.version = "4"
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FortiAuthenticator-VM image installation and initial setup
The following procedure describes setup on VMware Fusion.
To set up the FortiAuthenticator-VM image:
1. Download the VM image zip file to the local computer where VMware is installed.
2. Extract the files from the zip file into a folder.
3. In your VMware software, go to File > Open.
4. Navigate to the expanded VM image folder, select the FortiAuthenticator-VM.vmx file, and select Open.
VMware will install and start FortiAuthenticator-VM. This process can take a minute or two to complete.
5. At the FortiAuthenticator login prompt, enter admin and pressEnter. By default, there is no password.
6. At the CLI prompt enter the following commands:
config system interface
edit port1
set ip /
set allowaccess https ssh
next
end
config router static
edit 0
set device port1
set dst 0.0.0.0/0
set gateway
next
end
Substitute your own desired FortiAuthenticator IP address and default gateway.
You can now connect to the GUI at the IP address you set for port 1.
Suspending the FortiAuthenticator-VM can have unintended consequences. Fortinet
recommends that you do not use the suspend feature of VMware. Instead, shut down the
virtual FortiAuthenticator system using the GUI or CLI, and then shut down the virtual
machine using the VMware console.
Administrative access
Administrative access is enabled by default on port 1. Using the GUI, you can enable administrative access on other
ports if necessary.
To add administrative access to an interface:
1. Go to System > Network > Interfaces and select the interface you need to add administrative access to. See
Interfaces on page 36 for more information.
2. UnderAccess Rights, forAdmin access, select the types of access to allow.
3. Select OK.
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GUI access
To use the GUI, point your browser to the IP address of port 1 (192.168.1.99 by default). For example, enter the
following in the URL box:
https://192.168.1.99
Enter admin as the User Name and leave the Password field blank.
HTTP access is not enabled by default. To enable access, use the set ha-mgmt-access
command in the CLI (see CLI commands on page 24), or enable HTTP access on the
interface in the GUI (see Interfaces on page 36).
For security reasons, the host or domain names that the GUI responds to are restricted. The list of trusted hosts is
automatically generated from the following:
l Configured hostname.
l Configured DNS domain name.
l Network interface IP addresses that have HTTP or HTTPS enabled.
l HAmanagement IP addresses.
Additional IP addresses and host or domain names that the GUI responded to can be defined in theGUI Access
settings. See System access on page 41 for more information.
Telnet
CLI access is available using telnet to the port1 interface IP address (192.168.1.99 by default). Use the telnet -K option
so that telnet does not attempt to log on using your user ID. For example:
$ telnet -K 192.168.1.99
At the FortiAuthenticator login prompt, enter admin. By default there is no password. When you are finished, use the
exit command to end the telnet session.
CLI access using Telnet is not enabled by default. To enable access, use the set ha-
mgmt-access command in the CLI (see CLI commands on page 24), or enable Telnet
access on the interface in the GUI (see Interfaces on page 36).
SSH
SSH provides secure access to the CLI. Connect to the port1 interface IP address (192.168.1.99 by default). Specify the
user name admin or SSH will attempt to log on with your user name. For example:
$ ssh admin@192.168.1.99
By default there is no password. When you are finished, use the exit command to end the session.
Note that, after three failed login attempts, the interface/connection will reset, and that SSH timeout is set to 60
seconds following an incomplete login or broken session.
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Adding FortiAuthenticator to your network
Before setting up FortiAuthenticator, there are some requirements for your network:
l You must have security policies that allow traffic between the client network and the subnet of the
FortiAuthenticator.
l You must ensure that the following ports are open in the security policies between the FortiAuthenticator and
authentication clients, in addition to management protocols such as HTTP, HTTPS, telnet, SSH, ping, and other
protocols you may choose to allow:
l UDP/161 (SNMP)
l UDP/1812 (RADIUS Auth)
l UDP/1813 (RADIUS Accounting)
l TCP/389 (LDAP)
l TCP/636 (LDAPS)
l TCP/8000 (FortiGate FSSO)
l TCP/2560 (OCSP)
l TCP/8001 (FortiClient Single Sign-On Mobility Agent FSSO)
l TCP/8002 (DC/TS Agent FSSO)
l TCP/8003 (Hierarchical FSSO)
To setup FortiAuthenticator on your network:
1. Log in to the GUI with the username admin and no password.
2. Go to System > Network > DNS. Enter your internal network primary and secondary name server IP addresses.
This is essential for successful FSSO operation. See DNS on page 38 for more information.
3. Go to System > Network > Static Routing and create a default route (IP/Mask 0.0.0.0/0) to your network
gateway on the interface that connects to the gateway. See Static routing on page 39 for more information.
4. Go to System > Dashboard > Status.
5. In the System Information widget select Change in the System Time field, and select your Time zone from the
list.
6. Either enable the NTP or manually enter the date and time. See Configuring the system date, time, and time zone
on page 31 for more information.
Enter a new time and date by either typing it manually, selecting Today orNow, or select the calendar or clock
icons.
If you plan to use FortiToken devices, Fortinet strongly recommends using NTP.
FortiToken Time based authentication tokens are dependent on an accurate system
clock.
7. Select OK.
8. If the FortiAuthenticator is connected to additional subnets, configure additional FortiAuthenticator interfaces as
required. See Interfaces on page 36 for more information.
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Maintenance
System maintenance tasks include:
l Backing up the configuration
l Upgrading the firmware
l Licensing
l Swapping hard disks
Backing up the configuration
You can back up the configuration of FortiAuthenticator to your local computer. See Backing up and restoring the
configuration on page 33 for more information.
Automatic system configuration backup can also be configured. See Configuring auto-backup on page 47 for
information.
Upgrading the firmware
Periodically, Fortinet issues firmware upgrades that fix known issues, add new features and functionality, and generally
improve your FortiAuthenticator experience. See Firmware upgrade on page 47 for more information.
Before proceeding to upgrade your system, Fortinet recommends you back up your configuration. Please follow the
procedure detailed in Backing up and restoring the configuration on page 33.
To upgrade the firmware, you must first register your FortiAuthenticator with Fortinet. See Registering your Fortinet
product on page 17 for more information.
To upgrade FortiAuthenticator firmware from the GUI:
1. Download the latest firmware to your local computer from the Fortinet Support website.
2. Go to System > Administration > Firmware Upgrade.
3. Select Choose File and locate the firmware image on your local computer.
4. Select OK.
The firmware image uploads from your local computer to the FortiAuthenticator device, which will then reboot. For
a short period of time during this reboot, the FortiAuthenticator device is offline and unavailable for authentication.
To upgrade FortiAuthenticator firmware using the CLI:
1. Copy the latest firmware image file to the root directory of the FTP/TFTP server.
2. Log into the CLI.
3. Enter the following command to copy the firmware image from the FTP/TFTP server to FortiAuthenticator:
For ftp servers:
execute restore image ftp
For tftp servers:
execute restore image tftp
Where is the is the name of the firmware image file and or is the IP
address of the FTP/TFTP server.
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4. Type y.
FortiAuthenticator uploads the firmware image file, upgrades to the new firmware version, and restarts.
Licensing
FortiAuthenticator-VM works in evaluation mode until it is licensed. The license is valid only if one of the
FortiAuthenticator interfaces is set to the IP address specified in the license. See Licensing on page 51 for more
information.
To license FortiAuthenticator:
1. Go to System > Administration > Licensing.
2. Select Choose File and locate on your local computer the license file you received from Fortinet.
3. Select OK.
Swapping hard disks
If a hard disk on a FortiAuthenticator unit fails, it must be replaced. On FortiAuthenticator devices that support hardware
RAID, the hard disk can be replaced while the unit is still running - know as hot swapping. On FortiAuthenticator units
with software RAID, the device must be shutdown prior to exchanging the hard disk.
To identify the failed hard disk, go to System > Dashboard > Status and view the Disk Monitor widget. When a hard
disk fails, the RAID status shows asDegraded and the RAID status icon displays a warning indication in yellow. In the
RAID graphic, the failed hard disk disappears from the RAID array or displays with a blue question mark symbol.
When replacing a hard disk, you need to first verify that the new disk is the same size as those supplied by Fortinet and
has at least the same capacity as the old one in the FortiAuthenticator unit. Installing a smaller hard disk will affect the
RAID setup and may cause data loss. Due to possible differences in sector layout between disks, the only way to
guarantee that two disks have the same size is to use the same brand and model.
The size provided by the hard drive manufacturer for a given disk model is only an approximation. The exact size is
determined by the number of sectors present on the disk.
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage FortiAuthenticator equipment. Only perform the
procedures described in this document from an ESD workstation. If no such station is
available, you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an anti-static wrist or ankle strap
and attaching it to an ESD connector or to a metal part of a FortiAuthenticator chassis.
To hot swap a hard disk on a device that supports hardware RAID:
1. Remove the faulty hard disk.
2. Install a new disk in the same slot from which the failed disk was removed.
The Disk Monitor widget updates. In the RAID graphic, a blue question mark symbol appears in the
representative slot where the new hard disk is installed. If the blue question mark symbol does not appear shortly
after the new disk is installed, in the widget, clickRefresh to refresh the RAID status.
3. In the RAID graphic, click the blue question mark symbol.
The hard disk re-synchronization/rebuild process is initialized. This process can take over an hour to complete,
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depending on the size of the hard disk. The RAID status changes to display the progress of the RAID re-
synchronization/rebuild.
After the re-synchronization/rebuild process is complete, the RAID status changes to OK and the RAID status icon
displays a green checkmark.
CLI commands
The FortiAuthenticator has CLI commands that are accessed using SSH or Telnet, or through the CLI console if a
FortiAuthenticator is installed on a FortiHypervisor. The commands can be used to initially configure the unit, perform a
factory reset, or reset the values if the GUI is not accessible.
All FortiAuthenticator CLI commands fall under the following initial setup commands:
config router static
l config system dns
l config system global
l config system ha
l config system interface
The FortiAuthenticator VM''s console allows scrolling up and down through the CLI output by
using Shift+PageUp and Shift+PageDown.
Like FortiOS, the ? key can be used to display all possible options available to you, depending
upon where you are hierarchically-situated.
Note that get, execute, and diagnose commands are also available.
Command Description
? Display list of valid CLI commands.
exit Terminate the CLI session.
show Display bootstrap configuration.
set port1-ip Enter the IPv4 address and netmask for the port1 interface. Netmask is
expected in the /xx format, for example 192.168.0.1/24.
After this port is configured, you can use the GUI to configure the remaining
ports.
set default-gw Enter the IPv4 address of the default gateway for this interface. This is the
default route for this interface.
set date Enter the current date. Valid format is four digit year, two digit month, and
two digit day. For example: set date 2014-08-12 sets the date to
August 12, 2014.
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Command Description
set time Enter the current time. Valid format is two digits each for hours, minutes,
and seconds. 24-hour clock is used. For example 15:10:00 is 3:10pm.
set tz Enter the current time zone using the time zone index. To see a list of index
numbers and their corresponding time zones, enter set tz ?.
set ha-mode Enable or disable (default) HAmode.
{enable | disable}
set ha-port Select a network interface to use for communication between the two
cluster members. This interface must not already have an IP address
assigned and it cannot be used for authentication services. Both units must
use the same interface for HA communication.
set ns-gw Set a default gateway for the HA management interface.
set ha-priority Set to low on one unit and high on the other. Normally, the unit with High
{high | low} priority is the master unit.
set ha-password Set the HA password.
set ha-mgmt-ip Enter the IP address, with netmask, that this unit uses for HA related
communication with the other FortiAuthenticator unit (e.g. 1.2.3.4/24.
The two units must have different addresses. Usually, you should assign
addresses on the same private subnet.
set ha-mgmt-access Select the types of administrative access to allow.
{ssh | https | http
| telnet}
set ha-dbg-level Enter the level for HA service debug logs. Range: -4 (fatal) to 4 (debug
high). Default: -2 (warn).
unset Restore default value. For each set command listed above, there is an
unset command, for example unset port1-ip.
raid-add-disk Add a disk to a degraded RAID array.
ha-rebuild Rebuild the configuration database from scratch using the HA peer''s
configuration.
restore-admin Restore factory reset''s admin access settings to the port1 network
interface.
reboot Perform a hard restart of FortiAuthenticator. All sessions are terminated.
The unit goes offline and a delay occurs while it restarts.
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Command Description
factory-reset Enter this command to reset the FortiAuthenticator settings to factory
default settings. This includes clearing the user database.
This procedure deletes all changes that you have made to the
FortiAuthenticator configuration and reverts the system to its original
configuration, including resetting interface addresses.
shutdown Turn off the FortiAuthenticator.
status Display basic system status information including firmware version, build
number, serial number of the unit, and system time.
hardware-info Display general hardware status information.
disk-attributes Display system disk attributes.
disk-errors Display any system disk errors.
disk-health Display disk health information.
disk-info Display disk hardware status information.
raid-hwinfo Display RAID hardware status information.
nslookup Basic tool for DNS debugging.
dig Advanced DNS debugging.
ping Test network connectivity to another network host.
tcpdump Examine local network traffic.
tcpdumpfile Same as tcpdump, but the output is written to a downloadable file that
can be downloaded in the debug logs.
Debug logs can be accessed via your web browser by navigating to
https:///debug. For more
information, see Debug logs on page 213.
traceroute Examine the route taken to another network host.
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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting includes useful tips and commands to help deal with issues that may occur. For additional help,
contact customer support. See Troubleshooting on page 212 for more information.
If you have issues when attempting authentication on a FortiGate unit using the FortiAuthenticator, there are some
FortiAuthenticator and FortiGate settings to check.
In addition to these settings you can use log entries, monitors, and debugging information to determine more
knowledge about your authentication problems. For help with FortiAuthenticator logging, see Logging on page 205. For
help with FortiGate troubleshooting, see the FortiOS Handbook for troubleshooting user authentication.
FortiAuthenticator settings
When checking FortiAuthenticator settings, you should ensure that:
l There is an authentication client entry for the FortiGate unit (see RADIUS service on page 124).
l The user trying to authenticate has a valid active account that is not disabled, and that the username and password
are entered correctly.
l The user account allows RADIUS authentication if RADIUS is enabled on the FortiGate unit.
l The FortiGate unit can communicate with FortiAuthenticator, on the required ports:
l RADIUS Authentication: UDP/1812
l LDAP: TCP/389
l The user account exists either:
l as a local user on the FortiAuthenticator (if using RADIUS authentication),
l in the local LDAP directory (if using local LDAP authentication),
l and/or in the remote LDAP directory (if using RADIUS authentication with remote LDAP password validation).
l The user is a member in the expected user groups and these user groups are allowed to communicate on the
authentication client (e.g. the FortiGate).
l If authentication fails with the log error "bad password", try resetting the password. If this fails, verify that the pre-
shared secret is identical on both FortiAuthenticator and the authentication client.
If FortiToken authentication is failing, try the following:
l Verify that the token is correctly synchronized.
l Remove the token from the user authentication configuration and verify authentication works when the token is not
present.
l Attempt to log into the FortiAuthenticator with the user credentials.
These steps enable the administrator to identify whether the problem is with the FortiGate unit, the credentials, or the
FortiToken.
FortiGate settings
When checking FortiGate authentication settings, you should ensure that:
l The user has membership in the required user groups and identity-based security policies.
l There is a valid entry for the FortiAuthenticator device as a remote RADIUS or LDAP server.
l The user is configured either explicitly or as a wildcard user.
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System
The System tab enables you to manage and configure the basic system options for FortiAuthenticator. This includes
the basic network settings to connect the device to the corporate network, the configuration of administrators and their
access privileges, managing and updating firmware for the device, and managing messaging servers and services.
Dashboard
When you select the System tab, it automatically opens at the System > Dashboard > Status page.
The Dashboard page displays widgets that provide performance and status information, allowing you to configure
some basic system settings. These widgets appear on a single dashboard.
The following widgets are available:
System Information Displays basic information about the FortiAuthenticator system including host
name, device FQDN name, serial number, system time, firmware version,
architecture, system configuration, current administrator, and up time.
From this widget you can manually update the FortiAuthenticator firmware to a
different release. For more information, see System information widget on page
30.
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System Resources Displays the usage status of the CPU and memory. For more information, see
System resources widget on page 33.
Authentication Activity Displays a customizable graph of the number of logins to the device. For more
information, see Authentication activity widget on page 33.
User Inventory Displays the numbers of users, groups, FortiTokens, FSSO users, and FortiClient
users currently used or logged in, as well as the maximum allowed number, the
number still available, and the number that are disabled. For more information,
see User lookup on page 35.
HA Status Displays whether or not HA is enabled.
License Information Displays the device''s license information, as well as SMS information. For more
information, see License information widget on page 34.
Disk Monitor Displays if RAID is enabled, and the current disk usage in GB. For more
information, see Disk monitor widget on page 34.
Top User Lockouts Displays the top user lockouts. For more information, see Top user lockouts
widget on page 34.
Customizing the dashboard
The FortiAuthenticator system settings dashboard is customizable. You can select which widgets to display, where they
are located on the page, and whether they are minimized or maximized.
To move a widget
Position your mouse cursor on the widget’s title bar, then click and drag the widget to its new location.
To add a widget
In the dashboard toolbar, select Add Widget, then select the widget you want to show. Multiple widgets of the same
type can be added. To hide a widget, in its title bar, select the Hide icon.
To see the available options for a widget
Position your mouse cursor over the icons in the widget’s title bar. Options include show/hide the widget, edit the
widget, refresh the widget content, and close the widget.
The following table lists the widget options.
Show/Hide arrow Display or minimize the widget.
Widget Title The name of the widget.
Edit Select to change settings for the widget.
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This option appears only in certain widgets.
Refresh Select to update the displayed information.
Remove Select to remove the widget from the dashboard. You are prompted to confirm
the action. To add the widget, selectWidget in the toolbar and then select the
name of the widget you want to show.
To change the widget title
Widget titles can be customized by selecting the edit button in the title bar and entering a new title in the widget settings
dialog box. Some widgets have more options in their respective settings dialog box.
To reset a widget title to its default name, simply leave the Custom widget title field blank.
The widget refresh interval can also be manually adjusted from this dialog box.
System information widget
The system dashboard includes a System Information widget, which displays the current status of FortiAuthenticator
and enables you to configure basic system settings.
The following information is available on this widget:
Host Name The identifying name assigned to this FortiAuthenticator unit. For more
information, see Changing the host name on page 31.
Device FQDN The FQDN domain name. For more information, see Changing the FQDN
domain name on page 31.
Serial Number The serial number of FortiAuthenticator. The serial number is unique to
FortiAuthenticator and does not change with firmware upgrades. The serial
number is used for identification when connecting to the FortiGuard server.
System Time The current date, time, and time zone on the FortiAuthenticator internal clock or
NTP servers. For more information, see Configuring the system date, time, and
time zone on page 31.
Firmware Version The version and build number of the firmware installed on FortiAuthenticator. To
update the firmware, you must download the latest version from the Customer
Service & Support portal at https://support.fortinet.com. Select Upgrade and
select the firmware image to load from your management computer.
System Configuration The date of the last system configuration backup. Select Backup/Restore to
backup or restore the system configuration. For more information, see Backing up
and restoring the configuration on page 33.
Current Administrator The name of the currently logged on administrator.
Uptime The duration of time FortiAuthenticator has been running since it was last started
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or restarted.
Shutdown / Reboot Options to shutdown or reboot the device. When rebooting or shutting down the
system, you have the option to enter a message that is added to the event log
explaining the reason for the shutdown or reboot.
Changing the host name
The System Information widget will display the full host name.
To change the host name:
1. Go to System > Dashboard > Status.
2. In the System Information widget, in the Host Name field, select Change. The Edit Host Name page opens.
3. In the Host name field, type a new host name.
The host name may be up to 35 characters in length. It may include US-ASCII letters,
numbers, hyphens, and underscores. Spaces and special characters are not allowed.
4. Select OK to save the setting.
Changing the FQDN domain name
To change the FQDN domain name:
1. Go to System > Dashboard > Status.
2. In the System Information widget, in the Device FQDN field, select Change. The Edit Device FQDN page
opens.
3. Type a domain name in the field.
The FQDN domain name identifies the exact location of this server in the DNS hierarchy.
4. Select OK to save the setting.
Configuring the system date, time, and time zone
You can either manually set the FortiAuthenticator system date and time, or configure the FortiAuthenticator unit to
automatically keep its system time correct by synchronizing with an NTP server.
For many features to work the FortiAuthenticator system time must be accurate.
Synchronization with a NTP server is highly recommended.
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To configure the date and time:
1. Go to System > Dashboard > Status.
2. In the System Information widget, in the System Time field, select Change. The Edit Time Setting dialog box
appears.
3. Configure the following settings to either manually configure the system time, or to automatically synchronize the
FortiAuthenticator unit’s clock with a NTP server:
Change Time Zone
Time zone Select a timezone from the dropdwn menu.
Change Date and Time
Set date/time Either select Today or the calendar icon to specify the date, and eitherNow
or the clock icon to specify the time.
NTP enabled Enable this option to set an NTP server. Note that, if you configure both NTP
servers, you can select Prefer to make NTP server 1 the preferred server.
The NTP server 1 is set to ntp1.fortinet.net by default.
In addition, you can select Enable authentication for each NTP server
configured and enter a key number, type, and the key value.
4. Select OK to apply your changes.
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Backing up and restoring the configuration
Fortinet recommends that you back up your FortiAuthenticator configuration to your management computer on a
regular basis to ensure that, should the system fail, you can quickly get the system back to its original state with minimal
effect to the network. You should also perform a back up after making any changes to the FortiAuthenticator
configuration.
The backup file is encrypted to prevent tampering. This configuration file includes both the CLI and GUI configurations
of FortiAuthenticator, including users, user groups, FortiToken device list, authentication client list, LDAP directory tree,
FSSO settings, remote LDAP, and certificates.
You can perform backups manually. Fortinet recommends backing up all configuration settings from your
FortiAuthenticator unit before upgrading the FortiAuthenticator firmware.
Your FortiAuthenticator configuration can also be restored from a backup file on your management computer.
To backup or restore the FortiAuthenticator configuration:
1. Go to System > Dashboard > Status.
2. In the System Information widget, in the System Configuration field, select Backup/Restore. The
Configuration Backup and Restore page opens.
3. Select from the following settings:
Backup Select Download backup file to save a backup file onto the management
computer.
Restore Select Choose File to find the backup file on your management computer,
then select Restore to restore the selected backup configuration to the
device.
You are prompted to confirm the restore action, and FortiAuthenticator will
reboot.
4. Select Cancel to return to the dashboard page.
When you restore the configuration from a backup file, any information changed since the backup will be lost. Any active
sessions will be ended and must be restarted. You will have to log back in when the system reboots.
Restoring a configuration is only possible from a backup file made on the same model running the same version of the
operating system.
If you are restoring a configuration on the master device in an HA cluster, shutdown the slave device until the master
device is back online to ensure that the configuration synchronization occurs correctly.
System resources widget
The System Resourceswidget on the dashboard displays the usage status of the CPU and memory as a percentage.
Authentication activity widget
The Authentication Activitywidget displays a line graph of the number of logins versus time.
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To adjust the data displayed in the graph, select the edit button to open the Authentication Activity Widget Settings
dialog box.
The following settings are available:
Custom widget title Enter a custom widget title for the widget, or leave it blank to keep the default
title.
Refresh interval Enter a custom refresh interval for the widget (in seconds), or leave it as the
default time of 300 seconds (or five minutes).
Time period Select a time period for the graph to cover from the dropdown menu: Last 6
hours, Last 24 hours, Last 3 days, Last 7 days, or Last 30 days.
Activity Type Select the activity type to display in the graph: All login attempts, Successful
login attempts, or Failed login attempts.
User inventory widget
The User Inventorywidget displays the numbers of users, groups, FortiTokens, FSSO users, and FortiClient users
currently used or logged in, as well as the maximum allowed number, the number still available, and the number that
are disabled.
License information widget
The License Information widget displays the device''s license information, as well as SMS information. You can also
add a license and more SMSmessages.
To upload a new license file, select Upload in the License Type field, then browse to the license file on the
management computer.
To add more SMSmessages, select Add Messages from either the Sent/Allowed field or the Status field. In the
Add Messages dialog box, enter the certificate number for the messages and then select OK to add the messages.
You can also Refresh Messages.
Disk monitor widget
The Disk Monitor widget displays the RAID status, and the current disk usage in GB. If RAID is enabled, the
RAID status is visible and the RAID graphic displays the position and status of each disk in the RAID array.
Top user lockouts widget
The Top User Lockoutswidget displays the users who are locked out the most. For more information on user lockouts
and for instruction on adjusting user lockout settings, see Lockouts on page 66.
To change the number of user lockouts displayed in the widget, select the edit icon and change the number in the
Number of lockouts field (set to 5 by default).
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User lookup
You can search for users to easily manage and monitor the ongoing activity of a specific user. Selecting a user from the
search results presents a consolidated view of the user''s information and recent activities, as well as shortcuts to
manage that user.
To search for users, go to System > Dashboard > User Lookup. From the search results, click the username to see
user details.
The following information and options are available:
User Info
Username The user accounts'' username.
Full name The user accounts'' first name and last name.
Email The user account''s email address.
User Type The user account type, either Local, LDAP/, or
RADIUS/.
Account The status of the user account, either Enabled, Disabled, or Locked until
status . The following account management shortcuts are available
depending on the account status:
Disable: Select to disable the account of a user that is enabled.
Re-enable: Select to enable the account of a user that is disabled.
Unlock: Select to unlock the account of a user that has been locked.
Token The token that is assigned to the user account. Select Edit to manage the token
assigned to the account. See Configuring token-based authentication on page
77.
RADIUS-based Usage The user accounts'' cumulative RADIUS-based usage statistics. See
RADIUS sessions on page 180 for more information.
Active RADIUS Sessions The user accounts'' active RADIUS accounting sessions. See RADIUS sessions
on page 180 for more information.
Recent Activity The 20 most recent system logs containing the selected username in the log''s
User and/or Short message fields. For more information about system logs, see
Log access on page 205.
Refresh Select to refresh the Recent Activity list.
View All Select to view all logs containing the selected username. See Log access on
page 205 for more information.
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Network
The Network tree menu allows you to configure device interfaces, DNS configuration, static routing, and packet
capturing.
Interfaces
To view the interface list, go to System > Network > Interfaces.
The following information is shown:
Edit Select to edit the selected interface.
Search Enter a search term in the search text box then select Search to search the interface list.
Interface The names of the physical interfaces on your FortiAuthenticator unit. The name, including number,
of a physical interface depends on the model.
IPv4 The IPv4 address of the interface.
IPv6 The IPv6 address of the interface, if applicable.
Link status The link status of the interface.
To edit an interface:
1. In the interfaces list, select the interface you need to edit and select the Edit button, or select the interface name.
The Edit Network Interfacewindow opens.
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2. Edit the following settings as required.
Interface The interface name is displayed.
Status The interface''s current link status is displayed.
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IP Address / Netmask
IPv4 Enter the IPv4 address and netmask associated with this interface.
IPv6 Enter the IPv6 address associated with this interface.
Access Rights
Admin access Select the allowed administrative service protocols from: Telnet, SSH,
HTTPS, HTTP (GUI), and SNMP.
When HTTPS is enabled, you can also specifyGUI (/login), REST API
(/api), and/or Fabric (/api/vi/fabric) access.
Services Select the allowed services from: HTTPS, HTTP, RADIUS Auth, LDAP,
LDAPS, FortiGate FSSO, OCSP, FortiClient FSSO, Hierarchical FSSO,
DC/TS Agent FSSO, Syslog, RADIUS Accounting SSO, and/or
RADIUS Accounting Monitor.
When HTTPS is enabled, you can also specifySelf-service Portal (/login),
Guest Portals (/guests), SAML IdP (/saml-idp), SAML SP SSO (/saml-
sp, /login/saml-auth), Kerberos SSO (/login/kerb-auth), SCEP
(/cert/scep), CRL Downloads (/cert/crl), FortiToken Mobile API
(/api/v1/pushauthresp, /api/v1/transfertoken), and/orOAuth Service
API (/api/v1/oauth) access.
When HTTP is enabled, you can also specifySCEP (/cert/scep) and/orCRL
Downloads (/cert/crl/) access.
Note that Syslog is only available if Syslog SSO has been enabled. See
General settings on page 148 for more information.
3. Select OK to apply the edits to the network interface.
DNS
To configure DNS settings, go to System > Network > DNS.
The following settings can be configured:
Primary DNS server The IP address of the primary DNS server.
Secondary DNS server The IP address of the secondary DNS server.
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Enable DNS cache Enable to cache the responses to DNS queries.
DNS cache maximum TTL When DNS cache is enabled, configure the length of time in seconds responses
to DNS queries are cached. If the configured value is larger than the time to live
(TTL) value specified in the DNS record, the DNS TTL value is used. The default
is set to 0, which uses the TTL value specified in the DNS record.
To apply changes, select OK.
Static routing
To view the list of static routes, go to System > Network > Static Routing. Routes can be created, edited, and
deleted as required. Use the checkboxes to select the static route entries you want to eitherDelete or Edit.
The following information is shown:
Create New Select to create a new static route.
Delete Select to delete the selected static route.
Edit Select to edit the selected static route.
IP/Mask The destination IP address and netmask for this route.
Gateway The IP address of the next hop router to which this route directs traffic.
Device The device or interface associated with this route.
To create a new static route:
1. In the static route list, select Create New. The Create New Static Routewindow opens.
2. Edit the following settings as required.
Destination IP/Mask Enter the destination IP address and netmask for this route.
Network interface Select the network interface that connects to the gateway.
Gateway Enter the IP address of the next hop router to which this route directs traffic.
Comment Optionally, enter a comment about the route.
3. Select OK to create the new static route.
Packet capture
Packets can be captured on configured interfaces by going to System > Network > Packet Capture.
The following information is available:
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Edit Select to edit the packet sniffer on the selected interface.
interface The name of the configured interface for which packets can be captured.
For information on configuring an interface, see Interfaces on page 36.
Maximum The maximum number of packets that can be captured on a sniffer.
packets to
capture
Status The status of the packet capture process. Allows you to start and stop the capturing process, and
download the most recently captured packets.
To start capturing packets on an interface, select the Start capturing button in the Status column for that interface.
The Status changes to Capturing, and the Stop capturing and download buttons become available.
To download captured packets:
1. Select the download button for the interface whose captured packets you are downloading.
If no packets have been captured for that interface, select the Start capturing button.
2. When prompted, save the packet file (sniffer_[interface].pcap) to your management computer.
The file can then be opened using packet analyzer software.
To edit a packet sniffer:
1. Select the interface whose packet capture settings you need to configure by either selecting the configured
interface name from the interface list, or selecting the checkbox in the interface row and selecting Edit from the
toolbar.
The Edit Packet Sniffer page opens.
2. Configure the following options:
interface The interface name (non-changeable).
Max packets to capture Enter the maximum number of packets to capture, between 1-10000. The
default is 500 packets.
Include IPv6 packets Select to include IPv6 packets when capturing packets.
Include non-IP packets Select to include non-IP packets when capturing packets.
3. Select OK to apply your changes.
Administration
Configure administrative settings for the FortiAuthenticator device.
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System access
To adjust system access settings, go to System > Administration > System Access. The Edit System Access
Settings page will open.
The following settings are available:
Administrative Access
Require strong cryptography Enable this option to restrict administrative access using stronger cryptographic
algorithms, such as TLS 1.2, DHE, AES, and SHA256.
Enable pre-authentication Pre-authentication warning messages can be found underAuthentication
warning message > Self-service Portal > Replacement Messages.
CLI Access
CLI idle timeout Enter the amount of time before the CLI times out due to inactivity, from 0 to 480
minutes (maximum of eight hours).
GUI Access
GUI idle timeout Enter the amount of time before the GUI times out due to inactivity, from 1 to 480
minutes (maximum of eight hours).
Maximum HTTP Enter the maximum HTTP header length, from 4 to 16 KB.
header length
HTTPS Certificate Select an HTTPS certificate from the dropdown menu.
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HTTP Strict Enable or disable HSTS enforcement, to avoid SSL sniffing attacks, and set an
Transport Security expiry from 0 to 730 days (where 0 means no expiry, maximum of two years). The
(HSTS) Expiry default is set to 180.
Certificate authority Select the selected certificate’s authority type, either Local CA or Trusted CA.
type
CA certificate that Select the issuing server certificate from the dropdown menu.
issued the server
certificate
Additional allowed Specify any additional hosts that this site can serve, separated by commas or line
hosts/domain breaks.
names
Public IP/FQDN for Enter the IP, or FQDN, of the FortiAuthenticator for external access.
FortiToken Mobile The mobile device running the FortiToken Mobile app requires access to the
FortiAuthenticator interface for push to operate.
Enter the IPs/FQDNs in the following format:
ip_addr[:port] or FQDN[:port]
Select OK to apply any changes. See Certificate management on page 182 for more information about certificates.
High availability
Multiple FortiAuthenticator units can operate as an high availability (HA) cluster to provide even higher reliability.
There are three HA roles:
1. Cluster member
2. Standalone master
3. Load-balancing slave
The FortiAuthenticator can operate in two separate HAmodes:
1. Cluster: Active-passive clustered fail-over mode where all of the configuration is synchronized between the
devices.
2. Load-balancing: Active-active HAmethod in which one device acts as a standalone master with up to ten
additional, geographically separated load-balancing slaves. The load can be distributed across the devices using
round-robin DNS, Auth/NAS client load distribution, or external load balancing devices. Load-balancing mode is
intended for two-factor authentication deployments, as only a subset of the configuration is synchronized between
the devices.
Both HAmodes can be combined with an HA cluster acting as a standalone master for geographically distributed load-
balancing slaves.
If an HA cluster is configured on an interface (such as port 2) and then disabled, it will not be
possible to re-enable HA.
This is because, when disabled, the interface''s IP address is reconfigured to the interface to
allow the administrator to access the newly standalone device. To ensure the port is available
for use again in a HA cluster, the IP address must be manually removed.
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Cluster member role
In the cluster member role, one unit is active and the other is on standby. If the active unit fails, the standby unit
becomes active. The cluster is configured as a single authentication server on your FortiGate units.
Authentication requests made during a failover from one unit to another are lost, but subsequent requests complete
normally. The failover process takes about 30 seconds.
Cluster mode uses Ethernet broadcasts through UDP/720 as part of its master/slave election
mechanism and for ongoing communication. Layer 2 connectivity is required between the
devices in an HA cluster, preferably via a crossover cable, as some network devices might
block such Ethernet broadcasts.
To configure FortiAuthenticator HA:
1. On each unit, go to System > Administration > High Availability.
2. Enter the following information:
Enable HA Enable HA.
Role Select Cluster member.
For more information about the other options, see Standalone master and
load-balancing slave roles below.
Maintenance Mode Enable to put the FortiAuthenticator unit of an HA master cluster into
maintenance mode to remove it from the cluster. Upon entering maintenance
mode, if the FortiAuthenticator unit is the active master, it relinquishes the
active master role and assumes a passive role. While in maintenance mode,
the FortiAuthenticator will continue to monitor the status of its HA pair and
announce its presence.
When set to Enabled with synchronization, the FortiAuthenticator
continues to keep its configuration synchronized with the active master.
When set to Enabled without synchronization, the FortiAuthenticator
stops synchronizing its configuration with the active master.
Interface Select a network interface to use for communication between the cluster
members. This interface must not already have a IP address assigned and it
cannot be used for authentication services. Both units must use the same
interface for HA communication.
Cluster member IP address Enter the IP address this unit uses for HA-related communication with the
other FortiAuthenticator unit. The units must have different addresses.
Usually, you should assign addresses on the same private subnet.
Admin access Select the types of administrative access to allow from: Telnet, SSH,
HTTPS, Admin access, REST API, HTTP, and SNMP.
Priority Set to Low on one unit and High on the other. Normally, the unit with High
priority is the master unit.
Password Enter a string to use as a shared key for IPsec encryption. This must be the
same on both units.
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Load-balancing slaves Add the other load-balancing cluster members by entering their IP addresses.
Monitored interfaces Enable the interfaces you want to monitor.
Monitored interfaces Define the stability period for the monitored interfaces in seconds, between 0-
stability period 3600 (or one hour). The default is set to 30.
Node-Specific Default Define a default gateway for the FortiAuthenticator device if it differs from the
Gateway default gateway of the other HA cluster member.
The Priority setting is a static value. It allows the administrator to specify which unit to
elect as the master when both units are working equally well (i.e. in a failover situation,
the "high priority" setting will not be transferred to the new master).
l If both units are healthy, the one with high priority will be elected as the master.
l If the high priority master goes down, the low priority unit becomes the master.
l When the low priority is the master and the high priority comes back online, the high
priority assigns the slave role and syncs from the low priority master. If the high
priority master is synced and remains stable for around five minutes, it takes over and
becomes the master again.
3. Select OK to apply the settings.
When one unit has become the master, reconnect to the GUI and complete your
configuration. The configuration will automatically be copied to the slave unit.
Standalone master and load-balancing slave roles
The load-balancing HAmethod enables active-active HA across geographically separated locations and Layer 3
networks. Only the following authentication related features can be synchronized:
l Token and seeds
l Local user database
l Remote user database
l Group mappings
l Token and user mappings
Other features, such as FSSO and certificates, cannot be synchronized between devices.
The standalone master is the primary system where users, groups, and tokens are configured. The load-balancing slave
is synchronized to the master.
To improve the resilience of the master system, an active-passive master cluster with up to ten load-balancing slave
devices can be configured.
Remote administrator users are not synchronized between the master and the load-balancing
slave.
As a workaround, you can import remote users to slave roles, and change their roles to
Administrator.
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To configure load-balancing HA:
1. On each unit, go to System > Administration > High Availability.
2. Enter the following information:
Enable HA Enable HA.
Role Select Standalone master on the master device, and Load-balancing
slave on the slave device/s.
Load Balancing master IP On the load-balancing slave device/s, enter IP address of the master.
address
Password Enter a string to use as a shared key for IPsec encryption. This must be the
same on both units.
Load-balancing slaves On the master, enter IP address or IP addresses of the load-balancing slave
devices. Up to ten can be added.
3. Select OK to apply the settings.
Administrative access to the HA cluster
Administrative access is available through any of the network interfaces using their assigned IP addresses or through
the HA interface using the Cluster member IP address, assigned on the System > Administration >
High Availability page. In all cases, administrative access is available only if it is enabled on the interface.
Administrative access through any of the network interface IP addresses connects only to the master unit. The only
administrative access to the slave unit is through the HA interface using the slave unit’sCluster member IP address.
Configuration changes made on the master unit are automatically pushed to the slave unit. The slave unit does not
permit configuration changes, but you might want to access the unit to change HA settings, or for firmware upgrades,
shutdown, reboot, or troubleshooting.
FortiAuthenticator VMs used in a HA cluster each require a license. Each license is tied to a specific IP address. In an
HA cluster, all interface IP addresses are the same on the units, expect for the HA interface.
Request each license backed on either the unique IP address of the unit''s HA interface or the IP address of a non-HA
interface which is the same on both units.
If you disable and then re-enable HA operation, the interface that was assigned to HA
communication will not be available for HA use. You must first go to System > Network >
Interfaces and delete the IP address from that interface.
Restoring the configuration
When restoring a configuration to an HA cluster master device, the master reboots and in the interim the slave device is
promoted to master. When the previous master returns to service, it becomes a slave and the existing master overwrites
its configuration, defeating the configuration restore. To avoid this, use the following process when restoring a
configuration:
1. Shutdown the slave unit.
2. Restore the configuration on the master unit.
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3. Wait until the master unit is back online.
4. Turn on slave unit — it will synchronize to the restored configuration after booting up.
Firmware upgrade
For a stable HA configuration, all units in an HA cluster must be running the same firmware
version, and have the same sized license for HA devices.
When upgrading the firmware on FortiAuthenticator devices in an HA cluster, you can perform a coordinated upgrade of
both cluster members. During the coordinated upgrade, the cluster upgrades the standby (or slave) device and then the
active device to run the new firmware image. The firmware upgrade takes place without interrupting communication
through the cluster. This firmware upgrade method can only be initiated from the active member of the cluster.
The following sequence describes the steps the cluster goes through during a coordinated firmware upgrade.
1. The administrator initiates the firmware upgrade from the active device.
2. The firmware image transfers to the slave device.
3. The firmware upgrades on the slave device.
4. The slave device reboots and synchronizes with the active device.
5. The firmware upgrade begins on the active device. The slave device becomes the new active device.
6. The former active device reboots and synchronizes with the new active device.
7. The former active device becomes the active device, and the former slave device becomes the slave device.
If you want to perform the firmware upgrade on each FortiAuthenticator cluster member individually, specific steps must
be taken to ensure that the upgrade is successful:
1. Start the firmware upgrade on the active, or master, device. See Upgrading the firmware on page 22.
The device reboots. While the master device is rebooting, the slave device becomes the master.
2. Start the firmware upgrade on the new master device.
The device reboots. After both devices have rebooted, the original master device becomes the master, while the
slave device returns to being the slave.
If a situation arises where both devices are claiming to be the HAmaster due to a firmware mismatch, and the HA port
of the device that is intended to be the slave cannot be accessed (such as when a crossover cable is used), use the
following steps:
1. Shutdown the master device to which you have access, or, if physical access to the unit is not available to turn it
back on, reboot the device. See System information widget.
Note that, if rebooting the device, Step 2 below must be completed before the device finishes rebooting, which can
be as short as 30 seconds.
2. With the previously inaccessible device now accessible, upgrade its firmware to the required version so that both
devices have the same version.
The device reboots.
3. If you shutdown the device in Step 1, power it back on.
After both devices are back online, they assume the HA roles dictated by their respective HA priorities.
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Firmware upgrade
The FortiAuthenticator firmware can be upgraded from System > Administration > Firmware, the CLI via
FTP/TFTP, or through the System Information widget on the dashboard (see System information widget on page 30).
For instructions on upgrading the device’s firmware, see Upgrading the firmware on page 22.
Upgrade history
The upgrade history of the device is shown under the Upgrade History heading in the Firmware Upgrade or
Downgrade pane. It displays the version that was upgraded to, the time and date that the upgrade took place, and the
user that performed the upgrade. This information can be useful when receiving support to identify incorrect upgrade
paths that can cause stability issues.
Always review all sections in the FortiAuthenticator Release Notes prior to upgrading your device.
Configuring auto-backup
You can configure the FortiAuthenticator to automatically perform configuration back ups to an FTP or SFTP server.
Even though the backup file is encrypted to prevent tampering, access to the FTP server should be restricted. This
configuration file backup includes both the CLI and GUI configurations of FortiAuthenticator. The backed-up information
includes users, user groups, FortiToken device list, authentication client list, LDAP directory tree, FSSO settings,
remote LDAP and RADIUS, and certificates.
To configure automatic backups, go to System > Administration > Config Auto-backup.
Enter the following information, and then select OK to apply the settings:
Enable configuration auto- Enable the configuration of automatic configuration backups.
backup
Frequency Select the automatic backup frequency: Hourly, Daily,Weekly, orMonthly.
Backup time Entire a time, select Now, or select the clock icon to set the scheduled time for
backups to occur.
Note that this options is not available when the frequency is set to hourly.
FTP directory Enter the FTP directory where the backup configuration files are saved to.
FTP server Select the FTP server to which the backup configuration files are saved to. See
FTP servers on page 53 for information on adding FTP servers.
Secondary Select a secondary FTP server.
FTP server
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SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) enables you to monitor hardware on your network. You can configure
the hardware, such as the FortiAuthenticator SNMP agent, to report system information and send traps (alarms or event
messages) to SNMPmanagers. An SNMPmanager, or host, is typically a computer running an application that can read
the incoming trap and event messages from the agent, and send out SNMP queries to the SNMP agents.
By using an SNMPmanager, you can access SNMP traps and data from any FortiAuthenticator interface configured for
SNMPmanagement access. Part of configuring an SNMPmanager is listing it as a host in a community on the
FortiAuthenticator device it will be monitoring. Otherwise, the SNMPmonitor will not receive any traps from that device,
or be able to query that device.
The FortiAuthenticator SNMP implementation is read-only. SNMP v1, v2c, and v3 compliant SNMPmanagers have
read-only access to system information through queries and can receive trap messages from FortiAuthenticator.
To monitor FortiAuthenticator system information and receive FortiAuthenticator traps, your SNMPmanager needs the
Fortinet and FortiAuthenticator Management Information Base (MIB) files. AMIB is a text file that lists the SNMP data
objects that apply to the monitored device. These MIBs provide information that the SNMPmanager needs to interpret
the SNMP trap, event, and query messages sent by FortiAuthenticator SNMP agent.
The Fortinet implementation of SNMP includes support for most of RFC 2665 (Ethernet-like MIB) and most of
RFC 1213 (MIB II). RFC support for SNMP v3 includes Architecture for SNMP Frameworks (RFC 3411), and partial
support of User-based Security Model (RFC 3414).
SNMP traps alert you to important events that occur, such as overuse of memory or a high rate of authentication
failures.
SNMP fields contain information about FortiAuthenticator, such as CPU usage percentage or the number of sessions.
This information is useful for monitoring the condition of the unit on an ongoing basis and to provide more information
when a trap occurs.
Configuring SNMP
Before a remote SNMPmanager can connect to the Fortinet agent, you must configure one or more interfaces to accept
SNMP connections by going to System > Network > Interfaces. Edit the interface, and underAdmin access, enable
SNMP. See Interfaces on page 36.
You can also set the thresholds that trigger various SNMP traps. Note that a setting of zero disables the trap.
To configure SNMP settings:
1. Go to System > Administration > SNMP.
2. Enter the following information:
SNMP Contact Enter the contact information for the person responsible for this
FortiAuthenticator unit.
SNMP Description Enter descriptive information about FortiAuthenticator.
SNMP Location Enter the physical location of FortiAuthenticator.
User Table Nearly Full Trap The user table is nearly full. The threshold is a percentage of the maximum
Threshold permitted number of users.
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User Group Table Nearly The user group table is nearly full. The threshold is a percentage of the
Full Trap Threshold maximum permitted number of user groups.
RADIUS Authentication The RADIUS authenticated client table is nearly full. The threshold is a
Client Table Nearly Full Trap percentage of the maximum permitted number of RADIUS clients.
Threshold
Authentication Event Rate High authentication load. The threshold is the number of authentication
Over Limit Trap Threshold events over a five minute period.
Authentication Failure Rate High rate of authentication failure. The threshold is the number of
Over Limit Trap Threshold authentication failures over a five minute period.
CPU Utilization Trap High load on CPU. The default is set to 90%.
Threshold (%)
Disk Utilization Trap Disk usage is high. The default is set to 80%.
Threshold (%)
Memory Utilization Trap Too much memory used. The default is set to 90%.
Threshold (%)
3. Select OK to apply the changes.
To create a new SNMP community:
1. Go to System > Administration > SNMP.
2. Select Create New under SNMP v1/v2c. The Create New SNMP V1/v2cwindow opens.
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3. Enter the following information in the SNMPv1/v2c section:
Community name The name of the SNMP community.
Events Select the events for which traps are enabled. Options include:
l CPU usage is high
l Memory is low
l Interface IP is changed
l Auth users threshold exceeded
l Auth group threshold exceeded
l Radius NAS threshold exceeded
l Auth event rate threshold exceeded
l Auth failure rate threshold exceeded
l User lockout detected
l HA status is changed
l Power Supply Unit failure
l Disk usage is high
l HA sync activity is low
4. In SNMP Hosts, select Add another SNMP Host and enter the following information:
IP/Netmask Enter the IP address and netmask of the host.
Queries Select if this host uses queries.
Traps Select if this host uses traps.
Delete Select to delete the host.
5. Select OK to create the new SNMP community.
To create a new SNMP user:
1. Go to System > Administration > SNMP.
2. Select Create New under SNMP v3. The Create New SNMP V3window opens.
3. Enter the following information in theGeneral section:
Username The name of the SNMP user.
Security level Select the security level from the dropdown menu:
l None: No authentication or encryption.
l Authentication only: Select the Authentication method then enter
the authentication key in the Authentication key field.
l Encryption and authentication: Select the Authentication method,
enter the authentication key in the Authentication key field, then select
the Encryption method and enter the encryption key in the Encryption
key field. This option is set by default.
Events Select the events for which traps are enabled. See Events on page 50.
4. In SNMP Notification Hosts, select Add another SNMP Notification Host and enter the following
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information:
IP/Netmask Enter the IP address and netmask of the notification host.
Delete Select to delete the notification host.
5. Select OK to create the new SNMPV3 user.
To download MIB files:
1. Go to System > Administration > SNMP.
2. Under FortiAuthenticator SNMP MIB, select the MIB file you need to download, options include the
FortiAuthenticator MIB and Fortinet Core MIB files.
Licensing
FortiAuthenticator-VM works in evaluation mode until it is licensed. In evaluation mode, only a limited number of users
can be configured on the system. To expand this capability, a stackable license can be applied to the system to increase
both the user count, and all other metrics associated with the user count.
When a license is purchased, a registration code is provided. Go to support.fortinet.com and register your device by
entering the registration code. You are asked for the IP address of your FortiAuthenticator device, and are then provided
with a license key.
Ensure that the IP address specified while registering your unit is configured on one of the device’s network interfaces,
then upload the license key to your FortiAuthenticator-VM.
The License Information widget shows the current state of the device license. See License information widget on
page 34.
To license FortiAuthenticator:
1. Register your device at the Fortinet Support website.
2. Ensure that one of your device’s network interfaces is configured to the IP address specified during registration.
3. Go to System > Administration > Licensing.
4. Select Choose File and locate the license file you received from Fortinet.
5. Select OK.
FortiGuard
To view and configure FortiGuard connections, go to System > Administration > FortiGuard. The FortiGuard
Distribution Network (FDN) page provides information and configuration settings for FortiGuard subscription services.
For more information about FortiGuard services, see the FortiGuardweb page.
Configure the following settings, then select OK to apply them:
FortiGuard Subscription Services
Messaging Service The data to which the messaging service license is valid.
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SMS messages The total number of allowed SMSmessages, and the number of messages that
have been used.
FortiGuard Proxy Server
Enable FortiGuard If enabled, communication with FortiGuard servers will go through this proxy
proxy server server.
Enter the proxy server''s address, port, and optionally specify a Username and
Password for user authentication.
FortiToken Hardware Provisioning
Server address The server address (set to update.fortiguard.net by default) and server port (set
Server port to 443 by default).
FortiToken Mobile Provisioning
Server address The server address (set to fortitokenmobile.fortinet.com by default) and server
Server port port (set to 443 by default).
Activation timeout The activation timeout in hours, from 1 - 168 hours (or seven days).
Token size The token size, either 6 (set by default) or 8.
Token algorithm Time-based One-time Password (TOTP, set by default) or Hash-based One-time
Password (HOTP) algorithm.
Time step The time step, either 60 (set by default) or 30.
Require PIN Select whether or not to require a PIN, or to enforce a mandatory PIN.
When set to Required (set by default), the user has the option to set a PIN, but
doesn''t have to set one. However, a user must set a PIN when set to Enforced,
which cannot be deleted.
PIN Length The PIN length, either 8, 6, or 4 (set by default).
FTM trial license Option to disable the FortiAuthenticator device''s free trial FortiToken Mobile
activation licenses.
FortiGuard Messaging Service
Server address The server address (set tomsgctrl1.fortinet.com by default) and server port (set
Server port to 443 by default).
FTM Push credentials for Apple and Google can be updated via FortiGuard without admin
user intervention.
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FortiNACs
To view a list of the configured FortiNAC servers, go to System > Administration > FortiNACs.
The following information is shown:
Create New Select to configure a new FortiNAC server (this is the only option available if no
FortiNAC servers are configured).
Delete Select to delete the selected FortiNAC server(s).
Edit Select to edit the selected FortiNAC server.
Name The name of the FortiNAC server.
To create a new FortiNAC server:
1. Select Create New.
The Create New FortiNAC window opens.
2. Enter the following information:
Name Enter a name for the FortiNAC server.
IP/FQDN Enter the IP address or Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the FortiNAC
server.
Port Enter the port number.
Password Enter the FortiNAC server password.
3. Select OK to create the new FortiNAC server.
FTP servers
To view a list of the configured FTP servers, go to System > Administration > FTP Servers.
The following information is shown:
Create New Select to create a new FTP server (this is the only option available if no FTP
servers are configured).
Delete Select to delete the selected FTP server(s).
Edit Select to edit the selected FTP server.
Name The name of the FTP server.
Server name/IP The server name or IP address, and port number.
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To create a new FTP server:
1. Select Create New. The Create New FTP Server window will open.
2. Enter the following information:
Name Enter a name for the FTP server.
Connection type Select the connection type, either FTP or SFTP.
Server name/IP Enter the server name or IP address.
Port Enter the port number.
Anonymous Select to make the server anonymous.
Username Enter the server username (if Anonymous is not selected).
Password Enter the server password (if Anonymous is not selected).
3. Select OK to create the new FTP server.
Admin profiles
Similar to FortiOS, FortiAuthenticator can incorporate the use of admin profiles. Each administrator can be granted
either full permissions or a customized admin profile. Profiles are defined as aggregates of read-only or read/write
permission sets. The most commonly used permission sets are pre-defined, but custom permission sets can also be
created.
To create a new admin profile, go to System > Administration > Admin Profiles > Create New. You can give the
admin profile a Name, a Description, and configure the Permission sets you want for that particular admin profile.
Go to Authentication > User Management > Local Users, and select the admin profile to an administrator. You can
assign more than one admin profile to each administrator.
Messaging
FortiAuthenticator sends email for several purposes, such as password reset requests, new user approvals, user self-
registration, and two-factor authentication.
By default, FortiAuthenticator uses its built-in Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server. This is provided for
convenience, but is not necessarily optimal for production environments. Fortinet recommends that you configure the
unit to use a reliable external mail relay.
There are two distinct email services:
1. Administrators: Password reset, new user approval, two-factor authentication, etc.
2. Users: Password reset, self-registration, two-factor authentication, etc.
If you plan to send SMSmessages to users, you must configure the SMS gateways that you will use. Ask your SMS
provider for information about using its gateway. The FortiAuthenticator SMS gateway configuration differs according to
the protocol your SMS provider uses.
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SMTP servers
To view a list of the SMTP servers, go to System > Messaging > SMTP Servers.
Although FortiAuthenticator can be configured to send emails from the built-in mail server
(localhost), this is not recommended. Anti-spam methods such as IP lookup, DKIM, and SPF
can block mail from such ad-hoc mail servers. It is highly recommended that email is relayed
from an official mail server for your domain.
The following information is shown:
Create New Select to create a new SMTP server.
Delete Select to delete the selected SMTP server or servers.
Edit Select to edit the selected SMTP server.
Set as Default Set the selected SMTP server as the default SMTP server.
Name The name of the SMTP server.
Server The server name and port number.
Default Shows a green circle with a check mark for the default SMTP server. To change the default
server, select the server you would like to use as the default, then select Set as Default in
the toolbar.
To add an external SMTP server:
1. Go to System > Messaging > SMTP Servers and select Create New. The Create New SMTP Server window
opens.
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2. Enter the following information:
Name Enter a name to identify this mail server on FortiAuthenticator.
Server name/IP Enter the IP address or Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the mail
server.
Port The default port 25. Change it if your SMTP server uses a different port.
Sender name (optional) Optionally, enter the name that will appear when sending an email from
FortiAuthenticator.
Sender email address In the From field, enter the email address that will appear when sending an
email from FortiAuthenticator.
Connection Security and Customize the secure connection and authentication for a user.
Authentication
Secure For a secure connection to the mail server, select STARTTLS from the
connection dropdown menu.
Enable Enable if the email server requires you to authenticate when sending email.
authentication Enter the Account username and Password if required.
3. Optionally, select Test Connection to send a test email message. Specify a recipient and select Send. Confirm
that the recipient received the message.
Note that the recipient’s email system might treat the test email message as spam.
4. Select OK to create the new SMTP server.
Email services
To view a list of the email services, go to System > Messaging > Email Services.
The following information is shown:
Edit Select to edit the selected email service.
Recipient The name of the email recipient.
SMTP server The SMTP server associated with the recipient. The server can be selected from
the dropdown menu.
Save Select to save any changes made to the email services.
To configure email services:
1. Go to System > Messaging > Email Services and select the recipient you need to edit (the user''s email service
is shown below). The Edit Email Servicewindow opens.
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2. Configure the following:
SMTP server Select the SMTP server from the dropdown menu.
Public Address Customize the address or link for the email.
Address discovery Select the address discovery method:
method l Automatic discovery: Use device FQDN if configured, or automatically
obtain address from the browser, or an active network interface.
l Specify an address: Manually enter the address and port number.
l Use the IP address from a network interface: Select a specific
network interface from the dropdown menu.
Address Enter the recipient IP address or FQDN. Only available if Address discovery
method is set to Specify an address.
Port Enter the recipient port number (set to 80 by default). Only available if
Address discovery method is set to Specify an address.
Network interface Select a configured network interface from the dropdown menu. This option is
only available when the Address discovery method is set to Use the IP
address from a network interface.
3. Select OK to apply your changes.
SMS gateways
To view a list of the configured SMS gateways, go to System > Messaging > SMS Gateways.
The following information is shown:
Create New Select to create a new SMS gateway.
Delete Select to delete the selected SMS gateway or gateways.
Edit Select to edit the selected SMS gateway.
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Set as Default Set the selected SMS gateway as the default SMS gateway.
Name The name of the SMS gateway.
Protocol The protocol used by the gateway.
SMTP Server The SMTP server associated with the gateway.
API URL The gateway’s API URL, if it has one.
Default Shows a green circle with a check mark for the default SMS gateway. To change
the default gateway, select the gateway you would like to use as the default, then
select Set as Default in the toolbar.
You can also configure the message that you will send to users. You can use the following tags for user-specific
information:
Tag Information
{{:country_code}} Telephone country code, e.g. 01 for North America.
{{:mobile_number}} User’s mobile phone number.
{{:message}} “Your authentication token code is ” and the code.
{{:null}} Empty string or null value.
To create a new SMTP SMS gateway:
1. Go to System > Messaging > SMS Gateways and select Create New. The Create New SMS Gateway
window opens.
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2. Enter the following information:
Name Enter a name for the new gateway.
Protocol Select SMTP.
SMTP server Select the SMTP server you use to contact the SMS gateway. The SMTP
server must already be configured, see SMTP servers on page 55.
Mail-to-SMS gateway Change domain.com to the SMS provider’s domain name. The default entry
{{:mobile_number}}@domain.com assumes that the address is the
user’s mobile number followed by@ and the domain name. In the Email
Preview section, check the To field to ensure that the format of the address
matches the information from your provider.
Email Preview View a preview of the email message.
To Format of the email address, as determined by theMail-to-SMS gateway
field.
Subject Optionally, enter a subject for the message.
Body Optionally, enter body text for the message.
3. Optionally, select Test Settings to send a test SMSmessage to the user.
4. Select OK to create a new SMTP SMS gateway.
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To create a new HTTP or HTTPS SMS gateway:
1. Go to System > Messaging > SMS Gateways and select Create New. The Create New SMS Gateway
window opens.
2. Expand the HTTP/HTTPS section, then enter the following information:
HTTP/HTTPS
HTTP method Select the method to use, eitherGET of POST.
API URL Enter the gateway URL, omitting the protocol prefix http:// or https://.
Also omit the parameter string that begins with ?.
CA certificate Select CA certificate that validates this SMS provider from the dropdown
menu.
Content-Type Select a content type from the dropdown menu.
Authorization Enter the Username and Password forBasic Auth.
Type
HTTP Parameters
Field Enter the parameter names that the SMS provider’s URL requires, such as
user and password.
Value Enter the values or tags corresponding to the fields.
Delete Delete the field and its value.
3. If you need more parameter entries, select Add another SMS Gateway HTTP Parameter.
4. Optionally, select Test Settings to send a test SMSmessage to the user.
5. Select OK to create a new HTTP or HTTPS SMS gateway.
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Authentication
FortiAuthenticator provides an easy to configure authentication server for your users. Multiple FortiGate units can use a
single FortiAuthenticator unit for remote authentication and FortiToken device management.
FortiAuthenticator in a multiple FortiGate unit network
What to configure
You need to decide which elements of the FortiAuthenticator configuration you need:
l Determine the type of authentication you will use: password-based or token-based. Optionally, you can enable both
types. This is called two-factor authentication.
l Determine the type of authentication server you will use: RADIUS, built-in LDAP, or Remote LDAP. You will need to
use at least one of these server types.
l Determine which FortiGate units or third-party devices will use the FortiAuthenticator. The FortiAuthenticator must
be configured on each FortiGate unit as an authentication server, either RADIUS or LDAP. For RADIUS
authentication, each FortiGate or third-party device must be configured on the FortiAuthenticator as an
authentication client.
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Password-based authentication
User accounts can be created on the FortiAuthenticator device in multiple ways:
l Administrator creates a user and specifies their username and password.
l Administrator creates a username and a random password is automatically emailed to the user.
l Users are created by importing either a CSV file or from an external LDAP server.
Users can self-register for password-based authentication. This reduces the workload for the system administrator.
Users can choose their own passwords or have a randomly generated password provided in the browser or sent to them
via email or SMS. Self-registration can be instant, or it can require administrator approval. See Self-registration on page
98.
Once created, users are automatically part of the RADIUS Authentication system and can be authenticated remotely.
See User management on page 71 for more information about user accounts.
Two-factor authentication
Two-factor authentication increases security by requiring multiple pieces of information on top of the username and
password. There are generally two factors:
l Something the user knows, usually a password,
l Something the user has, such as a FortiToken device.
Requiring the two factors increases the difficulty for an unauthorized person to impersonate a legitimate user.
To enable two-factor authentication, configure both password-based and token-based authentication in the user’s
account.
FortiAuthenticator token-based authentication requires the user to enter a numeric token, or one-time password (OTP),
at login. Two types of numerical tokens are supported:
l Time-based (TOTP): The token passcode is generated using a combination of the time and a secret key which is
known only by the token and the FortiAuthenticator device. The token password changes at regular time intervals,
and FortiAuthenticator is able to validate the entered passcode using the time and the secret seed information for
that token.
Passcodes can only be used a single time (one time passcodes) to prevent replay attacks. Fortinet has the
following time based tokens:
l FortiToken hardware
l FortiToken Mobile, running on a compatible smartphone
For more information about TOTP, see RFC 6238.
l Event-based or HMAC-based (HOTP): The token passcode is generated using an event trigger and a secret
key. Event tokens are supported using a valid email account and a mobile phone number with SMS service.
FortiToken devices, FortiToken Mobile apps, email addresses, and phone numbers must be configured in the
user’s account.
For more information about HOTP, see RFC 4226.
Only the administrator can configure token-based authentication. See Configuring token-based authentication on
page 77.
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Authentication servers
FortiAuthenticator has built-in RADIUS and LDAP servers. It also supports the use of remote RADIUS and LDAP (which
can include Windows AD servers).
The built-in servers are best used where there is no existing authentication infrastructure, or when a separate set of
credentials is required. You build a user account database on FortiAuthenticator. The database can include additional
user information such as street addresses and phone numbers that cannot be stored in a FortiGate unit’s user
authentication database. To authenticate, either LDAP or RADIUS can be used. The remote LDAP option adds your
FortiGate units to an existing LDAP structure. Optionally, you can add two-factor authentication to remote LDAP.
RADIUS
If you use RADIUS, you must enable RADIUS in each user account. FortiGate units must be registered as RADIUS
authentication clients underAuthentication > RADIUS Service > Clients. See RADIUS service on page 124. On
each FortiGate unit that will use the RADIUS protocol, FortiAuthenticator must be configured as a RADIUS server under
User & Device > RADIUS Servers.
Built-in LDAP
If you use built-in LDAP, you will need to configure the LDAP directory tree. You add users from the user database to the
appropriate nodes in the LDAP hierarchy. See Creating the directory tree on page 130. On each FortiGate unit that will
use LDAP protocol, FortiAuthenticator must be configured as an LDAP server underUser & Device > LDAP Servers.
Remote LDAP
Remote LDAP is used when an existing LDAP directory exists and should be used for authentication. User information
can be selectively synchronized with FortiAuthenticator, but the user credentials (passwords) remain on, and are
validated against the LDAP directory.
To utilize remote LDAP, the authentication client (such as a FortiGate device) must connect to the FortiAuthenticator
device using RADIUS to authenticate the user information (see User & Device > RADIUS Servers). The password is
then proxied to the LDAP server for validation, while any associated token passcode is validated locally.
Machine authentication
Machine (or computer) authentication is a feature of the Windows supplicant that allows a Windowsmachine to
authenticate to a network via 802.1X prior to user authentication.
Machine authentication is performed by the computer itself, which sends its computer object credentials before the
Windows logon screen appears. User authentication is performed after the user logs in to Windows.
Based on the computer credentials provided during machine authentication, limited access to the network can be
granted. For example, access can be granted to just the Active Directory server to enable user authentication.
Following machine authentication, user authentication can take place to authenticate that the user is also valid, and to
then grant further access to the network.
Machine authentication commonly occurs on boot up or log out, and not, for example, when a device awakens from
hibernation. Because of this, the FortiAuthenticator caches authenticated devices based on their MAC addresses for a
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configurable period (see General on page 64). For more information on cached users, see Windows device logins on
page 181
To configure machine authentication, see Clients on page 124.
User account policies
General policies for user accounts include lockout settings, password policies, and custom user fields.
General
To configure general account policy settings, go to Authentication > User Account Policies > General.
Configure the following settings:
PCI DSS 3.2 two-factor Enable to always collect all authentication factors before indicating a success or
authentication failure.
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Enhanced cryptography for Enable to use stronger cryptography for the storage of local user passwords.
storage of local user
passwords Note that this option cannot be disabled after 30 days of being enabled.
FortiAuthenticator will send an email remainder to the administrator before the
end of the 30-day period.
Expire device login after Login session timeout for Windowsmachine authentication via 802.1X.
Automatically purge disabled Enable to automatically purge disabled user accounts. Select the frequency of the
user accounts purge in the Frequency field: Hourly, Daily,Weekly, orMonthly. Enter the
time of the purge in the Time field: Now to set the time to the current time, or
select the clock icon to choose a time: Now, Midnight, 6 a.m., orNoon.
Purge users that are disabled Set the reason for purging disabled users: Manually disabled, Login
due to the following reasons inactivity, orAccount expired.
Discard stale RADIUS Enable to select a time after which RADIUS authentication requests are
authentication requests considered stale and are discarded, from 3 - 360 seconds (or six minutes). The
default is set to 8 seconds.
Expire inactive RADIUS Enter a time after which RADIUS accounting sessions timeout, from 5 to 1440
accounting session after minutes (or five minutes to one day). The default is set to 60 minutes.
PCI DSS 3.2 two-factor authentication
The login flows for RADIUS authentication, SAML IdP, Guest Portals, and GUI Login all meet PCI DSS 3.2 standards
regarding multi-factor authentication.
In the case where the Bypass FortiToken authentication when user is from a trusted subnet option is enabled
(underAuthentication > SAML IdP > Service Providers), and the user is logging in from a trusted subnet, the login
flow reverts to password-only regardless of the PCI mode.
The GUI login page is hard-coded to Apply two-factor authentication if available (authenticate any user), so it
behaves the same as the guest portal.
All failed authentications will return the same generic message, so as not to reveal any clue to an attacker about which
piece of information was valid or invalid:
"Please enter correct credentials. Note that the password is case-sensitive."
Remote login to the CLI (i.e. Telnet, SSH) also complies with the new PCI requirements.
Guest portal exception
There is one exception for guest portals. When a user has exceeded their time and/or data usage limit, the
FortiAuthenticator shows the "Usage exceeded" replacement message. The best behavior would be to only show the
replacement message if the credentials are valid. However, this would require a major change in the internal flow of the
current authentication implementation. Instead, the FortiAuthenticator only requires that the account name be valid (not
the credentials). The downside is that it opens the door for leaking valid account names. Nonetheless, it is deemed
acceptable because:
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1. Account name leakage prevention is not a PCI requirement (just a best practice).
2. Leaked account names are not usable because they are disabled (due to exceeded usage).
3. Disabled accounts can''t be leveraged to brute-force credentials (in the hope of using them if an account gets re-
enabled/usage extended).
Lockouts
For various security reasons, you may want to lock a user’s account. For example, repeated unsuccessful attempts to
log in might indicate an attempt at unauthorized access.
Information on locked-out users can be viewed in the Top User Lockoutswidget, see Top user lockouts widget on
page 34.
Currently locked-out users can be viewed inMonitor > Authentication > Locked-out Users.
To configure the user lockout policy:
1. Go to Authentication > User Account Policies > Lockouts.
2. Configure the following settings, then select OK to apply any changes:
Enable user account lockout Enable user account lockout for failed login attempts and enter the maximum
policy number of allowed failed attempts in theMaximum failed login attempts
field.
Specify lockout Enable to specify the length of the lockout period, from 60 to 86400 seconds
period (or one minute to one day). After the lockout period expires, theMaximum
failed login attempts number applies again.
When disabled, locked out users are permanently disabled until an
administrator manually re-enables them.
Enable inactive user lockout Select to enable disabling a user account if there is no login activity for a given
number of days. In the Lock out inactive users after field, enter the number
of days, from 1 to 1825 (or one day to five years), after which a user is locked
out.
Passwords
Multiple password policies can be created and implemented for different groups, as opposed to enforcing a global
password policy.
When a user is a member of multiple user groups, FortiAuthenticator applies the strictest password policy settings. For
example, if two password policies have different password expiry periods, FortiAuthenticator applies the shortest expiry
period.
For load-balancing HA (A-A), new password policy settings in user groups must be manually
duplicated on the backup unit(s).
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You can enforce a minimum length and complexity for user passwords, and can force users to change their passwords
periodically.
For information on setting a user’s password, and password recovery options, see Editing a user on page 74.
Go to Authentication > User Account Policies > Passwords and select Create New to configure a password
policy.
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To set password complexity requirements:
1. UnderUser Password Complexity, enter the minimum password length in theMinimum length field.
The default length is 8. The minimum length is 0, which means that there is no minimum
length but the password cannot be empty.
2. Optionally, select Check for password complexity and then configure the following password requirements as
needed:
l Minimum upper-case letters
l Minimum lower-case letters
l Minimum numeric characters
l Minimum non-alphanumeric characters
You can also enable Use non-alphanumeric characters in random passwords and enter the characters
in the field provided.
3. Select OK to apply the password length and complexity settings.
To set a password change policy:
1. UnderUser Password Change Policy, optionally select Enable password expiry, then set the
Maximum password age.
The default maximum password age is 90 days. The minimum value allowed is 14 days.
You can also set the password renewal reminder intervals in the Send password renewal reminder on field
available, separating each entry by a comma. The default is every 14, 7, 3, and 1 days.
2. Optionally, select Enforce password history to prevent users from creating a new password that is the same as
their current password or recently used passwords. Then, enter the Number of passwords to remember. New
passwords must not match any of the remembered passwords.
For example, if three passwords are remembered (set by default), users cannot reuse any of their three previous
passwords.
3. Optionally, select Enable random password expiry to force randomly generated passwords to expire. Then,
enter the number of hours after which a randomly generated password will expire in the Random passwords
expire after field.
The default randomly generated password expiry age is 72 hours (or three days). The value can be set from 1 to
168 hours (or seven days).
You can also set the number of hours users have to set a new password upon receiving a new password email link.
The default is 24 hours. The value can be set from 1 to 168 hours (or seven days).
4. Select OK to create the password policy.
Custom user fields
You can configure custom fields to include in the user information of local users. See Local users on page 72 for
information about creating and managing local users.
To edit custom fields, go to Authentication > User Account Policies > Custom User Fields. A maximum of three
custom fields can be added.
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Tokens
To configure token policy settings, go to Authentication > User Account Policies > Tokens.
Configure the following settings:
FortiTokens
TOTP Configure the length of time, plus or minus the current time, that a FortiToken
authentication code is deemed valid, from 1 - 60 minutes. The default is set to 1 minute.
window size
HOTP Configure the count, or number of times, that the FortiToken passcode is
authentication deemed valid, from 1 - 100 counts. The default is set to 3 counts.
window size
TOTP sync Configure the period of time in which the entry of an invalid token can trigger a
window size synchronization, from 5 - 480 minutes. The default is set to 60 minutes.
If the token is incorrect according to the FortiToken valid window, but exists in the
sync window, synchronization will be initiated.
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HOTP sync Configure the count, or number of times, that the entry of an invalid token can
window size trigger a synchronization, from 5 - 500 counts. The default is set to 100 counts.
If the token is incorrect according to the FortiToken valid window, but exists in the
sync window, synchronization will be initiated.
Seed Passphrase to derive a seed encryption key from, for seed returned when
encryption provisioning a FortiToken Mobile via web service (REST API).
passphrase
FortiAuthenticator Agent Offline FortiToken Support
Enable offline Configure to allow the Windows Agent to cache future tokens for users when they
support are offline. Enable this option to set the following:
Shared secret: Set the shared secret used in offline support.
TOTP cache size: Period of time after last login to pre-cache offline
TOTP tokens, from 1 - 14 days. The default is set to 7 days.
HOTP cache size: Period of time after last login to pre-cache offline
HOTP tokens, from 1 - 1000 counts. The default is set to 10 counts.
FortiToken Mobile Transfer
Enable token Enable to let users securely transfer FortiToken Mobile tokens from one mobile
transfer device to another. See Transferring FortiToken Mobile tokens from old to new
feature devices on page 70 below.
Email/SMS
Token timeout Set a time after which a token code sent via email or SMSwill be marked as
expired, from 10 - 3600 seconds (or one hour). The default is set to 60 seconds.
Transferring FortiToken Mobile tokens from old to new devices
Changing devices requires the user to install new tokens on their new device because the unique device ID is used to
form the seed decryption key.
If you wipe data from your device, or upgrade your device, you will need to re-provision your
accounts.
The option to Enable token transfer feature is available underAuthentication > User Account Policies >
Tokens.
If it is not enabled, FortiAuthenticator blocks all requests to Transfer Activation Code (see below).
The process for transferring a token to a new device is as follows:
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1. The end user selects a new FortiToken Mobile menu option: Initiate Token Transfer.
2. FortiToken Mobile requests a new "Token Transfer Request" service from FortiCare, and includes the token data.
3. FortiCare stores the token data and creates a Transfer Activation Code.
4. FortiCare signals back to FortiToken Mobile on the old device that "Transfer Initialization" is complete.
5. On the old device, FortiToken Mobile sends a request to FortiAuthenticator for the Transfer Activation Code.
6. FortiAuthenticator retrieves the Transfer Activation Code from FortiCare and signals back to FortiToken Mobile
(on the old device) that the Transfer Activation Code request was successful.
7. FortiAuthenticator sends either an email or SMS to the end user with the transfer code (as a QR code in the case of
email).
8. On the new device, the end user selects the FortiToken Mobile menu option Complete Token Transfer and
enters the transfer code (or scans the QR code).
9. FortiToken Mobile receives the token data from FortiCare and installs the token(s) on the new device.
All tokens are removed on the old device after the transfer is complete.
User management
The FortiAuthenticator user database has the benefit of being able to associate extensive information with each user,
as you would expect of RADIUS and LDAP servers. This information includes whether the user is an administrator, uses
RADIUS authentication, or uses two-factor authentication, and includes personal information such as full name,
address, password recovery options, and the groups that the user belongs to.
The RADIUS server on FortiAuthenticator is configured using default settings. For a user to authenticate using RADIUS,
the option Allow RADIUS Authenticationmust be selected for that user’s entry, and the FortiGate unit must be
added to the authentication client list. See RADIUS service on page 124.
Administrators
Administrator accounts on FortiAuthenticator are standard user accounts that are flagged as administrators. Both local
users and remote LDAP users can be administrators.
Once flagged as an administrator, a user account’s administrator privileges can be set to either full access or
customized to select their administrator rights for different parts of FortiAuthenticator.
The subnets from which administrators are able to log in can be restricted by entering the IP addresses and netmasks of
trusted management subnets.
There are log events for administrator configuration activities. Administrators can also be configured to authenticate to
the local system using two-factor authentication.
An account marked as an administrator can be used for RADIUS authentication if Allow RADIUS Authentication is
selected. See RADIUS service on page 124. These administrator accounts only support Password Authentication
Protocol (PAP).
See Configuring a user as an administrator on page 77 for more information.
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Groups for administrators
Local and remote user accounts with administrator or sponsor roles can be entered into groups. This provides the
following benefits:
l Group filtering of administrators.
l A single account for individuals needing both administrator and user roles.
l Inclusion of RADIUS attributes from groups in RADIUS Access-Accept responses.
Local users
Local user accounts can be created, imported, exported, edited, and deleted as needed. Expired local user accounts
can be purged manually or automatically (see General on page 64).
To manage local user accounts, go to Authentication > User Management > Local Users.
The local user account list shows the following information:
Create New Select to create a new user.
Import Select to import local user accounts from a CSV file or FortiGate configuration
file.
If using a CSV file, it must have one record per line, with the following format:
user name (30 characters max), first name (30 characters max), last name (30
characters max), email address (75 characters max), mobile number (25
characters max), password (optional, 128 characters max).
If the optional password is left out of the import file, the user is emailed
temporary login credentials and requested to configure a new password.
Note that, even if an optional field is empty, it still must be defined with a
comma.
Export Users Select to export the user account list to a CSV file.
Edit Select to edit the selected user account.
Delete Select to delete the selected user account or accounts.
Disabled Users Purge Disabled: This offers the option to choose which type of disabled users to
purge. All users matching the type(s) selection are deleted.
Re-enable: This allows the administrator to re-enable disabled accounts. Expired
users accounts can only be re-enabled individually.
Search Enter a search term in the search field, then select Search to search the user
account list.
User The user accounts’ usernames.
First name The user accounts’ first names, if included.
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Last name The user accounts’ last names, if included.
Email address The user accounts’ email addresses, if included.
Admin If the user account is set as an administrator, a green circle with a check mark is
shown.
Status If the user account is enabled, a green circle with a check mark is shown.
Token The token that is assigned to that user account. Select the token name to edit the
FortiToken, see FortiToken device maintenance on page 96.
Token requested The status of the user''s token request.
Groups The group or groups to which the user account belongs.
Authentication Methods The authentication method used for the user account.
Expiration The date and time that the user account expires, if an expiration date and time
have been set for the account.
Adding a user
When creating a user account, there are three ways to handle the password:
1. The administrator assigns a password immediately and communicates it to the user.
2. FortiAuthenticator creates a random password and automatically emails it to the new user.
3. No password is assigned because only token-based authentication will be used.
To add a new user:
1. In the local users list, select Create New. The Create New Local User window opens.
2. Enter the following information:
Username Enter a username for the user.
Password creation Select one of the options from the dropdown menu:
l Specify a password: Manually enter a password in the Password field,
then reenter the password in the Password confirmation field.
l Set and email a random password: Enter an email address to which
to send the password in the Email address field, then reenter the email
address in the Confirm email address field.
l No password, FortiToken authentication only: After you select OK,
you will need to associate a FortiToken device with this user. See
FortiAuthenticator and FortiTokens on page 95.
Allow RADIUS For a user to authenticate using RADIUS, this must be enabled.
authentication
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Force password change on Enable or disable the option for users to change their local password on
next logon FortiAuthenticator at first logon. This feature prevents administrators from
having to call or email the franchisee to deliver user credentials, which is not a
secure method of delivery and adds additional time to the onboarding
process.
Role Select whether the new account is for an Administrator, Sponsor, or
regularUser. Administrators can either have full permissions or have specific
administrator profiles applied. Regular users can have their account expiration
settings configured.
Enable account expiration Select to enable user account expiration, either after a specific amount of
time has elapsed, or on a specific date.
Expire after Select when the account will expire:
l Set length of time: Enter the number of hours, days, months, or years
until the account expires.
l Set an expire date: Enter the date on which the account will expire,
either by manually typing it in, or by selecting the calendar icon and
selecting a date.
3. Select OK to create the new user. You are redirected to the Change local user window to continue the user
configuration in greater detail.
If the password creation method was set to No password, FortiToken authentication only, you are required to
associate a FortiToken with the user before the user can be enabled.
Editing a user
User accounts can be edited at any time. To edit a user, go to the user account list, select a user to editi, and select Edit
from the toolbar. Conversely, select the username in the user list.
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The following information can be viewed or configured:
Username The username cannot be changed.
Disabled Select to disable the user account.
Password-based Select to enable password-based authentication.
authentication The user''s password can be changed by selecting Change Password.
Token-based authentication Select to enable FortiToken-based authentication. See Configuring token-based
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authentication on page 77.
Allow RADIUS authentication Select to allow RADIUS authentication. This applies only to regular users.
Enable account expiration Select to enable account expiration and specify the account''s expiration. See
Enable account expiration on page 74.
User Role Configure the user’s role.
Role Select Administrator, Sponsor, orUser.
If setting a user as an administrator, see Configuring a user as an administrator
on page 77.
Allow LDAP Select to allow LDAP browsing. This applies only to regular users.
browsing
Full permission Enable to grant this administrator full permission, or enter an Admin profile in the
field provided. This applies only to administrators.
Web service Enable to allow this administrator to access the web services either through a
access REST API or using a client application. This applies only to administrators.
Restrict admin Enable and enter trusted IP addresses and netmasks for restricted administrator
login from trusted login access. This applies only to administrators.
management
subnets only
User Information Enter user information, such as their address and phone number. See Adding
user information on page 78.
Alternative email addresses Add alternate email addresses for the user.
Password Recovery Options Configure password recovery options for the user. See Configuring password
recovery options on page 78
Groups Assign the user to one or more groups. See User groups on page 88.
Usage Information View the user''s usage information, including bytes in/out, time used, and the
option to reset the usage statistics.
Email Routing Enter a mail host and routing address into their respective fields to configure
email routing for the user.
RADIUS Attributes Add RADIUS attributes. See RADIUS attributes on page 94.
Certificate Bindings Add, edit, or removed certificate bindings for the user account. See Configuring
certificate bindings on page 80.
Select the certificate name to view the certificate, or select the Revoke
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revoke the certificate.
Devices Add devices, based on MAC address, for the user account.
Select OK when you have finished editing the user’s information and settings.
Configuring token-based authentication
Token-based authentication requires either a FortiToken device or a mobile device with the FortiToken Mobile app
installed, or a device with either email or SMS capability.
FortiToken and FortiToken Mobile tokens must first be registered underAuthentication > User Management >
FortiTokens. For more information, see FortiTokens on page 92.
To configure an account for token-based authentication:
1. To view the token-based authentication options, edit a user and select Token-based authentication.
2. Select one of the following token delivery methods:
l FortiToken, then select the FortiToken device serial number from the FortiToken Hardware or FortiToken
Mobile dropdown menus, as appropriate.
The device must be known to FortiAuthenticator. See FortiToken physical device and FortiToken Mobile on
page 94.
Optionally, select Configure a temporary e-mail/SMS token to receive a temporary token code via email or
SMS.
l Email, then enter the user’s email address in the User Information section.
l SMS, then enter the user’s mobile number in the User Information section.
l Dual (Email & SMS), then enter the user''s email address and mobile number in the User Information
section.
3. Select Test Token to validate the token passcode. The Test Email Token or Test SMS Token window opens
(depending on your selection).
l For email and SMS tokens, confirm that the contact information is correct, select Next, then enter the token
code received via email or SMS.
l Select Back to return to edit the contact information, select Verify to verify the token passcode, or select
Resend Code if a new code is required.
l For FortiToken, enter the token code in the Token code field, then select Verify to verify the token passcode.
4. Select OK.
By default, token code verification must be completed within 60 seconds after the token
code is sent by email or SMS. To change this timeout, go to Authentication > User
Account Polices > Tokens and modify the Email/SMS Token timeout field. For
more information, see Lockouts on page 66.
Configuring a user as an administrator
For more information, see Administrators on page 71.
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To set a user as an administrator:
1. Edit a user and set Role to Administrator under the User Role section.
2. Enable Full permission to give the administrator full administrative privileges, or enterAdmin profiles to
customize the administrator’s permissions.
3. Optionally, enableWeb service access to allow the administrator to access the web services via a REST API or
FortiAuthenticator Agent for Microsoft Windows.
4. Select Restrict admin login from trusted management subnets only, then enter the IP addresses and
netmasks of trusted management subnets in the table, to restrict the subnets from which an administrator can log
in.
5. Select OK to apply the changes to the administrator account.
Adding user information
Some user information can be required depending on how the user is configured. For example, if the user is using
token-based authentication by SMS, a mobile number and SMS gateway must be configured before the user can be
enabled.
The following user information can be entered:
First name Last name
Email address Phone number
Mobile number SMS gateway: select from the dropdown menu. Select
Test SMS to send a test message.
Street address
City State/Province
Country: Select from the dropdown menu.
Language: Select a specific language from the dropdown menu, or use the default language.
Organization: Select an organization from the dropdown menu. See Organizations on page 90.
Configuring password recovery options
To replace a lost or forgotten password, FortiAuthenticator can send the user a password recovery link by email or in a
browser in response to a pre-arranged security question. The user must then set a new password.
To configure password recovery by email:
1. Edit a user and ensure that the user has an email address entered. See Adding user information on page 78.
2. Under Password Recovery Options section, enable Email recovery.
In the event that additional email addresses have been configured underAlternative Email Addresses, an email
is sent to all configured email addresses.
3. Select OK to apply the changes.
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To configure password recovery by security question:
1. Edit a user and, under Password Recovery Options, enable Security question, and select Edit.
2. Choose one of the questions from the dropdown menu, or selectWrite my own question and enter a question in
the Custom question field.
3. Enter the answer for the question in the Answer field.
4. Select OK to create the security question.
5. Select OK again to apply the changes to the user account.
How the user can configure password recovery by security question:
1. Log in to the user account.
2. Select Edit Profile at the top left of the page.
3. Under Password Recovery Options, select Security Question, and select Edit.
4. Choose one of the questions in the list, or selectWrite my own question and enter a question in the Custom
question field.
5. Enter the answer for your question.
6. Select OK.
How the user can configure password recovery by email:
1. Log in to the user account.
2. Select Edit Profile at the top left of the page.
3. Under Password Recovery Options, select Email recovery.
4. Optionally, select Alternative email addresses and enter additional email addresses for this user.
5. Select OK.
How the user recovers from a lost password:
1. Browse to the IP address of the FortiAuthenticator.
Security policies must be in place on the FortiGate unit to establish these sessions.
2. At the login screen, select Forgot my password.
3. Select to recover your password either byUsername or Email.
4. Enter either your username or email address as selected in the previous step, and select Next.
This information is used to select the user account. If your information does not match a user account, password
recovery cannot be completed.
5. Do one of the following:
l If an email address was entered, check your email, open the email and select the password recovery link.
l If a username was entered, answer the security question and select Next.
6. On the Reset Password page, enter and confirm a new password and select Next.
The user can now authenticate using the new password.
Active Directory users password reset
To allow Active Directory (AD) users to reset their password from the main login page, follow the same workflow for
resetting a local user''s password described above.
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The Password Recovery Options setting is included in the remote LDAP users configuration page.
This feature is available for both self-service and guest portals.
Configuring certificate bindings
To use a local certificate as part of authenticating a user, you need to:
l Create a user certificate for the user (see To create a new certificate: on page 184 for more information).
l Create a binding to that certificate in the user’s account.
To create a binding to a certificate in a user’s account:
1. Edit a user and expand the Certificate Bindings section.
2. Select Add Binding.
3. Select either Local CA or Trusted CA from the CA certificate dropdown menu, and select the applicable CA
certificate.
4. Enter the Common Name on the certificate. For example, if the certificate says CN=rgreen then enter rgreen.
5. Select OK to add the new binding.
Remote users
Remote LDAP users must be imported into the FortiAuthenticator user database from LDAP servers. For more
information, see LDAP on page 115.
Note that you will only be able to import a maximum of five remote users if you have an unlicensed version of
FortiAuthenticator-VM.
A FortiToken device already allocated to a local account cannot be allocated to an LDAP user
as well; it must be a different FortiToken device.
Remote RADIUS users can be created, migrated to LDAP users, edited, and deleted.
LDAP users
To import remote LDAP users:
1. Go to Authentication > User Management > Remote Users, ensure that LDAP users is selected, and select
Import.
2. Select a server from the Remote LDAP server dropdown menu, then select Import users or Import users by
group membership, and select Go.
An LDAP server must already be configured to select it in the dropdown menu. For
information on adding a remote LDAP server, see Remote authentication servers on page
114.
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The Import Remote LDAP Users or Import Remote LDAP Users by Group Membershipswindow opens in
a new browser window.
3. Optionally, enter a Filter string to reduce the number of entries returned, and then select Apply, or select Clear to
clear the filters.
Please note that theMember attribute field is only available if you select to Import
users by group membership. Use this field to specify the filter by which users will be
shown. In the example, the default attribute (member) will only show users that are
members of groups (users must be part of member attribute of the groups).
4. The default configuration imports the attributes commonly associated with Microsoft Active Directory LDAP
implementations. Select Configure user attributes to edit the remote LDAP user mapping attributes.
Selecting the field FirstName, for example, presents a list of detected attributes that can be selected. This list is
not exhaustive as additional, non-displayed attributes may be available for import. Consult your LDAP
administrator for a full list of available attributes.
5. Select the entries you want to import.
6. Optionally, select an organization from theOrganization dropdown menu to associate the imported users with a
specific organization. See Organizations on page 90 for more information.
7. Select OK.
The amount of time required to import the remote users will vary depending on the number of users to import.
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To add two-factor authentication to a remote LDAP user:
1. Edit the remote user, select Token-based authentication, and follow the same steps as when editing a local user
(Editing a user on page 74).
2. Configure the User Role, User Information, RADIUS Attributes, and Certificate Bindings for the user as
needed.
3. Select OK to apply the changes.
RADIUS users
To view remote RADIUS users, go to Authentication > User Management > Remote Users and select RADIUS
users in the toolbar. See RADIUS on page 120 for more information about remote RADIUS servers.
The following options are available (when remote RADIUS users are available to edit):
Create New Select to create a new remote RADIUS user.
Delete Select to delete the selected user or users.
Edit Select to edit the selected user.
Re-enable Select to re-enable the status of a user that has been disabled.
Migrate Select to migrate the selected user or users. See To migrate RADIUS users to
LDAP users: on page 83.
Token Select to either Enforce orBypass token-based authentication for the selected
user(s).
Search Search the remote RADIUS user list.
Username The remote user’s name.
Remote RADIUS server The remote RADIUS server or which the user resides.
Admin Displays whether or not the user is configured as an administrator.
Status Displays whether or not the user is enabled or disabled.
Token The FortiToken used by the user, if applicable.
Token Requested Displays whether or not a FortiToken has been requested for the user.
Enforce token-based Displays whether or not token-based authentication is enforced.
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To create a new remote RADIUS user:
1. From the remote user list, select RADIUS users and select Create New.
2. Enter the following information:
Remote RADIUS Select the remote RADIUS server on which the user will be created from. For
more information on remote RADIUS servers, see RADIUS on page 120.
Username Enter a username.
Enforce token-based Select to enforce token-based authentication, if you are configuring token-
authentication if configured based authentication.
below
Token-based authentication Select to configure token-based authentication.
Deliver token Select the method by which token codes are delivered:
code by l FortiToken: Select the FortiToken device serial number from the
FortiToken Hardware or FortiToken Mobile dropdown menus.
l Email: Enter the user’s email address in the User Information section.
l SMS: Enter the user’s mobile number in the User Information section.
l Dual (Email & SMS): Enter the user’s email address and mobile
number in the User Information section.
For FortiToken, the device must be known to FortiAuthenticator. See
FortiToken physical device and FortiToken Mobile on page 94.
In addition, you can optionally select Configure a temporary e-mail/SMS
token to receive a temporary token code via email or SMS.
Allow RADIUS Enable or disable RADIUS authentication.
authentication
User Role Select whether the remote user is either an Administrator (along with
related permissions) or a regularUser.
User Information Enter user information as needed. The following options are available:
l Email address
l Mobile number and SMS gateway
l Language
l Organization - see Organizations on page 90.
3. Select OK to create the new remote RADIUS user.
To migrate RADIUS users to LDAP users:
1. From the remote RADIUS users list (see Learned RADIUS users on page 181), select the user or users you need to
migrate, then select Migrate from the toolbar.
2. Select an LDAP server from the dropdown menu and select Next.
3. Enter the distinguished names for the users to migrate, or browse the LDAP tree (see Directory tree overview on
page 129) to find the users.
4. Select Migrate to migrate the user or users.
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SAML users
To view remote SAML users, go to Authentication > User Management > Remote Users and select SAML users.
To create a new remote SAML user:
1. From the remote user list, select SAML users and select Create New.
The Create New Remote SAML User window appears.
2. Enter the following information:
Remote SAML Select the remote SAML server on which the user will be created from. For
more information on remote SAML servers, see SAML on page 121.
Username Enter a username.
Disabled Enable or disable the user account.
Token-based authentication Select to configure token-based authentication.
Deliver token Select the method by which token codes are delivered:
code by l FortiToken: Select the FortiToken device serial number from the
FortiToken Hardware or FortiToken Mobile dropdown menus.
l Email: Enter the user’s email address in the User Information section.
l SMS: Enter the user’s mobile number in the User Information section.
l Dual (Email & SMS): Enter the user’s email address and mobile
number in the User Information section.
For FortiToken, the device must be known to FortiAuthenticator. See
FortiToken physical device and FortiToken Mobile on page 94.
In addition, you can optionally select Configure a temporary e-mail/SMS
token to receive a temporary token code via email or SMS.
User Information Enter user information as needed. The following options are available:
l First name
l Last name
l Email address
l Mobile number and SMS gateway
l Language
l Organization - see Organizations on page 90.
3. Select OK to create the new remote SAML user.
To import remote SAML users:
1. From the remote user list, select SAML users, and select Import.
The Import remote SAML Users window opens.
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2. Select the following:
Remote SAML server Select the remote SAML server on which the users will be imported from. For
more information on remote SAML servers, see SAML on page 121.
Group Select the SAML server group to import users from.
3. Select OK to import the remote SAML users.
Remote user sync rules
Synchronization rules can be created to control how and when remote LDAP and SAML users are synchronized. To view
a list of the remote user synchronization rules, go to Authentication > User Management > Remote User Sync
Rules.
To create a new remote LDAP user synchronization rule:
1. From the Remote User Sync Rules page, select LDAP users, and select Create New.
2. Configure the following settings:
Name Enter a name for the synchronization rule.
Remote LDAP Select a remote LDAP server from the dropdown menu. To configure a remote
LDAP server, see LDAP on page 115.
Base distinguished name Base DN of the remote LDAP server that automatically populates when a
remote LDAP server is selected above.
LDAP filter Optionally, enter an LDAP filter. Select Test Filter to test that the filter
functions as expected.
Token-based authentication Select the required authentication synchronization priorities.
sync priorities Drag the priorities up and down in the list change the priority order.
Sync every Select the amount of time between synchronizations.
Sync as Select to synchronize as a remote user or as a local user. Selecting either
option opens a dialog box displaying the user fields that are synchronized for
that selection.
User Role Select the user role to assign to remote users. Users assigned the role of
Administrator are granted full permissions.
Group to associate users Optionally, select a group from the dropdown menu with which to associate
with the users with, or select Create New to create a new user group. See User
groups on page 88.
Organization Optionally, select an organization from the dropdown menu with which to
associate the users with, or select Create New to create a new organization.
See Organizations on page 90.
Certificate binding CA Certificate binding CA for users who use remote user sync rules.
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When the Certificate binding common name field is populated (under
LDAP User Mapping Attributes) this field must also be specified.
Do not delete synced users Select to ensure that synchronized users are not deleted when they are no
when they are no longer longer found on the remote server. This option is only available when
found on the remote server Proceed with rule even when response empty is disabled.
Proceed with rule even Select to enforce the synchronization rule even when the LDAP response is
when response empty empty. Use this option to delete all users from a FortiAuthenticator group
when synchronization rule returns an empty response. This option is only
available when Do not delete synced users when they are no longer
found on the remote server is disabled.
Warning: This option should be used with caution. An error from the
administrator (e.g. a typo when changing the LDAP query) could cause the
deletion of all existing synchronized users, requiring the administrator to
reprovision any assigned FortiTokens.
LDAP User Mapping Optionally, edit the remote LDAP user mapping attributes.
Attributes
Debugging Settings Optionally, log synchronization details, including LDAP query results. These
log files can be downloaded under Debug Report > LDAP Sync. In
addition, select whether to delete synchronized users when they are no longer
found on the remote server.
Preview Mapping Select to preview the LDAP user sync mappings in a new window.
Show Sync Fields Select to view the user fields that will be synchronized.
3. Select OK to create the new LDAP synchronization rule.
To create a new remote SAML user synchronization rule:
1. From the Remote User Sync Rules page, select SAML users, select Create New.
2. Configure the following settings:
Name Enter a name for the synchronization rule.
Remote SAML server Select a remote SAML server from the dropdown menu. To configure a
remote SAML server, see SAML on page 121.
SAML group Select a group from the SAML server. SAML groups are retrieved dynamically
from the server.
Token-based authentication Select the required authentication synchronization priorities.
sync priorities Drag the priorities up and down in the list change the priority order.
Sync every Select the amount of time between synchronizations.
Group to associate users Optionally, select a group from the dropdown menu with which to associate
with the users with. See User groups on page 88.
Organization Optionally, select an organization from the dropdown menu with which to
associate the users with, or select Create New to create a new organization.
See Organizations on page 90.
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Do not delete synced users Select to ensure that synchronized users are not deleted when they are no
when they are no longer longer found on the remote server. This option is only available when
found on the remote server Proceed with rule even when response empty is disabled.
SAML User Mapping Optionally, edit the remote SAML user mapping attributes.
Attributes
3. Select OK to create the new SAML synchronization rule.
Guest users
Guest user accounts can be created as needed. Guest users are similar to local users, only they are created with a
restricted set of attributes.
To manage guest user accounts, go to Authentication > User Management > Guest Users.
Users can be authenticated against local or remote user databases with single sign-on using client certificates or SSO
(Kerberos/SAML).
Common use cases might include:
l Hotel receptionists creating room accounts
l Office staff creating visitor accounts
Newly created account information can be sent to users via email, SMS, or printed out individually.
To create a new guest user/multiple guest users:
1. Go to Authentication > User Management > Guest Users and select Create New.
2. Enter the following information:
The "Sponsor" role for local and remote users is equivalent to an administrator with Read-
Write permissions to theGuest Users sub-menu only.
General
Creation There are three guest user creation methods:
Mode l Express: Quickly create guest user accounts without the need to enter
any user information.
Guest accounts generated this way only have four attributes: Sponsor,
Username (eight random lowercase letters—must be unique from any
other existing user account), Password, and Expiry.
l From CSV file: Create guest user accounts using information from a
CSV file in the following format: , , ,
, .
l Manual Input: Create guest user accounts by manually entering the
user attributes for each guest user.
Expiry date Set the date that the guest user account(s) will expire.
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Expiry time Set the time that the guest user account(s) will expire. The time can either be
manually entered, or defined from four options: Now, Midnight, 6 a.m., or
Noon.
Express The following is only available when Creation Mode is set to Express.
Number of Number of new guest users to add, up to a maximum of 1000.
new guest
users
Groups Choose user groups from the list available to assign the new guest users.
CSV Import The following is only available when Creation Mode is set to From
CSV file.
CSV file Choose a CSV file to import the user attributes.
Guest Basic Information The following is only available when Creation Mode is set toManual Input.
Add Guest Manually enter guest user information, including their First name, Last
User name, Email address, Mobile number, Groups, and Actions. Choose
user groups from the list available to assign the new guest users.
User groups
Users can be assigned to groups during user account configuration (see Editing a user on page 74), or by editing the
groups to add users to it.
To view the user groups list, go to Authentication > User Management > User Groups.
Note that user groups can be created for MAC devices. However, MAC devices will only be
available to add in a MAC user group after devices have been created or imported. See MAC
devices for more information.
To create a new user group:
1. Go to Authentication > User Management > User Groups and select Create New.
2. Enter the following information:
Name Enter a name for the group.
Type Select the type of group: Local, Remote LDAP, Remote RADIUS, orMAC.
Users Select from available users and move them to the Selected users box to add them to
the group.
This option is only available if Type is Local.
User retrieval Determine group membership by selecting either Specify an LDAP filter or Set a list
of imported remote LDAP users.
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This option is only available if Type isRemote LDAP.
Remote LDAP Select a remote LDAP server from the dropdown menu. At least one remote LDAP server
must already be configured, see Remote authentication servers on page 114.
This option is only available if Type isRemote LDAP.
Remote RADIUS Select a remote RADIUS server from the dropdown menu. At least one remote RADIUS
server must already be configured, see Remote authentication servers on page 114.
This option is only available if Type isRemote RADIUS.
LDAP filter Enter an LDAP filter. Optionally, select Test filter to ensure that the filter works as
expected.
This option is only available if Type isRemote LDAP and User retrieval is set to
Specify an LDAP filter.
LDAP users Select remote LDAP users from the Available LDAP users box and move them to the
Selected LDAP users box to add them to the remote group.
This option is only available if Type isRemote LDAP and User retrieval is set to Set a
list of imported remote users.
RADIUS users Select remote RADIUS users from the Available RADIUS users box and move them to
the Selected RADIUS users box to add them to the remote group.
This option is only available if Type isRemote RADIUS.
MAC devices Select from available MAC devices and move them to the Selected MAC devices box
to add them to the group.
This option is only available if Type isMAC.
3. Select OK to create the new group.
To edit a user group:
1. In the user group list, select the group that you need to edit.
2. Edit the settings as required. The settings are the same as when creating a new group.
3. Select OK to apply your changes.
User groups for MAC-based RADIUS authentication
Once created, MAC user groups can then be used under the MAC-based authentication section of RADIUS clients,
underAuthentication > RADIUS Service > Clients. See Clients for more information.
Usage profile
Usage profiles can be created to determine user time and data usage on a granular level.
To view the usage profile list, go to Authentication > User Management > Usage Profile.
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To create a new usage profile:
1. Go to Authentication > User Management > Usage Profile and select Create New.
2. Enter the following information:
Name Enter a name for the profile.
Description Optionally, enter information about the usage profile.
Time Usage Select how time usage is determined.
Time limit For this profile, the user''s time limit will be either unlimited or measured from
the moment their account was created, from when they first logged on, or how
much time they have used.
When the method has been chosen, enter the time period, in eitherminutes,
hours, days, weeks, ormonths. The default is set to seven days.
Data Usage Select how data usage is determined.
Data limit For this profile, the user''s data limit will either be unlimited or restricted to the
amount of data they have used.
If you want to limit data usage, enter the data amount in eitherKB, MB, GB,
or TB. The default is set to 1 GB.
Time Schedule Select the timezone the usage profile should follow.
Timezone Timezone the usage profile should follow. The default is set to (GMT) UTC -
No Daylight Savings.
3. Select OK to add the new usage profile.
Organizations
Organizations include a name and logo. An organization can be associated with local and remote users.
When a user provisions FortiToken Mobile on their device, the organization name and logo are automatically pushed to
the device, rebranding the user interface of the FortiToken Mobile application.
Organizations can be created, edited, and deleted as needed. Organizations are applied to users from the various user
management pages. See Local users on page 72, Remote users on page 80, and Remote user sync rules on page 85
for more information.
To manage organizations, go to Authentication > User Management > Organizations.
To create a new organization:
1. From the organization list, select Create New.
2. Enter a Name for the organization.
3. Optionally, upload a logo file for the organization on your computer. The image can be a maximum of 320x320
pixels, and must be 24-bit PNG file.
4. Select OK to create the new organization.
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Realms
Realms allow multiple domains to authenticate to a single FortiAuthenticator unit. LDAP, RADIUS, and SAML remote
servers are supported. Each RADIUS realm is associated with a name, such as a domain or company name, that is used
during the login process to indicate the remote (or local) authentication server on which the user resides.
For example, the username of the user PJFry, belonging to the companyP_Express, would become any of the
following, depending on the selected format:
l PJFry@P_Express
l P_Express\PJFry
l P_Express/PJFry
The FortiAuthenticator uses the specified realm to identify the back-end RADIUS, LDAP, or SAML authentication server
(s) used to authenticate the user.
Acceptable realms can be configured on a per RADIUS server client basis. See User management on page 71.
To manage realms, go to Authentication > User Management > Realms. The following options are available:
Create New Select to create a new realm.
Delete Select to delete the selected realm or realms.
Edit Select to edit the selected realm.
Name The names of the realms.
User Source The source of the users in the realms.
Chained token authentication Available when User source is set to an LDAP server. Enable from the dropdown
with remote RADIUS server menu to chain token authentication with a RADIUS server.
To create a new realm:
1. From the realms list, select Create New.
2. Enter a Name for the realm.
The realm name may only contain letters, numbers, periods, hyphens, and underscores. It
cannot start or end with a special character.
3. Select the User source for the realm from the dropdown menu. The options include Local users, or from specific
RADIUS or LDAP servers.
4. Enable Chained token authentication with remote RADIUS server. Note that this option is only available
when selecting a remote LDAP server as the User source. Chained authentication provides the ability to chain two
different authentication methods together so that, for example, a two-factor authentication RSA solution can
validate passcodes via RADIUS.
5. Select OK to create the new realm.
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FortiTokens
Go to Authentication > User Management > FortiTokens to view a list of configured FortiTokens. From here,
FortiTokens can be added, imported, exported, edited, deleted, and activated.
See FortiToken physical device and FortiToken Mobile on page 94 for more detailed information.
The following information is shown:
Create New Create a new FortiToken.
Import Import a list of FortiTokens from a serial number CSV file, a seed CSV file, or
from a FortiGate configuration.
Export FTK Hardware Export the FortiToken list.
Refresh FTM Refresh the Status of a FortiToken Mobile token.
Delete Delete the selected FortiToken(s).
Edit Edit the selected FortiToken.
Activate Activate the selected FortiToken(s).
Search Search the FortiToken list.
Serial number The FortiToken’s serial number.
Token type The FortiToken type, either FortiToken Hardware or FortiToken Mobile.
Status Whether or not the FortiToken is activated.
Comment Comments about the token.
User The user to whom the FortiToken applies.
Algorithm The FortiToken''s encryption.
Size The size of the token.
Drift/Counter The time difference between the FortiAuthenticator and the FortiToken.
Timestep The FortiToken timestep.
FTM license The FortiToken Mobile license applied to the FortiToken.
Platform The FortiToken''s platform.
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MAC devices
Non-802.1X compliant devices can be identified and accepted onto the network using MAC address authentication. See
Non-compliant devices on page 145 for more information.
Go to Authentication > User Management > MAC Devices to view a list of configured MAC devices. From here,
MAC devices can be created, imported, edited, and deleted.
The following information is shown:
Create New Create a new MAC-based authentication devices.
Import Import a list of MAC devices from a CSV fileTo import FortiTokens from a CSV
file: on page 95
Once created/imported, MAC devices can be added to MAC user groups. See User groups for more information.
Device tracking
When enabled, this feature allows end users to self-register their devices, and to have those devices tracked, based on
the device MAC address.
An unregistered device is granted restricted network access, and is redirected to the FortiAuthenticator guest portal. The
user enters valid credentials, then the FortiAuthenticator detects the unregistered device and offers the user an option
to register it. If the user registers the device, it becomes part of their authorized device group and the user is granted
network access on that device (if the user does not register the device, they are redirected to the guest portal login
page).
To link a device to a user configuration, create a new MAC-based authentication device entry underAuthentication
> User Management > MAC Devices, and enable This device belongs to a user. Similarly, it is possible to link a
device from a user configuration. In either case, names and MAC addresses must be unique.
To fully benefit from this feature, you must use a FortiAuthenticator in conjunction with a FortiGate running FortiOS
6.0+.
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RADIUS attributes
Some services can receive information about an authenticated user through RADIUS vendor-specific attributes.
FortiAuthenticator user groups and user accounts can include RADIUS attributes for Fortinet and other vendors.
Attributes in user accounts can specify user-related information. For example, the Default attribute Framed-IP-
Address specifies the VPN tunnel IP address sent to the user by the Fortinet SSL VPN.
Attributes in user groups can specify more general information, applicable to the whole group. For example, specifying
third-party vendor attributes to a switch could enable administrative level login to all members of the Network_Admins
group, or authorize the user to the correct privilege level on the system.
To add RADIUS attributes to a user or group:
1. Go to Authentication > User Management > Local Users and select a user account to edit, or go to
Authentication > User Management > User Groups and select a group to edit.
2. In the RADIUS Attributes section, select Add Attribute. The Create New User Group RADIUS Attribute or
Create New User RADIUS Attributewindow opens.
3. Select the appropriate Vendor and Attribute ID, then enter the attribute’s value in the Value field.
4. Select OK to add the new attribute to the user or group.
5. Repeat the above steps to add additional attributes as needed.
FortiToken physical device and FortiToken Mobile
A FortiToken device is a disconnected one-time password (OTP) generator. It is a small physical device with a button
that when pressed displays a six digit token passcode. FortiToken Mobile is an application for mobile devices that
performs the same one-time password function as a FortiToken device.
Each FortiAuthenticator unit or VM is supplied with two trial FortiToken Mobile tokens. To obtain the free FortiToken
Mobile tokens (if they have not been created dynamically on install), select Get FortiToken Mobile trial tokenswhen
adding a FortiToken Mobile token. This may be required if, for example, you are upgrading an unlicensed
FortiAuthenticator unit to a licensed one, as the old tokens associated with the unlicensed serial number will not be
compatible with the new, licensed serial number. The tokens will still work, but they cannot be reassigned to a new user.
In this case, you must delete the old tokens, and then generate new ones.
Time-based token passcodes require that FortiAuthenticator clock is accurate. If possible, configure the system time to
synchronize with an NTP server.
To perform token-based authentication, the user must enter the token passcode. If the user’s username and password
are also required, this is called two-factor authentication. The displayed code changes every 60 seconds.
FortiAuthenticator supports FortiToken OTP push notifications, or FTMv4 push notifications.
Using FTMv4, when required to authenticate themselves, FortiToken Mobile users don''t have
to look-up a code in FortiToken and enter the code into their browser. Instead FortiToken
Mobile is queried and the user just responds to accept the connection and the session is
authenticated.
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FortiAuthenticator and FortiTokens
With FortiOS, FortiToken identifiers must be entered into the FortiGate unit, which then contacts FortiGuard servers to
verify the information before activating them.
FortiAuthenticator on the other hand acts as a repository for all FortiToken devices used on your network. It is a single
point of registration and synchronization for easier installation and maintenance.
To register FortiTokens, you must have a valid FortiGuard connection, otherwise any
FortiTokens you enter will have an Inactive status. After the FortiTokens are registered, the
connection to FortiGuard is no longer essential.
If a token authentication fails, check that the system time on FortiAuthenticator is correct and
re-synchronize the FortiToken.
To add FortiTokens manually:
1. Go to Authentication > User Management > FortiTokens and select Create New.
2. Select the Token type, either FortiToken Hardware or FortiToken Mobile.
3. If FortiToken Hardware is selected, enter one or more token serial numbers in the Serial numbers field.
You can also import multiple tokens by selecting Import Multiple, or by selecting Add all FortiTokens from the
same Purchase Order and entering a single token''s serial number; all tokens associated with that purchase order
will then be imported.
4. If FortiToken Mobile, enter the Activation codes in the field provided, or select Get FortiToken Mobile free
trial tokens to use temporary tokens.
5. Select OK to add the FortiToken(s).
To import FortiTokens from a CSV file:
1. From the FortiToken list, select Import.
2. Do one of the following:
l Select Serial number file to load a CSV file that contains token serial numbers. FortiToken devices have a
serial number barcode on them used to create the import file.
l Select Seed file to load a CSV file that contains the token serial numbers, encrypted seeds, and IV values.
3. Select Choose File, find the configuration file, and select Open.
4. Select OK to import the FortiTokens.
To import FortiTokens from a FortiGate unit:
1. Export the FortiGate unit configuration to a file.
2. From the FortiToken list, select Import.
3. Select FortiGate configuration file.
4. ForData to import, select either Import FortiToken Hardware only, Import FortiToken Hardware and only
their associated users, or Import all FortiToken Hardware and users.
5. Select Choose File, find the configuration file, and select Open.
6. If the file is encrypted, enter the Password in the field provided.
7. Select OK to import the FortiTokens.
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To export FortiTokens:
1. From the FortiToken list, select Export FTK Hardware.
2. Save the file to your computer.
Monitoring FortiTokens
To monitor the total number of FortiToken devices registered on FortiAuthenticator, as well as the number of disabled
FortiTokens, go to System > Dashboard > Status and view the User Inventorywidget.
You can also view the list of FortiTokens, their status, token clock drift, and which user they are assigned to from the
FortiToken list found at Authentication > User Management > FortiTokens.
FortiToken device maintenance
Go to Authentication > User Management > FortiTokens, then select the FortiToken you need to perform
maintenance and select Edit. The following actions can be performed:
l Comments can be added for FortiToken.
l The device can be locked if it has been reported lost or stolen.
A reason for locking the device must be entered, and a temporary SMS token can be provided.
l The device can be unlocked if it is recovered.
l The device can be synchronized.
Synchronize the FortiAuthenticator and the FortiToken device when the device clock has drifted. This ensures that
the device provides the token code that FortiAuthenticator expects, as the codes are time-based. Fortinet
recommends synchronizing all new FortiTokens.
l The device history can be viewed, showing all commands applied to this FortiToken.
FortiToken drift adjustment
When FortiAuthenticator and FortiTokens have been initialized prior to setting an NTP server, the time difference can
be too large to correct with the synchronize function, forcing all tokens to resynchronize. To avoid this, selected tokens
can be manually drift shifted.
The following procedure is intended for use only in special cases where some FortiTokens are
severely out-of-sync, for example, when a token is switched from manual configuration to
NTP control. Under normal circumstances, this is not required.
Only activated FortiTokens can be adjusted.
To perform time drift adjustment on a FortiToken:
1. In a browser, go to:
https:///admin/fac_auth/fortitokendrift/
2. Select the FortiToken to adjust, then select Adjust Drift. The Adjust Token Driftwindow opens.
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3. Enter the required Time adjustment in minutes.
Make sure to include a minus sign (-) for a negative value, but don’t use a plus sign (+) for a positive value.
4. Select OK to adjust the token drift.
Self-service portal
Configure general self-service portal options, including access control settings, self-registration options, replacement
messages, and device self-enrollment settings.
General
To configure general self-service portal settings, go to Authentication > Self-service Portal > General.
The following settings can be configured:
Default portal language Select from several default portal language packs from the dropdown menu.
Add a Language Upload a different language pack.
Pack Obtain additional translation packs from the Fortinet Support website if you need
to translate to your local language.
Site name Enter a name that is used when referring to this site. If left blank, the default
name is the site DNS domain name or IP address.
Email signature Add a signature that is appended to the end of outgoing email messages.
Allow users to change their Enable to allow local and/or remote users the ability to change their own
password password.
Access control
To configure self-service portal access settings, go to Authentication > Self-service Portal > Access Control.
The following settings can be configured:
Username input format Select from the following username input formats: username@realm,
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realm\username, realm/username. The realm name is optional when
authenticating against the default realm.
Realms Add realms to which the user will be associated.
l Select a realm from the dropdown menu in the Realm column.
l Select whether or not to allow local users to override remote users for the
selected realm.
l Edit the group filter to filter users based on the groups they belong to.
l If necessary, add more realms to the list.
l Select the default realm for this client.
Self-registration
When self-registration is enabled, users can request registration through the FortiAuthenticator login page. Self-
registration can be configured so that a user request is emailed to the device administrator for approval.
When the account is ready for use, the user receives an email or SMSmessage with their account information.
To enable self-registration:
1. Go to Authentication > Self-service Portal > Self-registration.
2. Select Enable to enable self-registration.
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3. Optionally, configure the following settings:
Require administrator Select to require that an administrator approves the user.
approval
Enable email to Select to send self-registration requests to the email addresses entered in the
freeform Administrator email addresses field.
addresses
Select User Select to send self-registration requests to specific user groups. Select the
Groups allowed to required approvers from the Available groups box and move them to the
approve new user Chosen groups box.
registrations
If enabled, the guests are given a dropdown list of approvers to choose from
on the self-registration page. The FortiAuthenticator sends an approval
request to that approver''s email address. The list of approvers is the union of
all the users/administrators who are members of the specified groups. Local,
remote LDAP, and remote RADIUS groups are supported.
Account expires after Enable to specify an expiration for self-generated accounts after they are
generated.
Use mobile number as If enabled, after a successful registration, the user’s password is sent to them
username via SMS to confirm their identity.
Place registered users into a Select a group into which self-registered users are placed.
group
Password creation Select how a password is created, eitherUser-defined or
Randomly generated.
Send account information via Choose how to send account information to the user, either SMS, Email, or
Display on browser page.
The Display on browser page option is only available if administrator
approval is not required.
SMS gateway Select an SMS gateway from the dropdown menu. See SMS gateways on
page 57 for more information.
Required Field Select the fields that the user is required to populate when self-registering.
Configuration Options include: First name, Last name, Email, address, Address, City,
State/Province, Country, Phone number, Mobile number, Custom
field 1, Custom field 2, and Custom field 3.
See Custom user fields on page 68 for more information.
4. Select OK to apply your changes.
Self-registration approval
The self-registration page is a customizable replacement message. The default replacement message contains a new
optional field for the self-registering guest to select an approver. The list of approvers comes from the groups specified
in the configuration. The dropdown list is populated with the explicit list of group members for local groups, remote
RADIUS groups, and remote LDAP groups.
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Each approver in the dropdown list is designated as "Lastname, Firstname". In cases where first and last name are not
available, an approver is designated as "username" instead. Disabled user accounts are excluded from the list. User
accounts without a configured email address are also excluded from the list.
To approve a self-registration request:
1. Select the link in the Approval Required for... email message to open the New User Approval page in your
web browser.
2. Review the information and select eitherApprove orDeny, as appropriate.
Approval is required only if Require administrator approval is enabled in the self-registration settings.
If the request is approved, FortiAuthenticator sends the user an email or SMSmessage stating that the account
has been activated.
How a user requests registration
A user can request registration, or self-register, from the FortiAuthenticator login screen.
To request registration:
1. Browse to the IP address of FortiAuthenticator.
Security policies must be in place on the FortiGate unit to establish these sessions.
2. Select Register to open the user registration page.
3. Fill in all the required fields and, optionally, fill in the Additional Information fields.
4. Select OK to request registration.
If administrator approval is not required and Display on browser page is enabled, the account details are
immediately displayed to the user.
Token self-provisioning
User token self-provisioning allows users to set up their own FortiTokens without direct intervention of an administrator.
To configure token self-provisioning settings, go to Authentication > Self-service Portal > Token self-
provisioning.
The following settings can be configured:
Token Self-registration
Allow FortiToken Hardware Enable this option if you want to allow users to self-provision their own FortiToken
self-provisioning Hardware tokens.
Allow FortiToken Mobile self- Enable this option if you want to allow mobile users to self-provision their
provisioning FortiToken Mobile.
Allow Email self-provisioning Enable this option if you want to allow users to self-provision their FortiToken
Mobile via email.
Allow SMS self-provisioning Enable this option if you want to allow users to self-provision their FortiToken
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Token Self-registration
Mobile via SMS.
Allow user to request a token Enable this option if you want to allow users to request a new token using an
from Administrator at this email address.
email address
Restrict token self- Enable this option if you want to restrict token self provisioning only to members
provisioning to members of of selected user groups.
specific groups
Token Self-revocation
Allow users to report a lost Enable this option if you want to allow users to report a lost token to a specific
token to the Administrator at email address.
this email address
Allow users to temporarily Enable this option if you want to allow users to switch to temporary SMS based
use SMS token authentication authentication. The administrator will also be notified.
if a mobile number was pre-
configured
Allow users to temporarily Enable this option if you want to allow users to switch to temporary email based
use email token authentication. The administrator will also be notified.
authentication if an email was
pre-configured
Allow users to re-provision Enable this option if you want to allow mobile users to re-provision their token.
their FortiToken Mobile
How a user registers a token
If enabled, a user can self-register a token from the user portal screen.
To self-register:
1. Browse to the IP address of the user portal and log in.
2. Go toMy Account > User > Register Token to open the token registration options.
3. Fill in all the required fields.
Only options that the administrator has configured under the Token Self-registration options are available.
4. Select OK to register token.
If a token is already assigned to the user, the token registration page will display the token along with its serial number.
How a user reports a lost token
A user can report a lost token (mobile or physical) from the user portal screen.
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To report lost token:
1. Browse to the IP address of the user portal.
2. Select I lost my token.
The user is directed to a page warning them that their account will be locked and the administrator will be notified.
Select OK to continue.
3. Select the preferred option.
Only options that the administrator has configured under the Token Self-revocation options are available.
4. Select OK to continue.
Replacement messages
The replacement messages list lets you view and customize replacement messages, and manage images.
Go to Authentication > Self-service Portal > Replacement Messages to view the replacement message list.
The replacement messages are divided into seven categories: Account, Authentication, Device Certificate
Enrollment, Password Reset, User Registration, SAML SP (FSSO), and System.
To view and customize SAML IdP replacement messages, go to Authentication > SAML IdP > Replacement
Messages.
The two pre-authentication replacement messages underAuthentication are only available
after pre-authentication has been enabled under System > Administration > System
Access.
Selecting a specific message will display the text and HTML or plain text of the message in the lower half of the content
pane.
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Selecting Toggle Tag Listwill display a table of the tags used for that message atop the message’s HTML or plain text
box.
To edit a replacement message:
1. Select a message in the replacement message list.
2. Edit the plain text or HTML code in the lower right pane, or select Open in new window to edit the message in a
new browser window.
To insert custom images into the replacement message, see Manage Images on page 103.
3. When you are finished editing the message, select Save to save your changes.
4. If you have made an error when editing the message, select Restore Default to restore the message to its default
value.
Manage Images
Images can be managed by selectingManage Images in the Replacement Messageswindow. Images can also be
added, deleted, and edited.
To add an image:
1. From theManage Imageswindow, select Create New to open the Create New Imagewindow.
2. In the Name field, enter a name for the image.
3. Select Choose File, find the GIF, JPEG, or PNG image file that you want to add, and then select Open.
Note: The maximum image size is 1000 kB.
4. Select OK to add the image.
To insert the image into a replacement message, add the following HTML code:
}}>
Where is the name entered for the image. For example, the HTML code for an image named
Acme_logo is
To delete an image:
1. From theManage Imageswindow, select an image, then select Delete.
2. Select Yes, I’m sure in the confirmation window to delete the image.
To edit an image:
In the manage images screen, select an image, then select Edit.
1. From theManage Imageswindow, select an image, then select Edit.
2. In the Edit Imagewindow, edit the image name and file as required.
3. Select OK to apply your changes.
Device self-enrollment
Device certificate self-enrollment is a method for local and remote users to obtain certificates for their devices. It can be
used to enable EAP-TLS for BYOD configurations, or for VPN authentication. For example:
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l A user brings their tablet to a BYOD organization.
l They log in to FortiAuthenticator and create a certificate for the device.
l With their certificate, username, and password they can authenticate to gain access to the wireless network.
l Without the certificate, they are unable to access the network.
EAP-TLS is a bidirectional certificate authentication method; the client and the
FortiAuthenticator EAP need to have matching certificates from the same CA.
To enable device self-enrollment and adjust self-enrollment settings, go to Authentication > Self-service Portal >
Device Self-enrollment and select Enable user device certificate self-enrollment.
SCEPmust be enabled to activate this feature, see SCEP on page 198.
The following settings can be configured:
SCEP enrollment template Select a SCEP enrollment template from the dropdown menu. SCEP can be
configured in Certificate Management > SCEP.
Maximum devices Set the maximum number of devices that a user can self-enroll.
Key size Select the key size for self-enrolled certificates (1024, 2048, or 4096 bits).
Note that iOS devices only support 1024 and 2048.
Enable self-enrollment for Select to enable self-enrollment for smart card certificates.
Smart Card certificate This requires that a Device FQDN be configured (in the System Information
widget under System > Dashboard > Status), as it is used in the CRL
Distribution Points (CDPs) certificate extension.
Select OK to apply any changes you have made.
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Guest portals
The following section describes how to configure custom guest portals on a per customer or per AP/controller basis.
The portals are assigned RADIUS clients and profiles, can permit certain pre-login and post-login services for users
(such as password reset and token registration abilities), and rules and replacement messages can be configured.
Portals
Guest portal configuration is available underAuthentication > Guest Portals > Portals.
To configure a guest portal:
1. Select Create New to configure settings for a new guest portal.
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2. Enter the following information:
Name A name to identify the guest portal.
URL The URL of the guest portal, in the format of:
https:///guests
Description Optionally, enter information about the guest portal.
MAC device HTTP parameter Select one of the HTTP parameters available to use for this guest portal:
l usermac
l apmac
l apip
l userip
l ssid
l apname
l bssid
l server_ip
l station_mac
l station_ip
l apid
l ap_nodeid
l ap_location
l ap_floor
l ap_building
l ap_mac
l grant_url
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This field must be configured if this portal''sAuthentication type is set to
Device only (MAC address).
Profile Configuration Assign one or more RADIUS clients and profiles to the portal.
General Assign an SMS gateway for self-registered users.
Authentication Select eitherUser credentials orDevice only (MAC address) as the
authentication type:
User credentials: Selected by default, this option requires either local or
remote user account credentials, or with social site credentials:
l Account login: Authentication with local or remote user account
credentials.
l Social login: Authentication with social site credentials (OAUTH),
phone number or email. If RADIUS client is a FortiWLC controller,
appropriate firewall pinholes should be added underAuthentication
> Guest Portals > General > FortiWLC.
When enabled, you can optionally determine whether the social account
expires after a certain amount of time (measure in minutes, hours, days,
weeks, or months). In addition, various social login platforms become
available within which you can enter their respective Key and Secret,
including Facebook, Google, Twitter, LinkedIn, or with phone number or
email address.
After a social login is successfully completed on the guest portal by
OAUTH, email, or SMS, a social login user account is created under
Authentication > User Management > Social Login Users.
Device only (MAC address): When this option is enabled, the "MAC device
HTTP parameter" must also be configured.
When using device only authentication, the endpoint will not be presented
with the login page. Instead, the FortiAuthenticator will only use the endpoint
device''s MAC address for authentication purposes.
If the RADIUS client profile associated hasMAC device filtering enabled,
the MAC address is authenticated according to those settings. If MAC
device filtering is disabled, any MAC address is accepted.
Optionally, you can determine whether the device account expires after a
certain amount of time. To configure, enable Device account expires after,
enter a value, and select eitherminute(s), hour(s), day(s), week(s), or
month(s).
Pre-login Services Configure various pre-login services to permit to users.
Disclaimer Enable or disable the appearance of a disclaimer to the end-user that must be
accepted before proceeding to the login page.
To configure the disclaimer, edit the Login Disclaimer Page replacement
message underAuthentication > Guest Portals > Replacement
Messages.
Password Reset Enable or disable pre-login password reset link.
Account Select to configure various user account registration options:
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Registration l Require administrator approval: Enable/disable whether the user
requires administrator approval. If enabled, select whether to send admin
approval emails to freeform addresses or to selected user groups.
l Account expires after: Enable/disable account expiration. If enabled,
enter the number of hours, days, months, or years the account remains
expired from the dropdown menu.
l Use mobile number as username: Determine whether to require the
user''s mobile number as their username.
l Place registered users into a group: Determine whether to place
registered users into a group from the dropdown menu.
l Password creation: Determine whether the user''s password is user-
defined or randomly generated.
l Enforce contact verification: Enable/disable whether to enforce
contact verification. If enabled, select whether to verify the user''s email
address or mobile number, or allow the user to decide between email
address or mobile number.
l New user is automatically logged-in after successful contact
verification: Enable to allow newly registered users to access the guest
network without having to enter their credentials. Disable to require users
to enter their credentials to access the guest network after successful
registration. This option is enabled by default.
Note that this option is not available if Enforce contact verification is
disabled.
l Account delivery options available to the user: Determine whether
the user''s account information is sent to them by SMS, email, or
displayed on the browser page. If more than one option is selected, the
self-registering user decides which account delivery method to use. If
Require administrator approval is enabled, Display on browser page is
disabled.
l Required field configuration: Configure the available fields required
by the user to enter (First name, Last name, Email address, and
Mobile number are enabled by default).
Token Revocation Select to revoke tokens based on various conditions:
l Allow users to report a lost token to the Administrator at this
email address
l Allow users to temporarily use SMS token authentication if a
mobile number was pre-configured
l Allow users to temporarily use email token authentication if an
email was pre-configured
l Allow users to re-provision their FortiToken Mobile
Usage Extension Allow users who exceeded their time and/or data usage to request an
Notifications extension via an email notification.
Post-login Services Configure various post-login services to permit to users.
Profile Select to determine whether authenticated users can view/edit their account
information.
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Password Change Select to determine whether local and/or remote users have the ability to
change their passwords after they log in.
Token Select to configure FortiToken Mobile self-provisioning privileges.
Registration
Smart Connect Select to assign a Smart Connect profile. See Smart Connect Profiles for
more information.
Device Tracking Select to require users to register their devices after they log in.
and Management
3. Select OK to add the new guest portal.
Token self-revocation
Token self-provisioning is offered as a pre-login service for guest portals.
When the token self-revocation feature is enabled (Authentication > Self-service Portal > Token self-
provisioning), the guest portal''s token verification page will have an additional Lost my token link. Clicking this link
provides access to the token self-revocation service page that includes the following options:
l Re-provision my FortiToken Mobile
l Switch to email token authentication
l Disable my account
Post-login device tracking
When the post-login service option Device Tracking and Management is enabled, the administrator must specify into
which device group to put the self-registered devices, as well as specify theMaximum number of devices per user
(up to 20; 3 by default). When enabled, users have access to a post-login interface where they can add/edit/delete their
list of devices. If enabled but the device is not registered, the FortiAuthenticator presents a device registration page
after account credential validation.
If the user reaches their device limit, they must select an existing device to replace. If the MAC address is currently
associated with a different user, it is re-assigned to this newly logged-in user with the following warning message:
"Your device had previously been registered by another user. Ownership has now been changed to your account."
Rules
Portal rule configuration is available underAuthentication > Guest Portals > Rules.
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To configure portal rules:
1. Select Create New to configure new portal rules.
2. Enter the following information:
Note that the Conditions section is only available for configuring after the rule is created.
General Configure the portal rule''s general information, including its name and action.
Name A name to identify the portal rule.
Description Optionally, enter information about the portal rule.
Action Determine the action to take for the rule: assign a guest portal or assign no
portal for the rule.
3. Select OK to add the new portal rule.
Replacement messages
Guest portal replacement message mappings are available underAuthentication > Guest Portals > Replacement
Messages.
The replacement messages are split into four categories: Authentication, Password Reset, User Registration, and
Post-Login.
Selecting a specific message will display the text and HTML or plain text of the message in the lower half of the content
pane.
Selecting Toggle Tag Listwill display a table of the tags used for that message atop the message’s HTML or plain text
box.
To edit a replacement message:
1. Select a message in the replacement message list.
2. Edit the plain text or HTML code in the lower right pane, or select Open in new window to edit the message in a
new browser window.
To insert custom images into the replacement message, see Manage Images on page 111.
3. When you are finished editing the message, select Save to save your changes.
4. If you have made an error when editing the message, select Restore Default to restore the message to its default
value.
Manage Images
Images can be managed by selectingManage Images in the Replacement Messageswindow. Images can also be
added, deleted, and edited.
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To add an image:
1. From theManage Imageswindow, select Create New to open the Create New Imagewindow.
2. In the Name field, enter a name for the image.
3. Select Choose File, find the GIF, JPEG, or PNG image file that you want to add, and then select Open.
Note: The maximum image size is 1000 kB.
4. Select OK to add the image.
To insert the image into a replacement message, add the following HTML code:
}}>
Where is the name entered for the image. For example, the HTML code for an image named
Acme_logo is
To delete an image:
1. From theManage Imageswindow, select an image, then select Delete.
2. Select Yes, I’m sure in the confirmation window to delete the image.
To edit an image:
In the manage images screen, select an image, then select Edit.
1. From theManage Imageswindow, select an image, then select Edit.
2. In the Edit Imagewindow, edit the image name and file as required.
3. Select OK to apply your changes.
Smart Connect profiles
Smart Connect profiles are available underAuthentication > Guest Portals > Smart Connect Profiles.
This feature provides the ability to set up network settings (such asWiFi configuration) on an endpoint by downloading a
script or an executable (depending on the endpoint''s OS) from the FortiAuthenticator guest portal.
When configured, the Smart Connect feature will show up as a new button on the guest portal''s post-login main page:
When clicking on the Smart Connect button, the user is given the option to download a self-install file for the OS type of
their choice, including iOS, Android, Windows, and Linux. A device ID can also be entered too, however this is only
available if the Smart Connect profile uses EAP-TLS. If entered, the ID is used to generate the end-user certificate.
To configure a Smart Connect profile:
1. Select Create New to start the profile configuration wizard.
2. Enter a Name and select Next (you cannot configure a different Connect type other thanWireless).
3. Enter an SSID and select the Auth method to use:WPA2 Personal orWPA2 Enterprise.
You can optionally enable or disable Hidden SSID to show or hide the SSID. When finished, select Next.
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4. Enter a Pre-shared Key, then select Next.
5. You will see the Review All Settings page, where you can review and change any of the previously set options,
and define more settings, as shown below:
6. Select OK to apply your options and finish the configuration.
When created, a Smart Connect profile can be associated with a guest portal and be available as a post-login service
(see Post-login Services under Portals).
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Smart Connect for Windows
The Smart Connect for Windows feature provides an executable file that adds specific network settings to an end-user''s
Windows device. The Smart Connect profile settings are the same as the ones implemented for iOS and macOS. The
main difference is in how the downloaded executable file is built and packaged, so that it installs seamlessly on
Windows devices.
Self-service URL
When using the device tracking feature, users are no longer redirected by the FortiGate after initial device registration.
Instead, the FortiAuthenticator provides a specific URL for each guest portal, as derived from the guest portal name
(underAuthentication > Guest Portals > Portals).
When the end user navigates to the self-service URL, they must provide valid credentials to get network access, but the
login does not trigger the call to the FortiGate device''s API.
Note that special characters must be encoded in the self-service URL.
Firmware upgrade
When upgrading from a previous release, as a result of the device tracking feature, the
following occurs:
l MABUnauthorized devices are set to Deny access by default for existing RADIUS
clients.
l MABBlocked groups are set to empty by default for existing RADIUS clients.
l Device tracking and device management are disabled by default for existing guest
portals.
l Existing replacement messages are left unchanged for existing guest portals.
l New (default) replacement messages are added to existing guest portals.
Remote authentication servers
If you already have LDAP or RADIUS servers configured on your network, FortiAuthenticator can connect to them for
remote authentication, much like FortiOS remote authentication.
General
Go to Authentication > Remote Auth. Servers > General to edit general settings for remote LDAP and
RADIUS authentication servers.
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Remote LDAP
Enter the number of seconds between 1-3600 (or one second to one hour) for the LDAP server response and status
cache timeouts.
Remote RADIUS
Select whether the remote RADIUS server requires case sensitive usernames.
LDAP
If you have existing LDAP servers, you may choose to continue using them with FortiAuthenticator by configuring them
as remote LDAP servers.
When entering the remote LDAP server information, if any information is missing or in the
wrong format, error messages will highlight the problem for you.
FortiAuthenticator supports multiple Windows AD server forests, with a maximum of 20
remote LDAP servers with Windows AD enabled.
To view all information about your multiple servers, go toMonitor > Authentication
> Windows AD.
To add a remote LDAP server entry:
1. Go to Authentication > Remote Auth. Servers > LDAP and select Create New. The Create New LDAP
Server window opens.
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2. Enter the following information.
Name Enter the name for the remote LDAP server on FortiAuthenticator.
Primary server name/IP Enter the IP address or FQDN for this remote server.
Port Enter the port number.
Use secondary server Select to use a secondary server. The secondary server name/IP and port
must be entered.
Secondary server name/IP Enter the IP address or FQDN for the secondary remote server. This option is
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only available when Use secondary server is selected.
Secondary port Enter the port number for the secondary server. This option is only available
when Use secondary server is selected.
Base distinguished name Enter the base distinguished name for the server using the correct X.500 or
LDAP format. The maximum length of the DN is 512 characters.
You can also select the browse button to view and select the DN on the LDAP
server.
Bind Type The Bind Type determines how the authentication information is sent to the
server. Select the bind type required by the remote LDAP server.
l Simple: bind using the user’s password which is sent to the server in
plaintext without a search.
l Regular: bind using the user’s DN and password and then search.
If the user records fall under one directory, you can use Simple bind type. But
Regular is required to allow a search for a user across multiple domains.
Add supported domain Select to enter multiple domain names for remote LDAP server
names (used only if this is configurations. The FortiAuthenticator can then identify the domain that users
not a Windows Active on the LDAP server belong to.
Directory server)
3. If you want to want to import a specific LDAP system''s template, underQuery Elements, enter the following:
Pre-defined templates Select a pre-defined template from the dropdown menu: Microsoft Active
Directory, OpenLDAP, orNovell eDirectory.
User object class The type of object class to search for a user name search. The default is
person.
Username attribute The LDAP attribute that contains the user name. The default is
sAMAccountName.
Group object class The type of object class to search for a group name search. The default is
group.
Obtain group memberships The LDAP attribute (either user or group) used to obtain group membership.
from The default isUser attribute.
Group membership attribute Used as the attribute to search for membership of users or groups in other
groups.
Force use of administrator Enabling this feature prevents non-admin users from searching their own
account for group attributes even after successful binding. This feature has been implemented
membership lookups to enhance Oracle-based ODSEE LDAP support.
4. If you want to have a secure connection between FortiAuthenticator and the remote LDAP server, under Secure
Connection, select Enable, then enter the following:
Protocol Select LDAPS or STARTLS as the LDAP server requires.
CA Certificate Select the CA certificate that verifies the server certificate from the dropdown
menu.
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Use Client Certificate for Enable to select a client certificate to use to authenticate a TLS connection
TLS Authentication with the secure remote LDAP server.
5. If you want to authenticate users using MSCHAP2 PEAP in an Active Directory environment, enableWindows
Active Directory Domain Authentication, then enter the required Windows AD Domain Controller information.
Kerberos realm name Enter the domain’s DNS name in uppercase letters.
Domain NetBIOS name Enter the domain’s DNS prefix in uppercase letters.
FortiAuthenticator NetBIOS Enter the NetBIOS name that identifies FortiAuthenticator as a domain
name member.
Administrator username Enter the name of the user account that''s used to associate FortiAuthenticator
with the domain. This user must have at least domain user privileges.
To configure an Active Directory user with the minimum privileges needed to
join an AD domain, see Configure minimum privilege Windows AD user
account on page 119.
Administrator password Enter the administrator account’s password.
When you are finished here, go to Authentication > RADIUS Service > Clients to choose whether
authentication is available for all Windows AD users or only for Windows AD users who belong to particular user
groups that you select. See RADIUS service on page 124 for more information.
6. If you want to import remote LDAP users, underRemote LDAP Users, select either Import users or Import
users by group memberships and clickGo. A separate window opens where you may specify the LDAP server,
apply filters, and attributes. Select Configure user attributes to edit the following LDAP user mapping attributes:
Username Enter the remote LDAP user''s name.
First name Enter the attribute that specifies the user''s first name. Set to givenName by
default.
Last name Enter the attribute that specifies the user''s last name. Set to sn by default.
Email Enter the attribute that specifies the user''s email address. Set tomail by
default.
Phone Enter the attribute that specifies the user''s number. Set to
telephoneNumber by default.
Mobile number Enter the attribute that specifies the user''s mobile number. Set tomobile by
default.
FTK-200 serial number Enter the remote LDAP user''s FortiToken serial number.
Certificate binding common Enter the remote LDAP user''s certificate-binding CN. When this field is
name populated, the Certificate binding CA must also be specified.
Certificate binding CA Local or trusted CAs to apply for the remote LDAP user. Must be specified if
the Certificate binding common name is populated.
7. Select OK to apply your changes.
You can now add remote LDAP users, as described in Remote users on page 80.
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Configure minimum privilege Windows AD user account
To respect the principle of least privilege, a domain administrator account should not be used to associate
FortiAuthenticator with a Windows AD domain. Instead, a non-administrator account can be configured with the
minimum privileges necessary to successfully join a Windows AD domain. To do this, create a user account in the
applicable hierarchy of your Active Directory, then delegate the ability to manage computer objects to the user account.
1. In the Active Directory, create a user account with the following options selected:
l User cannot change password
l Password never expires
2. In Active Directory Users and Computers, right-click the container under which you want the computers added,
then clickDelegate Control.
The Delegation of Control Wizard opens.
3. ClickNext.
4. ClickAdd, then enter the user account created in step 1.
5. ClickNext.
6. Select Create custom task to delegate, then clickNext.
7. Select Only the following objects in the folder, and then select Computer objects.
8. Select Create selected objects in this folder, then clickNext.
9. Under Permissions, select Create All Child Objects,Write All Properties, and Change password.
10. ClickNext, then click Finish.
Remote LDAP password change
Windows AD users can conveniently change their passwords without provision changes being made to the network by a
Windows AD system administrator. There are three ways FortiAuthenticator supports a password change: RADIUS
login, GUI user login, and GUI user portal.
RADIUS login:
For the method to work, all of the following conditions must be met:
l FortiAuthenticator has joined the Windows AD domain.
l RADIUS client has been configured to "Use Windows AD domain authentication".
l RADIUS authentication request uses MS-CHAPv2.
l RADIUS client must also support MS-CHAPv2 password change.
A "change password" response is produced that FortiAuthenticator will recognize, which allows cooperation between the
NAS and the Windows AD server that will result in a password change.
GUI user login:
For this method to work, one of the following conditions must be met:
l FortiAuthenticator has joined the Windows AD domain
l Secure LDAP is enabled and the LDAP admin (i.e. regular bind) has the permissions to reset user passwords
You must log in via the GUI portal. FortiAuthenticator will validate the user password against a Windows AD server. The
Windows AD server returns with a change password response. If that happens, the user is prompted to enter a new
password.
GUI user portal:
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For this method to work, one of the following conditions must be met:
l FortiAuthenticator has joined the Windows AD domain.
l Secure LDAP is enabled.
After successfully logging into the GUI, the user has access to the user portal. If desired, the user can change their
password in the user portal.
RADIUS
If you have existing RADIUS servers, you may choose to continue using them with FortiAuthenticator by configuring
them as remote RADIUS servers. This feature can also be used to migrate away from third-party two-factor
authentication platforms.
When entering the remote RADIUS server information, if any information is missing or in the
wrong format, error messages will highlight the problem for you.
To add a remote RADIUS server entry:
1. Go to Authentication > Remote Auth. Servers > RADIUS and select Create New. The Create New
RADIUS Server window opens.
2. Enter the following information, then select OK to add the RADIUS server.
Name Enter the name for the remote RADIUS server on FortiAuthenticator.
Preferred auth. method Select from eitherMSCHAPv2 (by default), MSCHAP, CHAP, or PAP.
Timeout Enter a timeout in seconds between 1-60 seconds (3 by default).
Note that a high timeout may impact the processing rate of authentication
requests if the remote RADIUS server becomes unresponsive.
Primary Server Enter the server name or IP address, port, and secret in the fields provided to
configure the primary server.
Secondary Server Optionally, add redundancy by configuring a secondary server.
User Migration Select Enable learning mode to record and learn users that authenticate
against this RADIUS server. This option should be enabled if you need to
migrate users from the server to the FortiAuthenticator.
Select View Learned Users to view the list of learned users. See Learned
RADIUS users on page 181.
OAUTH
FortiAuthenticator can be configured to connect to remote OAuth servers to dynamically look up group memberships
from third-party SAML identify providers, such as G Suite and Azure, for SAML SP FSSO.
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To add a remote OAuth Server:
1. Go to Authentication > Remote Auth. Servers > OAUTH and select Create New.
The Create New Remote OAuth Server window appears.
2. Enter the following information:
Name Enter the name for the remote OAuth server on FortiAuthenticator.
OAuth source Select Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Twitter, Azure Directory, orG Suite
Directory as the OAuth source.
For Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, and Twitter, enter the Key and Secret
for the selected OAuth source.
ForAzure Directory, enter the Client ID and Client Key for the Azure
Directory.
ForG Suite Directory, enter theG-suite admin and select and upload the
Service account key file (.json) for the G Suite Directory.
Key Enter the OAuth application key for the selected OAuth source. This option is
only available when Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, or Twitter is selected as
an OAuth source.
Secret Enter the OAuth application secret for the selected OAuth source .This option
is only available when Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, or Twitter is selected
as an OAuth source.
Client ID Enter the application ID for the Azure Directory application, obtained from the
Azure portal. This option is only available when Azure Directory is selected
as an OAuth source.
Client Key Enter the key for the Azure Directory application, obtained from the Azure
portal. This option is only available when Azure Directory is selected as an
OAuth source.
G-suite admin Enter the G Suite admin username for the G Suite Directory application. This
option is only available whenG Suite Directory is selected as an OAuth
source.
Service account key file Select and upload the service account key file for the G Suite Directory
(.json) application, obtained from the Google developers portal. This option is only
available whenG Suite Directory is selected as an OAuth source.
3. Select OK to add the remote OAuth server.
SAML
To add a remote SAML Server:
1. Go to Authentication > Remote Auth. Servers > SAML and select Create New.
The Create New Remote SAML Server window appears.
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2. Enter the following information:
Name Enter a name for the remote SAML server.
Description Enter a description for the remote SAML server.
Device FQDN The FQDN of the configured device from the system dashboard.
Show IDP proxy Click to display the IDP proxy portal URL, Entity ID, and ACS (login) URL.
URLs
Show IDP server Click to display the IDP server portal URL, Entity ID, and ACS (login) URL.
URLs
URL Nomenclature Select the method to determine the URL path of the SAML service provider.
l Individualize:Enable to include the name of the SAML service provider in the
URL path.
l Legacy: Enable to set the URL to a predetermined URL path. Note that Legacy
can only be enabled for an existing configured SAML identity providers.
Portal URL The SAML service provider login URL.
Entity ID The SAML service provider Entity ID.
ACS (login) URL The SAML service provider Assertion Consumer Service (ACS) login URL.
Import Select to import the SAML IdP metadata or certificate file.
IDP metadata/certifica
te
IDP entity ID Also known as the entity descriptor. Enter the unique name of the SAML identity
provider, typically an absolute URL:
https://idp_name.example.edu/idp
IDP single sign-on Enter the identity provider portal URL you want to use for SSO.
URL
IDP certificate Enter the fingerprint of the certificate file. To calculate the fingerprint, you can use
fingerprint OpenSSL.
Use the following OpenSSL command:
$ openssl x509 -noout -fingerprint -in "server.crt"
Example result, showing the fingerprint:
SHA1
Fingerprint=AF:E7:1C:28:EF:74:0B:C8:74:25:BE:13:A2:26:3D:37
:97:1D:A1:F9
Fingerprint algorithm The SAML portal by default uses SHA-256.
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Authentication Select the authentication context value for the "RequestedAuthnContext" assertion.
context l Default: The default value uses "PasswordProtectedTransport" authentication,
which indicates that the IdP requires users to be authenticated using a password-
based method.
l None: Omits the "RequestedAuthnContext" assertion when an alternative to
password-based authentication is used.
Sign SAML requests Select to choose a local SAML certificate.
with a local
certificate
Single Logout
Enable Select to enable SLS (logout) URL and set IDP single logout URL.
SAML
single
logout
Username
Obtain Select the method to extract usernames:
username l Subject NameID SAML assertion: Enable to obtain usernames from the
from subject NameID assertion returned by the SAML IdP.
l Text SAML assertion: Enable and enter the text-based SAML assertion that
usernames are obtained from. For example: email
Group Membership
Obtain Most SAML IdP services will return the username in the Subject NameID assertion,
group however not all IdP services are consistent. FSSO requires group membership of each
members user with an active SSO session while different SAML IDP services require different
hip from methods of retrieving the group information. Before now, group information could only
be obtained from very specific (hardcoded) SAML assertions. You can choose to
configure SAML assertions used in group membership retrieval, retrieve group
membership from an LDAP service, or retrieve group membership from an OAuth
server.
Select the method to extract usernames:
l SAML assertions: Enable and choose whether usernames are pulled in from
boolean assertions or text-based attributes.
l LDAP lookup: Enable and select the LDAP server to obtain group
memberships.
l Cloud: Enable and select the OAuth server and group field to obtain group
memberships.
Implicit Select to choose a local group the retrieved SAML users are placed into.
group
members
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3. Select OK to add the remote SAML server.
RADIUS service
Before FortiAuthenticator can accept RADIUS authentication requests from a FortiGate unit, the FortiGate unit must be
registered as a authentication client on FortiAuthenticator.
The FortiAuthenticator RADIUS AAA (authentication, authorization, and accounting) server is already configured and
running with default values. Each user account on FortiAuthenticator has an option to authenticate the user using the
RADIUS database.
Every time there is a change to the list of RADIUS authentication clients, two log messages are generated: one for the
client change, and one to state that the RADIUS server was restarted to apply the change.
FortiAuthenticator unit allows both RADIUS and remote authentication for RADIUS authentication client entries. If you
want to use a remote server, you must configure it first so that you can be select it in the RADIUS authentication client
configuration, see Remote authentication servers on page 114. You can configure the built-in LDAP server before or
after creating client entries, see LDAP service on page 129.
For VM appliances, the ratio for RADIUS clients is "number of max users / 3".
The number of RADIUS profiles is "number of max users x 2", because each RADIUS client
might need more than one profile.
See theMaximum values table included in the latest FortiAuthenticator Release Notes for
more details.
Clients
RADIUS accounting client can be managed from Authentication > RADIUS Service > Clients.
Clients can be added, imported, deleted, edited, and cloned as needed.
To configure a RADIUS accounting client:
1. From the RADIUS client list, select Create New to add a new RADIUS client. The Add RADIUS clientwindow
opens.
2. Enter the following information:
Subnets and IP ranges can be defined in the Client address field. All authentication
clients within a defined subnet/IP range will share the same configuration and secret. For
example, 192.168.0.0/24 would allow all 255 IP addresses to authenticate.
This feature saves time, as the entry only takes up a single client entry in the license table.
Name A name to identify the FortiGate unit.
Client address The IP/Hostname, Subnet, orRange of the unit.
Secret The RADIUS passphrase that the FortiGate unit will use.
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First profile name Enter the profile name of this RADIUS client.
Description Optionally, enter information about the FortiGate unit.
Apply this profile based on Enable and apply RADIUS attributes to match to this RADIUS profile from the
RADIUS attributes FortiAuthenticator device''s list of vendors in RADIUS Service > Custom
Dictionaries.
EAP types Select the 802.1X EAP authentication types to accept. If you require mutual
authentication, select EAP-TLS.
Device Authentication To allow 802.1X authentication for non-interactive devices, FortiAuthenticator
can identify and bypass authentication for a device based on its MAC address.
This is used for devices that do not allow the usual username or password
input to perform 802.1X authentication, such as network printers. Enter these
units in Authentication > User Management > MAC Devices.
MAC Authentication Configure MAB for certain devices, so long as their MAC addresses appear in
Bypass (MAB) the User-Name, User-Password, and Calling-Station-ID attributes.
Define the authorized groups for this feature. Note that authorized groups
must be first created underAuthentication > User Management > User
Groups, where Typemust be set toMAC, and MAC devices are selected for
MAC address authorization.
In addition, you can optionally require the Call-Check attribute for MAC-based
authentication too.
AD machine Configure AD machine authentication. Note that full access requires AD
authentication authentication of both the end point machine and user.
In addition, you can optionally override group membership when specific user
groups are machine or user authenticated.
MAC device filtering Configure MAC device filtering. Define MAC address attributes, authorized
groups, and action to take for unauthorized devices. TheMAC address
attribute indicates which RADIUS attribute to extract the MAC address from.
MAC device filtering can be enabled for any RADIUS authentication, including
Guest Portal authentication. However, when used for Guest Portals, the
FortiAuthenticator needs to know which HTTP parameter to extract the MAC
address from. You can enter the MAC device HTTP parameter under
Authentication > Guest Portals > Portals.
User Authentication Select one of the following:
l Enforce two-factor authentication
l Apply two-factor authentication if available (authenticate any
user)
l Password-only authentication (exclude users without a
password)
l FortiToken-only authentication (exclude users without a
FortiToken)
Enable FortiToken Mobile Toggle on/off FTM Push notifications for RADIUS users. This setting is only
push notifications controlled here on a per RADIUS client basis, not for specific users.
authentication
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Username input format Select one of the following three username input formats:
l username@realm
l realm\username
l realm/username
Realms Add realms to which the client will be associated.
l Select a realm from the dropdown menu in the Realm column.
l Select whether or not to allow local users to override remote users for the
selected realm.
l Select whether or not to use Windows AD domain authentication.
l Edit the group filter as needed. That is, filter users based on the groups
they are in.
l If necessary, add more realms to the list.
l Select the realm that will be the default realm for this client.
3. Select OK to add the new RADIUS client.
If authentication is failing, check that the authentication client is configured and that its IP
address is correctly specified. Common causes of problems are:
l RADIUS packets sent from an unexpected interface, or IP address.
l NAT performed between the authentication client and FortiAuthenticator.
MAC authentication bypass
The existing MAC authentication bypass (MAB) feature (underAuthentication > RADIUS Service > Clients)
supports returning Access-Accept with different RADIUS attributes for unauthorized devices, and also supports explicitly
blocking pre-defined groups of devices.
Profiles are applied in descending order based on matching RADIUS attributes. If the profile has no attributes to match,
that profile will always be applied before any that follow.
When processing MAB for an authorized device associated with a user, the FortiAuthenticator returns the RADIUS
attributes of the authorized device group(s) of which the device is a member as well as the RADIUS attributes from the
group memberships of the associated user (if any). Additionally, any RADIUS attributes assigned directly to the
associated user are returned.
Challenge message to support FortiToken Mobile Push for VPN clients
There are two Reply-Messages that the FortiAuthenticator can send to the FortiGate in the RADIUS ACCESS
CHALLENGEmessages. Each message is prefixed by an uneditable string followed by an editable string (i.e.
replacement message in FortiAuthenticator):
1. If push is not available, FortiAuthenticator will send Prefix: “” followed by Default Replaceable String: “Enter Token
Code”. For example; "Enter Token Code".
2. If push is available, FortiAuthenticator will send Prefix: “+” followed by Default Replaceable String: “Choose FTM
Push or Enter Token Code”. For example:;" + Choose FTM Push or Enter Token Code".
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Client profile attributes
FortiAuthenticator supports a single authentication profile for each RADIUS Auth Client. Because of this, authentication
requirements (for example IPSec/SSLVPN, Web Filtering Override, Wireless Authentication, and so on) require different
profiles, as RADIUS authentication requests originate from the same IP address. To distinguish the authentication
requirements, you can add attributes to them.
Attributes (which can be added to authentication requirements) indicate the type of service the user has requested, or
the type of service that is provided.
Each FortiAuthenticator authentication client profile can contain up to two RADIUS attributes.
To match a profile, all specified attributes in a profile must match, if not, the processing will
fall to the next profile (processed in top down order).
The profiles created can be re-arranged in terms of priority. FortiAuthenticator attempts to match the RADIUS attributes
from an authentication request to each profile, starting with the highest-priority profile, and moves down the list until it
finds a match. FortiAuthenticator uses the first profile that it matches.
Importing authentication clients
Authentication client information can be imported as a CSV file by selecting Import from the RADIUS client list.
The CSV file has one record per line, with the record format: client name (maximum of 32 characters), FQDN or IP
address (maximum of 128 characters), secret (optional, maximum of 63 characters).
Extensible Authentication Protocol
FortiAuthenticator supports several IEEE 802.1X Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) methods. EAP settings can
be configured from Authentication > RADIUS Service > EAP. See Extensible Authentication Protocol on page 143
for more information.
Services
You can optionally change the RADIUS authentication, accounting SSO, and accounting monitor ports under
Authentication > RADIUS Service > Services.
By default, the ports are set to:
l RADIUS authentication port: 1812
l RADIUS accounting SSO port: 1813
l RADIUS accounting monitor port: 1646
When upgrading from a firmware version prior to 5.0, and the Enable RADIUS Accounting
SSO clients option is enabled under Fortinet SSO Methods > SSO > General, both the
SSO accounting port and the usage monitoring accounting port should remain at their default
values (1813 and 1646 respectively) in order to avoid service disruption.
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Custom dictionaries
The custom dictionary list enables you to view built-in vendors and their RADIUS attributes, and create new customized
entries.
Go to Authentication > RADIUS Service > Custom Dictionaries to view the list.
Some services can receive information about an authenticated user through RADIUS vendor-specific attributes.
FortiAuthenticator user groups and user accounts can include RADIUS attributes for Fortinet and other vendors.
Attributes in user accounts can specify user-related information. For example, the Default attribute Framed-IP-
Address specifies the VPN tunnel IP address sent to the user by the Fortinet SSL VPN.
Attributes in user groups can specify more general information, applicable to the whole group. For example, specifying
third-party vendor attributes to a switch could enable administrative level login to all members of the Network_Admins
group, or authorize the user to the correct privilege level on the system.
To create a new custom RADIUS attribute vendor, open the Custom Vendors view and select Create Newwhere you
are prompted to upload a RADIUS dictionary file.
To add RADIUS attributes to a user or group:
1. Go to Authentication > User Management > Local Users and select a user account to edit, or go to
Authentication > User Management > User Groups and select a group to edit.
2. In the RADIUS Attributes section, select Add Attribute. The Create New User Group RADIUS Attribute or
Create New User RADIUS Attributewindow opens.
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3. Select the appropriate Vendor and Attribute ID, then enter the attribute’s value in the Value field.
4. Select OK to add the new attribute to the user or group.
5. Repeat the above steps to add additional attributes as needed.
LDAP service
LDAP is an Internet protocol used to maintain authentication data that may include departments, people, groups of
people, passwords, email addresses, and printers. LDAP consists of a data-representation scheme, a set of defined
operations, and a request/response network.
In the LDAP protocol there are a number of operations a client can request such as search, compare, and add or delete
an entry. Binding is the operation where the LDAP server authenticates the user. If the user is successfully
authenticated, binding allows the user access to the LDAP server based on the user’s permissions.
General
To configure general LDAP service settings, go to Authentication > LDAP Service > General.
LDAP Server Settings
LDAP server certificate Select the certificate that the LDAP server will present from the dropdown
menu.
Certificate authority Select either Local CA or Trusted CA.
type
CA certificate that Select the CA certificate that issued the server certificate from the dropdown
issued the server menu.
certificate
LDAP User Auto Provisioning Enable this feature to specify how users can be automatically provisioned into
LDAP.
Select OK to apply any changes that you have made.
Directory tree overview
The LDAP tree defines the hierarchical organization of user account entries in the LDAP database. The FortiGate unit
requesting authentication must be configured to address its request to the right part of the hierarchy.
An LDAP server’s hierarchy often reflects the hierarchy of the organization it serves. The root represents the
organization itself, usually defined as Domain Component (DC), a DNS domain, such as example.com (as the name
contains a dot, it is written as two parts separated by a comma: dc=example,dc=com). Additional levels of hierarchy
can be added as needed; these include:
l Country (c)
l User Group (cn)
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l Local User (uid)
l Organization (o)
l Organizational Unit (ou)
The user account entries relevant to user authentication will have element names such as UID or CN; the user''s name.
They can each be placed at their appropriate place in the hierarchy.
Complex LDAP hierarchies are more common in large organizations where users in different locations and departments
have different access rights. For basic authenticated access to your office network or the Internet, a much simpler LDAP
hierarchy is adequate.
The following is a simple example of an LDAP hierarchy in which the all user account entries reside at the OU level, just
below DC.
When requesting authentication, an LDAP client, such as a FortiGate unit, must specify the part of the hierarchy where
the user account record can be found. This is called the distinguished name (DN). In the above example, DN is
ou=People,dc=example,dc=com.
The authentication request must also specify the particular user account entry. Although this is often called the common
name (CN), the identifier you use is not necessarily CN. On a computer network, it is appropriate to use UID, the
person’s user ID, as that is the information that they will provide at logon.
Creating the directory tree
The following sections provide a brief explanation of each part of the LDAP attribute directory, what is commonly used
for representation, and how to configure it on FortiAuthenticator.
When an object name includes a space, as in Test Users, you have to enclose the text with
double-quotes. For example:
cn="TesTUsers",cn=Builtin,dc=get,dc=local
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Editing the root node
The root node is the top level of the LDAP directory. There can be only one. All groups, OUs, and users branch off from
the root node. Choose a DN that makes sense for your organization’s root node.
There are three common forms of DN entries:
The most common consists of one or more DC elements making up the DN. Each part of the domain has its own DC
entry. This comes directly from the DNS entry for the organization. For example, for example.com, the DN entry is
"dc=example,dc=com".
Another popular method is to use the company’s Internet presence as the DN. This method uses the domain name as
the DN. For example, for example.com, the DN entry would be "o=example.com".
An older method is to use the company name with a country entry. For example, for Example Inc. operating in the
United States, the DN would be o="Example, Inc.",c=US. This makes less sense for international companies.
When you configure FortiGate units to use FortiAuthenticator as an LDAP server, you will
specify the distinguished name that you created here. This identifies the correct LDAP
structure to reference.
To rename the root node:
1. Go to Authentication > LDAP Service > Directory Tree.
2. Select dc=example,dc=com to edit the entry.
3. In the Distinguished Name (DN) field, enter a new name (e.g. "dc=fortinet,dc=com").
4. Select OK to apply your changes.
If your domain name has multiple parts to it, such as shiny.widgets.example.com, each
part of the domain should be entered as part of the DN, for example:
dc=shiny,dc=widgets,dc=example,dc=com
Adding nodes to the LDAP directory tree
You can add a subordinate node at any level in the hierarchy as required.
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To add a node to the tree:
1. From the LDAP directory tree, select the green plus symbol next to the DN entry where you want to add the node.
The Create New LDAP Entrywindow opens.
2. In the Class field, select the identifier to use.
For example, to add the ou=People node from the earlier example, select Organizational Unit (ou).
3. Select the required value from the dropdown menu, or select Create New to create a new entry of the selected
class.
4. Select OK to add the node.
Nodes can be edited after creation by selecting the edit, or pencil, icon next to the node name.
Adding user accounts to the LDAP tree
You must add user account entries at the appropriate place in the LDAP tree. These users must already be defined in
the FortiAuthenticator user database. See Adding a user on page 73.
To add a user account to the tree:
1. From the LDAP directory tree, expand nodes as needed to find the required node, then select the node’s green plus
symbol.
In the earlier example, you would do this on the ou=People node.
2. In the Class field, select User (uid).
The list of available users is displayed. You can choose to display them alphabetically by either user group or user.
3. Select the required users in the Available Users box and move them to the Chosen Users box. If you want to
add all local users, select Choose all below the users box.
4. Select OK to add the user account to the tree.
You can verify your users were added by expanding the node to see their UIDs listed below it.
Moving LDAP branches in the directory tree
At times you may want to rearrange the hierarchy of the LDAP structure. For example a department may be moved from
one country to another.
While it is easy to move a branch in the LDAP tree, all systems that use this information will
need to be updated to the new structure or they will not be able to authenticate users.
To move an LDAP branch:
1. From the LDAP directory tree, select Expand All and find the branch that you want to move.
2. Click and drag the branch from its current location to its new location
When the branch is hovered above a valid location, an arrow appears to the left of the current branch to indicate
where the new branch will be inserted. It will be inserted below the entry with the arrow.
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Removing entries from the directory tree
Adding entries to the directory tree involves placing the attribute at the proper place. However, when removing entries it
is possible to remove multiple branches at one time.
Take care not to remove more branches than you intend. Remember that all systems using
this information will need to be updated to the new structure or they will not be able to
authenticate users.
To remove an entry from the LDAP directory tree:
1. From the LDAP directory tree, select Expand All and find the branch that you want to remove.
2. Select the red X to the right of the entry name.
You are prompted to confirm your deletion. Part of the prompt displays the message of all the entries that will be
removed with this deletion. Ensure this is the level that you intend to delete.
3. Select Yes, I’m sure to delete the entry.
If the deletion was successful there is a green check next to the successful message above the LDAP directory and
the entry is removed from the tree.
Configuring a FortiGate unit for FortiAuthenticator LDAP
When you have defined the FortiAuthenticator LDAP tree, you can configure FortiGate units to access the
FortiAuthenticator as an LDAP server and authenticate users.
To configure the FortiGate unit for LDAP authentication:
1. On the FortiGate unit, go to User & Device > LDAP Servers and select Create New.
2. Enter the following information:
Name Enter a name to identify the FortiAuthenticator LDAP server on the FortiGate
unit.
Server IP/Name Enter the IP address FQDN of FortiAuthenticator.
Server Port Leave at default (389).
Common Name Identifier Enter uid, the user ID.
Distinguished Name Enter the LDAP node where the user account entries can be found. For
example, ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
Bind Type The FortiGate unit can be configured to use one of three types of binding:
l Simple: Bind using a simple password authentication without a search.
l Anonymous: Bind using anonymous user search.
l Regular: Bind using username/password and then search.
You can use simple authentication if the user records all fall under one
distinguished name (DN). If the users are under more than one DN, use the
anonymous or regular type, which can search the entire LDAP database for
the required username.
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If your LDAP server requires authentication to perform searches, use the
regular type and provide the Username and Password.
Secure Connection If you select Secure Connection, you must select LDAPS or STARTTLS
protocol and the CA security certificate that verifies the FortiAuthenticator
device''s identity. If you select LDAPS protocol, the Server Port will change to
636.
3. Optionally, use the Test Connectivity and Test User Credentials features. Select OK to apply your settings.
4. Add the LDAP server to a user group. Specify that user group in identity-based security policies where you require
authentication.
OAuth Service
FortiAuthenticator can act as an authorization server to issue and manage OAuth access tokens via a set of
REST API endpoints. An OAuth client is issued an OAuth access token by FortiAuthenticator after successfully providing
its login credentials. The OAuth client can then use this access token as proof of authorization to access a third-party
service. The third-party service may contact FortiAuthenticator to validate any given OAuth access token.
To enable OAuth service access, enable the Auth Service API (/api/v1/oauth) service on applicable network interface
(s) under System > Network > Interfaces.
Settings
To configure the OAuth Service settings, go to Authentication > OAuth Service > Settings.
OAuth Service Settings
Auto-generated client Determines the length of the generated client secret for confidential OAuth
secret length applications. The default is set to 128.
Select OK to apply the changes you have made.
Applications
OAuth applications can be managed from Authentication > OAuth Service > Applications.
The OAuth service has a per-configured FortiOS Fabric OAuth application used for Fortinet Security Fabric integration.
The FortiOS Fabric application settings should not be changed.
To configure an OAuth application:
1. From the OAuth application list, select Create New to add a new OAuth application.
The Create New Application window opens.
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2. Enter the following information:
Name Enter a name for the OAuth application.
Client type Select the client type for the OAuth application:
l Confidential: OAuth clients are required to provide the client secret in
requests to the OAuth application.
l Public: OAuth clients are not required to provide the client secret in
requests to the OAuth application.
Client id Enter a client id for the OAuth application. A generated value is provided by
default.
Client secret Enter a client secret for the OAuth application. A generated value is provided
by default. Only available if Client type is set to Confidential.
Configure the length of the automatically generated value under
Authentication > OAuth Service > Settings.
Access token expiry Enter a length of time for which OAuth access tokens issued by this
application are valid. The default is set to 36000. Access tokens will not expire
if the value is set to 0.
3. Select OK to create the new OAuth application.
SAML IdP
Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) is used for exchanging authentication and authorization data between an
identity provider (IdP) and a service provider (SP), such as Google Apps, Office 365, and Salesforce. The
FortiAuthenticator can be configured as an IdP, providing trust relationship authentication for unauthenticated users
trying to access an SP.
Different realms can be selectively enabled while configuring the FortiAuthenticator as the IdP. These realms are
available underAuthentication > Self-service Portal > Access Control, where they can be enabled, disabled, or
group filtered.
SAML authentication works as follows:
1. A user tries to access an SP, for example Google, using a browser.
2. The SP''s web server requests the SAML assertions for its service from the browser.
3. Two possibilities:
l The user''s browser already has valid SAML assertions, so it sends them to the SP''s web server. The web server
uses them to grant or deny access to the service. SAML authentication stops here.
l The user''s browser doesn''t have valid SAML assertions, so the SP''s web server redirects the browser to the
SAML IdP.
4. Two possibilities:
l The user''s browser is already authenticated with the IdP, go to step 5.
l The user''s browser is not yet authenticated with the IdP, IdP requests and validates the user''s credentials. If
successful, go to step 5. Otherwise, access is denied.
5. IdP provides SAML assertions for the SP''s and redirects the user''s browser back to the SP''s web server. Go back to
step 2.
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General
To configure general SAML IdP portal settings, go to Authentication > SAML IdP > General and select Enable
SAML Identity Provider portal.
Enter the following information:
Device FQDN To configure this setting, you must enter a Device FQDN in the System
Information widget in the Dashboard.
Server address Enter the IP address, or FQDN, of the FortiAuthenticator device.
Username input format Select one of the following three username input formats:
l username@realm
l realm\username
l realm/username
Realms Select Add a realm to add the default local realm to which the users will be
associated.
UseGroups and Filter to add specific user groups.
Login session timeout Set the user''s login session timeout limit between 5 - 1440 minutes (one day).
The default is 480 minutes (eight hours).
Default IdP certificate Select a default certificate the IdP uses to sign SAML assertions from the
dropdown menu.
Select OK to apply any changes that you have made.
Replacement messages
The replacement messages list lets you view and customize SAML IdP replacement messages, and manage images.
To view the SAML replacement message list, go to Authentication > SAML IdP > Replacement Messages.
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For more information about customizing replacement messages, see Replacement messages on page 102.
Service providers
Service Providers can be managed from Authentication > SAML IdP > Service Providers.
To configure a SAML service provider:
1. Select Create New.
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2. Enter the following information:
SP name Enter a name for the SP.
IDP prefix Enter a prefix for the IDP that is appended to the end of the IDP URLs.
Alternatively, you can select Generate unique prefix to generate a random
16 digit alphanumeric string.
IDP certificate Select a certificate to use for the SP. If a certificate is not selected, the
specified default IdP certificate is used.
IDP address To configure the IDP address (and IDP settings below), you must have
already configured the server''s address underAuthentication
> SAML IdP > General.
IDP entity id Configure the IDP''s entity ID, for example:
http://www.example.com/saml-idp/xxx/metadata/
IDP single sign-on URL Configure the IDP''s login URL, for example:
http://www.example.com/saml-idp/xxx/login/
IDP single logout URL Configure the IDP''s logout URL, for example:
http://www.example.com/saml-idp/xxx/logout/
SP entity id Enter the SP''s entity ID.
SP ACS (login) URL Enter the SP''s Assertion Consumer Service (ACS) login URL. Click
Alternative ACS URLs to configure up to three additional ACS login URLs.
SP SLS (logout) URL Enter the SP''s Single Logout Service (SLS) logout URL.
SAML request must be Enable this option and import the SP certificate for authentication request
signed by SP signing by the SP.
Authentication
Authentication Select one of the following:
method l Enforce two-factor authentication
l Apply two-factor authentication if available (authenticate any
user)
l Password-only authentication (exclude users without a
password)
l FortiToken-only authentication (exclude users without a
FortiToken)
Bypass Enable this option if you would like to have certain users bypass FortiToken
FortiToken authentication, so long as they belong to a trusted subnet.
authentication Select Configure subnets to configure trusted subnets (under
when user is from Authentication > User Account Policies > Trusted Subnets).
a trusted subnet
Debugging Options
Do not return to Enable this option to let users choose where to navigate to after they are
service provider authenticated.
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automatically after
successful
authentication,
wait for user input
Disable this Disables the SP.
service provider
Assertion Attributes
Subject NameID Select the user attribute that serves as SAML assertion subject NameID.
Select from eitherUsername, Email, Remote LDAP user DN, Remote
LDAP user objectGUID, Remote SAML Subject NameID, orRemote
SAML Custom assertion. If the attribute selected is not available for a
user, Username is used by default.
Format Select from Unspecified, Transient, or Persistent.
SAML Attribute Select Create New to create a new attribute that is added to SAML assertion.
The following user attributes are available when creating a new assertion
attribute:
l Username
l First name
l Last name
l Email
l FortiAuthenticator local group
l Remote LDAP DN
l Remote LDAP sAMAccountName
l Remote LDAP userPrincipalName
l Remote LDAP displayName
l Remote LDAP objectGUID
l Remote LDAP group
FortiAuthenticator agents
FortiAuthenticator provides multiple agents for use in two-factor authentication:
l FortiAuthenticator Agent for Microsoft Windows
l FortiAuthenticator Agent for OutlookWeb Access
Both agents can be downloaded from the FortiAuthenticator GUI underAuthentication > FortiAuthenticator Agent.
FortiAuthenticator Agent for Microsoft Windows
FortiAuthenticator Agent for Microsoft Windows is a credential provider plug-in that enhances the Windows login
process with a one time password, validated by FortiAuthenticator.
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Configurable default domain
When configuring two-factor authentication in the FortiAuthenticator Agent for Microsoft Windows, you can select a
Default Domain at Logon Screen. The options are None, Most Recent, and a populated list of available domains
(also configurable).
This is particularly useful for environments that have a single domain (where previously, the user had to manually pick a
domain from a dropdown every single login, even in single-domain environments).
Load-balancing HA configurations
Customers with a load-balancing HA configuration can configure the FortiAuthenticator Agent for Microsoft Windows to
try to reach the secondary FortiAuthenticator if the primary is unreachable, with retries occurring in the same order (in
round-robin fashion).
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Offline token validation at login
You can view the time remaining for offline token validation when logging in using the FortiAuthenticator Agent for
Microsoft Windows.
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For all tokens, FortiAuthenticator downloads enough offline tokens for the configured cache size plus the authentication
window size (so if the HOTP cache = 50 and the HOTPwindow = 10, you initially have 60 tokens remaining; when
tokens are displayed but not submitted to FortiAuthenticator, this ends up as fewer than 60 authentication attempts).
TLS 1.2 support
All network communications take place over TLS 1.2. As a result, the minimum required version of the .NET Framework
is 4.6.0. The FortiAuthenticator Agent for Microsoft Windows installer will offer to install TLS 1.2 when it is necessary.
FortiAuthenticator Agent for Outlook Web Access
FortiAuthenticator Agent for OutlookWeb Access is a plug-in that enhances the Web login process with a one time
password, validated by FortiAuthenticator.
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Port-based network access control
Port-based network access control (PNAC), or 802.1X, authentication requires a client, an authenticator, and an
authentication server (such as a FortiAuthenticator device).
The client is a device that wants to connect to the network. The authenticator is simply a network device, such as a
wireless access point or switch. The authentication server is usually a host that supports the RADIUS and EAP
protocols.
The client is not allowed access to the network until the client’s identity has been validated and authorized. Using
802.1X authentication, the client provides credentials to the authenticator, which the authenticator forwards to the
authentication server for verification. If the authentication server determines that the credentials are valid, the client
device is allowed access to the network.
FortiAuthenticator supports several IEEE 802.1X EAPmethods.
Extensible Authentication Protocol
FortiAuthenticator supports several IEEE 802.1X Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) methods. These include
authentication methods most commonly used in WiFi networks.
EAP is defined in RFC 3748 and updated in RFC 5247. EAP does not include security for the conversation between the
client and the authentication server, so it is usually used within a secure tunnel technology such as TLS, TTLS, or MS-
CHAP.
FortiAuthenticator supports the following EAPmethods:
Method Server Auth Client Auth Encryption Native OS Support
PEAP (MSCHAPv2) Yes Yes Yes Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
EAP-TTLS Yes No Yes Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10
EAP-TLS Yes Yes Yes Windows (XP, 7, 8, 10), Mac OS X,
iOS, Linux, Android
EAP-GTC Yes Yes Yes None (external supplicant required)
In addition to providing a channel for user authentication, EAPmethods also provide certificate-based authentication of
the server computer. EAP-TLS provides mutual authentication: the client and server authenticate each other using
certificates. This is essential for authentication onto an enterprise network in a BYOD environment.
For successful EAP-TLS authentication, the user’s certificate must be bound to their account in Authentication > User
Management > Local Users (see Local users on page 72) and the relevant RADIUS client in Authentication >
RADIUS Service > Clients (see RADIUS service on page 124) must permit that user to authenticate. By default, all
local users can authenticate, but it is possible to limit authentication to specified user groups.
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FortiAuthenticator and EAP
FortiAuthenticator delivers all of the authentication features required for a successful EAP-TLS deployment, including:
l Certificate Management: Create and revoke certificates as a CA. See Certificate management on page 182.
l Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) Server: Exchange a certificate signing request (CSR) and the
resulting signed certificate, simplifying the process of obtaining a device certificate.
FortiAuthenticator unit configuration
To configure FortiAuthenticator, you need to:
1. Create a CA certificate for FortiAuthenticator. See Certificate authorities on page 191.
Optionally, you can skip this step and use an external CA certificate instead. Go to Certificate Management >
Certificate Authorities > Trusted CAs to import CA certificates. See Trusted CAs on page 198.
2. Create a server certificate for FortiAuthenticator, using the CA certificate you created or imported in the preceding
step. See End entities on page 183.
3. If you configure EAP-TTLS authentication, go to Authentication > RADIUS Service > EAP and configure the
certificates for EAP. See Configuring certificates for EAP on page 144.
4. If SCEPwill be used:
l Configure an SMTP server for sending SCEP notifications. Then configure the email service for the
administrator to use the SMTP server that you created. See Email services on page 56.
l Go to Certificate Management > SCEP > General, select Enable SCEP, select the CA certificate that you
created or imported in Step 1 in the Default CA field, and select OK. See SCEP on page 198.
5. Go to Authentication > Remote Auth. Servers > LDAP and add the remote LDAP server that contains your
user database. See LDAP on page 115.
6. Import users from the remote LDAP server. You can choose which specific users are permitted to authenticate. See
Remote users on page 80.
7. Go to Authentication > RADIUS Service > Clients to add the FortiGate wireless controller as an
authentication client. Be sure to select the type of EAP authentication you intend to use. See RADIUS service on
page 124.
Configuring certificates for EAP
FortiAuthenticator can authenticate itself to clients with a CA certificate.
1. Go to Certificate Management > Certificate Authorities > Trusted CAs to import the certificate you will use.
See Trusted CAs on page 198.
2. Go to Authentication > RADIUS Service > EAP.
3. Select the EAP server certificate from the EAP Server Certificate dropdown menu.
4. Select the trusted CAs and local CAs to use for EAP authentication from their requisite lists.
5. Select OK to apply the settings.
Configuring switches and wireless controllers to use 802.1X authentication
The 802.1X configuration is largely vendor dependent. The key requirements are:
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l RADIUS server IP: This is the IP address of the FortiAuthenticator.
l Key: The pre-shared secret configured in the FortiAuthenticator authentication client settings.
l Authentication port: By default, FortiAuthenticator listens for authentication requests on port 1812.
Non-compliant devices
802.1Xmethods require interactive entry of user credentials to prove a user’s identity before allowing them access to
the network. This is not possible for non-interactive devices, such as printers. MAC Authentication Bypass (MAB) is
supported to identify and accept non-802.1X compliant devices onto the network using their MAC address as
authentication.
This feature is only for 802.1XMAB. FortiGate captive portal MAC authentication is supported by configuring the MAC
address as a standard user, with the MAC address as both the username and password, and not by entering it in the
MAC Devices section.
Multiple MAC devices can be imported in bulk from a CSV file. The first column of the CSV file contains the device
names (maximum of 50 characters), and the second column contains the corresponding MAC addresses
(0123456789AB or 01:23:45:67:89:AB).
When creating a new MAC-based authentication device, MAC addresses can be defined using wildcard capability to
identify and accept all devices from a specific vendor. The first three bytes of a MAC address identify the vendor of the
device. Define MAC devices using only the top three bytes to include all devices from a specific vendor. The following
wildcard input formats are valid:
l 112233
l 11:22:33
l 112233xxxxxx
l 11:22:33:xx:xx:xx
To configure MAC-based authentication for a device:
1. Go to Authentication > User Management > MAC Devices.
The MAC device list is displayed.
2. If you are adding a new device, select Create New to open the Create New MAC-based Authentication
Devicewindow.
If you are editing an already existing device, select the device from the device list.
3. Enter the device name in the Name field.
4. Enter the device’s MAC address in theMAC address field. Alternatively, enter a wildcard MAC address to
represent all MAC devices from a specific vendor.
5. Select OK to apply your changes.
To import MAC devices:
1. In the MAC device list, select Import.
2. Select Browse to locate the CSV file on your computer.
3. Select OK to import the list.
The import will fail if the maximum number of MAC devices has already been reached, or if any of the information
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contained within the file does not conform, for example if the device name too long, or there is an incorrectly
formatted MAC address.
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Fortinet Single Sign-On
Fortinet Single Sign-On (FSSO) is a set of methods to transparently authenticate users to FortiGate devices. This
means that FortiAuthenticator is trusting the implicit authentication of a different system, and using that to identify the
user. FortiAuthenticator takes this framework and enhances it with several authentication methods:
l Users can authenticate through a web portal and a set of embeddable widgets.
l Users with FortiClient Endpoint Security installed can be automatically authenticated through the FortiClient SSO
Mobility Agent.
l Users authenticating against Active Directory can be automatically authenticated.
l RADIUS Accounting packets can be used to trigger an FSSO authentication.
l Users can be identified through the FortiAuthenticator API. This is useful for integration with third-party systems.
This section describes FSSO only. FSSO authentication methods do not require accounting
proxy configuration.
FortiAuthenticator must be configured to collect the relevant user logon data. After this basic configuration is complete,
the various methods of collecting the log in information can be set up as needed.
Domain controller polling
When FortiAuthenticator runs for the first time, it will poll the domain controller (DC) logs backwards until either the end
of the log file or the logon timeout setting, whichever is reached first.
When FortiAuthenticator is rebooted, the memory cache is written to the disk, then re-read at startup, retaining the
previous state. Windows DC polling restarts on boot, then searches backwards in the DC log files until it reaches either
the log that matches the last known serial number found in the login cache file, the log that is older than the last
recorded read time, or the end of the log file, whichever is reached first.
The currently logged in FSSO users list is cached in memory and periodically written to disk. In an active-passive HA
cluster, this file is synchronized to the slave device.
Windows management instrumentation polling
FortiAuthenticator supports WindowsManagement Instrumentation (WMI) polling to detect workstation log off. This
validates the currently logged on user for an IP address that has been discovered by the DC polling detection method.
Remote WMI access requires that the related ports are opened in the Windows firewall, and access to a domain
account that belongs to the domain admin group.
To open ports in the Windows firewall in Windows 7, run gpedit.msc, go to Computer configuration >
Administrative Templates > Network > Network Connections > Windows Firewall > Domain Profile, go to
Allow remote admin exception, then enable remote admin exception and, if necessary, configure an IP
subnet/range.
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General settings
FortiAuthenticator units listen for requests from authentication clients and can poll Windows AD servers.
To configure FortiAuthenticator FSSO polling:
1. Go to Fortinet SSO Methods > SSO > General to open the Edit SSO Configuration window. The Edit SSO
Configuration window contains sections for FortiGate, FSSO, and user group membership.
2. In the FortiGate section, configure the following settings:
Listening port Leave at 8000 unless your network requires you to change this. Ensure this
port is allowed through the firewall.
Enable authentication Select to enable authentication, then enter a secret key, or password, in the
Secret key field.
Login expiry The length of time, in minutes, that users can remain logged in before the
system logs them off automatically. The default is 480 minutes (8 hours).
Extend user session beyond The length of time, in seconds, that a user session is extended after the user
logoff by logs off, from 0 (default) to 3600 seconds.
Enable NTLM authentication Select to enable NTLM authentication, then enter the NETBIOS or DNS name
of the domain that the login user belongs to in the User domain field.
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3. In the Fortinet Single Sign-On (FSSO) section, configure the following settings:
Maximum concurrent user Enter the maximum number of concurrent FSSO login sessions a user is
sessions allowed to have. Use 0 for unlimited.
Select Configure Per User/Group to configure the maximum number of
concurrent sessions for each user or group. See Fine-grained controls on
page 163.
Log level Select one of Debug, Info,Warning, or Error as the minimum severity
level of events to log from the dropdown menu.
Select Download all logs to download all FSSO logs to your management
computer.
Enable Windows event log Select to enable Windows AD polling. This includes polling logon events
polling (e.g. domain from devices using Kerberos authentication or from Mac OS X systems.
controllers/Exchange servers) Select Configure Events to select the Windows security event IDs to use in
event log polling. Select from event IDs 528, 540, 672, 673, 674, 680,
4624, 4768, 4769, 4770, and 4776.
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Enable DNS Select to use DNS lookup to get IP address information when an event
lookup to get IP contains only the workstation name. This option is enabled by default.
from workstation
name
Directly use Select to use the domain DNS suffix when doing a DNS lookup. This option
domain DNS is disabled by default.
suffix in lookup
Enable reverse Select to enable reverse DNS lookup. Reverse DNS lookup is used when an
DNS lookup to event contains only an IP address and no workstation name. This option is
get workstation enabled by default.
name from IP
Do one more DNS Reverse DNS lookup is used when an event contains only an IP address and
lookup to get full no workstation name. After the workstation name is determined, it is used
list of IPs after in the DNS lookup again to get more complete IP address information. This
reverse lookup of is useful in environments where workstations have multiple network
workstation name interfaces. This option is disabled by default.
Include account Accounts that end in "$" used to exclusively denote computer accounts with
name ending with no actual user, but in some cases, valid accounts imported from dated
$ (usually systems can feature them. This option is disabled by default.
computer
account)
Enable FortiNAC SSO Select to enable the retrieval of SSO sessions from FortiNAC sources.
Select Edit to choose one or more configured FortiNAC sources to use as
SSO sources.
Select Configure FortiNACs to configure FortiNAC sources (under
System > Administration > FortiNACs). For more information, see
FortiNACs on page 53.
Enable Radius Accounting Select to enable the detection of users sign-ons and sign-offs from
SSO clients incoming RADIUS accounting (Start, Stop, and Interim-Update) records.
Enable Syslog SSO Select to enable Syslog SSO, and configure syslog sources.
Enable FortiClient SSO Select to enable single sign-on (SSO) by clients running FortiClient
Mobility Agent Service Endpoint Security. For more information, see FortiClient SSO Mobility
Agent on page 170.
FortiClient Enter the FortiClient listening port number.
listening port
Enable Select to enable authentication, then enter a secret key, or password, in the
authentication Secret key field.
Keep-alive Enter the duration between keep-alive transmissions, from 1 to 60 minutes.
interval Default is 5 minutes.
Idle timeout Enter an amount of time in minutes after which to logoff a user if their
status is not updated. The value cannot be lower than the Keep-alive
interval value.
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Enable NTLM Select to enable the NT LANManager (NTLM) to allow logon of users who
are connected to a domain that does not have the FSSO DC Agent
installed. Disable NTLM authentication only if your network does not
support NTLM authentication for security or other reasons.
Enter an amount of time after which NTLM authentication expires in the
NTLM authentication expiry field, from 1 to 10080 minutes (7 days).
Enable hierarchical FSSO Select to enable hierarchical FSSO tiering. Enter the collector listening port
tiering in the Collector listening port field.
Enable DC/TS Agent Clients Select to enable clients using DC or TS Agent. Enter the UDP port in the
DC/TS Agent listening port field. Default is 8002.
Require Select to require authentication, then enter a secret key, or password, in the
authentication for Secret key field.
TS agents
(disables DC
agent support)
Enable DNS Select to use DNS lookup to get IP address information when a client
lookup to get IP contains only the workstation name. This option is enabled by default.
from workstation
name
Enable reverse Select to enable reverse DNS lookup. Reverse DNS lookup is used when a
DNS lookup to client contains only an IP address and no workstation name. This option is
get workstation enabled by default.
name from IP
Restrict auto-discovered Select to enable restricting automatically discovered domain controllers to
domain controllers to already configured domain controllers only. See Windows event log sources
configured Windows event log on page 157.
sources and remote LDAP
servers
Enable Windows Active Select to enable workstation IP verification with Windows Active Directory.
Directory workstation IP If enabled, select Enable IP change detection via DNS lookup to
verification detect IP changes via DNS lookup.
Disable NTLMv1 in client Optionally disable NTLMv1, as NTLMv2 is supported.
authentication to Windows AD
server
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4. In the User Group Membership section, configure the following settings:
Group cache mode Select the group cache mode:
l Passive: Items have an expiry time after which the are removed and re-
queried on the next logon.
l Active: Items are periodically updated for all currently logged on users.
Group cache item Enter the amount of time in minutes between 30-10080 (maximum of one
lifetime week) after which items will expire (whenGroup cache mode is set to
Passive), or the amount of time after which items will update for active logins
(whenGroup cache mode is set to Active).
Additionally, you can Clear cache (when in Passive), or manuallyUpdate
cache (when in Active).
Do not use cached groups Select to prevent using cached groups and to always load groups from server
and always load groups for the following SSO sources:
from server for the following l Windows event log polling
SSO sources l RADIUS Accounting SSO
l Syslog SSO
l FortiClient SSO Mobility Agent
l DC Agent
l TS Agent
l User login portal
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l SSO web service
Base distinguished names Enter the base distinguished names to search for nesting of users or groups
to search for nesting of into cross domain and domain local groups.
users/groups into cross
domain, domain local
groups
5. Select OK to apply the settings.
Configuring FortiGate units for FSSO
Each FortiGate unit that will use FortiAuthenticator to provide Single Sign-On authentication must be configured to use
FortiAuthenticator as an SSO server.
To configure SSO authentication on the FortiGate unit:
1. On the FortiGate unit, go to User & Device > Authentication > Single Sign-On and select Create New.
2. In the Type field, select Fortinet Single-Sign-On Agent.
3. Enter a name for FortiAuthenticator in the Name field.
4. In the Primary Agent IP/Name field, enter the IP address of FortiAuthenticator.
5. In the Password field, enter the secret key that you defined for FortiAuthenticator. See Enable authentication on
page 148.
6. Select OK.
In a few minutes, the FortiGate unit receives a list of user groups from FortiAuthenticator. When you open the
server, you can see the list of groups. The groups can be used in identity-based security policies.
Portal services
The SSO portal supports a logon widget that you can embed in any web page. Typically, an organization would embed
the widget on its home page.
The SSO portal sets a cookie on the user’s browser. When the user browses to a page containing the login widget,
FortiAuthenticator recognizes the user and updates its database if the user’s IP address has changed. The user will not
need to re-authenticate until the login timeout expires, which can be up to 30 days. To log out of FSSO immediately, the
user can select the Logout button in the widget.
The SSO portal supports multiple authentication methods including manual authentication, embeddable widgets, and
Kerberos authentication.
To configure portal services, go to Fortinet SSO Methods > SSO > Portal Services.
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The following settings can be configured:
User Portal Select Enable SSO on login portal to enable the SSO login portal.
Realms Add realms to which the client will be associated. See RADIUS service on page
124.
l Select a realm from the dropdown menu in the Realm column.
l Select whether or not to allow local users to override remote users for the
selected realm.
l Select whether or not to use Windows AD domain authentication.
l Edit and filter users based on the groups they are in.
l If necessary, add more realms to the list.
l Select the realm that will be the default realm for this client.
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Login timeout Set the maximum number of minutes a user is allowed to stay logged in before
they are automatically logged out from SSO, between 1-10080 (maximum of one
week, set by default).
Maximum delay Set the delay in seconds that occurs when redirecting to an external URL,
when redirecting between 1-10 seconds, with a default of 7 seconds.
to an external URL
Embeddable login Use this code to embed the login widget onto your site. The code in the field
widget cannot be manually edited.
Login widget demo A demo of what the login widget will look like on your site.
Kerberos User Portal Select Enable Kerberos login for SSO to enable Kerberos log in for SSO. See
Kerberos on page 155 for more information.
Import keytab and Select to open the Import Keytab window where you can import a keytab from
enable your computer.
A keytab must be imported to enable Kerberos log in for SSO.
Kerberos Principal View the Kerberos principal.
SAML Portal Select Enable SAML portal to enable SAML Portal log in for SSO.
SSO Web Service Select Enable SSO Web Service to use the web service to log users in and out.
SSO user type Specify the type of user that the client will provide: external, local, or remote
(LDAP server must be selected from the dropdown menu).
Kerberos
Kerberos authentication allows the FortiAuthenticator to identify connecting users through a Kerberos exchange after a
redirect from a FortiGate device.
A keytab file that describes your Kerberos infrastructure is required. To generate this file, you can use a ktpass utility.
The following code can be used in a batch file to simplify the keytab file creation:
set OUTFILE=FortiAuthenticator.keytab
set USERNAME=FortiAuthenticator@corp.example.com
set PRINC=HTTP/FortiAuthenticator.corp.example.com@CORP.EXAMPLE.COM
set CRYPTO=all
set PASSWD=Pa$$p0rt
set PTYPE=KRB5_NT_PRINCIPAL
ktpass -out %OUTFILE% -pass %PASSWD% -mapuser %USERNAME% -princ %PRINC% -crypto %CRYPTO% -
ptype %PTYPE%
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The FortiGate device can be configured to redirect unauthenticated users to the FortiAuthenticator, however the
Kerberos authentication URL is different than the standard login URL. The Custom Message HTML for the Login Page
HTML Redirect for Kerberos is as follows:
Page Redirection
If you are not redirected automatically, click on the link
/login/kerb-auth?user_continue_url=%%PROTURI%%''>
http:///login/kerb-auth?user_continue_url= %%PROTURI%%
SAML authentication
Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) is an XML standard that allows for maintaining a single repository for
authentication amongst internal and/or external systems.
The FortiAuthenticator can act as a Service Provider (SP) to request user identity information from a third-party Identity
Provider (IDP). This information can then be used to sign the user on transparently based on what information the IDP
sends.
Multiple SAML SP portals can be created on the FortiAuthenticator, with each portal configured to a different
SAML IDP.
In this scenario:
1. A user attempts to connect to the Internet via FortiGate.
2. The user is not authenticated in FSSO so gets redirected to FortiAuthenticator.
3. FortiAuthenticator (a service provider) checks with the existing third-party IDP to get the user identity.
4. FortiAuthenticator pushes identity and group information into FSSO.
5. FortiAuthenticator redirects the user to the original URL.
6. FortiGate sees the user in FSSO and allows the user to pass.
To configure a SAML SP portal, go to Fortinet SSO Methods > SSO > SAML Authentication.
The following options are available:
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Create New Configure a new SAML SP portal.
Delete Delete the selected SAML SP portals.
Edit Edit the selected SAML SP portal.
To configure a new SAML SP portal:
1. From Fortinet SSO Methods > SSO > SAML Authentication, select Create New.
2. Configure the following settings:
Remote SAML server Select a configured remote SAML server, or select [ Create New ]
to configure a new remote SAML server. See SAML on page 121 for
more information.
Enable SSO disclaimer Select to require a SAML SP SSO end-user to agree to a disclaimer
before they are redirected to the SAML IDP for authentication.
The Login Disclaimer Page and Disclaimer Denied Page can be
customized. See Replacement messages on page 102 for more
information.
Domain Membership
Get SSO domain name from Select the method that determines the domain name:
l SAML assertion attribute: Enable and enter the SAML
assertion attribute that domain names are obtained from.
l Username prefix/suffix: Enable to obtain the domain name
specified in the username. For example: user@domain,
domain\user, domain/user
l Explicitly set to: Enable and enter the domain name to
assign to the user.
3. Select OK to create the new SAML SP portal.
Windows event log sources
FortiAuthenticator must be configured to communicate with the domain controller if Active Directory (AD) will be used to
ascertain group information.
A domain controller entry can be disabled without deleting its configuration. This can be useful when performing testing
and troubleshooting, or when moving controllers within your network.
In order to properly discover the available domains and domain controllers, the DNS settings
must specify a DNS server that can provide the IP addresses of the domain controllers. See
DNS on page 38.
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To add a domain controller:
1. Go to Fortinet SSO Methods > SSO > Windows Event Log Sources.
2. Select Create New to open the Create New Windows Event Log Sourcewindow.
3. Enter the following information:
NetBIOS name Name of the domain controller as it appears in NetBIOS.
Display name Unique name to easily identify this domain controller.
IP Network IP address of the controller.
Account Account name used to access logon events.
The user must have read access to the logs using the built in AD security
group "Event Log Readers."
Password Password for the above account.
Server type Select eitherDomain controller or Exchange server as the server type.
Disable Disable the domain controller without losing any of its settings.
Priority Define multiple domain controllers for the same domain. Each can be
designated asPrimary or Secondary. The Primary unit is accessed first.
Enable secure connection Enable a secure connection over either LDAPS or STARTTLS with a CA
certificate.
4. Select OK.
By default, FortiAuthenticator uses auto-discovery of Domain Controllers. If you want to restrict operation to the
configured domain controllers only, go to Fortinet SSO Methods > SSO > General and enable Restrict auto-
discovered domain controllers to configured Windows event log sources and remote LDAP servers.
See General settings on page 148.
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RADIUS accounting sources
If required, SSO can be based on RADIUS accounting records. The FortiAuthenticator receives RADIUS accounting
packets from a carrier RADIUS server or network device, such as a wireless controller, collects additional group
information, and then inserts it into FSSO for use by multiple FortiGate devices for identity based policies.
The FortiAuthenticator must be configured as a RADIUS accounting client to the RADIUS server.
To view the RADIUS accounting SSO client list, go to Fortinet SSO Methods > SSO > RADIUS Accounting
Sources.
To configure and enable a RADIUS accounting client:
1. From the RADIUS accounting SSO client list, select Create New. The Create New RADIUS Accounting SSO
Clientwindow opens.
2. Enter the following information:
Name Enter a name in the Name field to identify the RADIUS accounting client on
the FortiAuthenticator.
Client name/IP Enter the RADIUS accounting client’s FQDN or IP address.
Secret Enter the RADIUS accounting client’s pre-shared key.
Description Optionally, enter a description of the client.
SSO user type Specify the type of user that the client will provide: external, local, or remote
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(LDAP server must be selected from the dropdown menu).
Strip off prefix or suffix from Enable to strip prefixes and suffixes from the SSO usernames.
username if any
RADIUS Attributes If required, customize the username, client IP, and user group RADIUS
attributes to match the ones used in the incoming RADIUS accounting
records. See RADIUS attributes on page 94.
3. Select OK to apply the changes.
4. Enable RADIUS accounting SSO clients by going to Fortinet SSO Methods > SSO > General and selecting
Enable RADIUS Accounting SSO clients. See General settings on page 148.
Syslog sources
The FortiAuthenticator can parse username and IP address information from a syslog feed from a third-party device,
and inject this information into FSSO so it can be used in FortiGate identity based policies.
Syslog objects include sources and matching rules. Sources identify the entities sending the syslog messages, and
matching rules extract the events from the syslog messages. Messages coming from non-configured sources will be
dropped.
Injection of IPv6 addresses using Syslog-to-FSSO and API-to-FSSO is supported. IPv6
addresses are accepted by the backend parsing engine.
To configure syslog objects, go to Fortinet SSO Methods > SSO > Syslog Sources.
Syslog SSO must be enabled to configure syslog objects. Go to Fortinet SSO Methods >
SSO > General to enable Syslog SSO. See General settings on page 148.
The following options and information are available:
Create New Create a new syslog source or matching rule.
Delete Select to delete the selected object or objects.
Edit Select to edit the selected object.
View Select Syslog Sources orMatching Rules from the dropdown menu.
Name The name of the source or rule.
Client name/IP The IP address or the client.
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Syslog sources
Each syslog source must be defined for the syslog daemon to accept traffic. Each source must also be configured with a
matching rule (either pre-defined or custom built; see below), and syslog service must be enabled on the network
interface(s) that will listen to remote syslog traffic.
To add a new syslog source:
1. In the syslog list, select Syslog Sources from the View dropdown menu.
2. Select Create New. The Create New Syslog Source page ones.
3. Enter the following information:
Name Enter a name for the source.
IP address Enter the IP address of the source.
Matching rule Select the requisite matching rule from the dropdown menu. A
matching must already be created for the source.
SSO user type Select the SSO user type:
l External: Users are not defined on the FortiAuthenticator and
user groups come from the source.
l Local users: Users are defined on the FortiAuthenticator as
local users, and user groups are retrieved from the local groups.
Any group from the syslog messages are ignored.
l Remote users: Users are defined on a remote LDAP server and
user groups are retrieved from the LDAP server. Any group from
the syslog messages are ignored.
Strip off prefix or suffix Enable to strip prefixes and suffixes from the SSO usernames.
from username if any
4. Select OK to add the source.
Matching rules
Amatching rule is a query, or policy, that is applied to a syslog message in order to determine required information,
such as the username and IP address. Rules are required for every syslog source.
Predefined rules are available for FortiNAC appliances, and Aruba and Cisco wireless controllers (see Predefined rules
on page 161). For other systems, custom policies can be created to parse message files in various formats.
Predefined rules
Predefined matching rules are included for FortiNAC appliances, and Aruba and Cisco ACS or ISE wireless controllers.
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FortiNAC
Trigger FSSO
Auth Type Indicators Logon: login
Logoff: logout
Username field username={{:username}}
Client IPv4 field IP={{:client_ip}}
Client IPv6 field e.g. Framed-IPv6-Address={{:client_ipv6}},:
Group field tags="{{:group}}"
Group list separator SSO syslog feed can parse multiple groups if the names are separated
by a plus (+) symbol or a comma (,).
Aruba
Trigger None; any logs are accepted.
Auth Type Indicators Logon: User Authentication Successful (exact match
required; no delimiter or value)
Username field username={{:username}}
Client IPv4 field IP={{:client_ip}}
Client IPv6 field e.g. Framed-IPv6-Address={{:client_ipv6}},:
Group field AAA profile={{:group}}
Group list separator SSO syslog feed can parse multiple groups if the names are separated
by a plus (+) symbol or a comma (,).
Cisco
Trigger NOTICE Radius-Accounting
Auth Type Indicators Logon: Acct-Status-Type=Start
Update: Acct-Status-Type=Interim
Logoff: Acct-Status-Type=Stop
Username field User-Name={{:username}},
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Client IPv4 field Framed-IP-Address={{:client_ip}},
Client IPv6 field e.g. Framed-IPv6-Address={{:client_ipv6}},:
Group field e.g. profile={{:group}}
Group list separator SSO syslog feed can parse multiple groups if the names are separated
by a plus (+) symbol or a comma (,).
To create a new matching rule:
1. In the syslog list, select Matching Rules from the View dropdown menu.
2. Select Create New. The Create New Syslog Matching Rule page opens.
3. Enter the following information:
Name Enter a name for the source.
Description Optionally enter a description of the rule.
Fields to Extract Configure the fields to extract from the message.
Trigger Optionally, enter a string that must be present in all syslog
messages. This will act as a pre-filter.
Auth Type Enter strings to differentiate between the types of user activities:
Indicators Logon, Update (optional), and Logoff (optional).
Username field Define the semantics of the username field. For example: User-
Name={{:username}}, where {{:username}} indicates where
the username is extracted from.
Client IPv4 field Define the semantics of the client IPv4 address.
Client IPv6 field Define the semantics of the client IPv6 address.
Group field Optionally, define the semantics of the group. The group may not
always be included in the syslog message, and may need to be
retrieved from a remote LDAP server.
Use theGroup list separator to specify the separator.
Test Rule Paste a sample log message into the text box, then select Test to
test that the desired fields are correctly extracted.
4. Select OK to add the new matching rule.
Fine-grained controls
The Fine-grained Controlsmenu provides options to include or exclude a user or group from SSO, and set the
maximum number of concurrent sessions that a user or group can have.
To adjust the controls, go to Fortinet SSO Methods > SSO > Fine-grained Controls.
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The following options are available:
Edit Edit the selected user’s or group’s settings.
Clear Configuration Clear the SSO configuration for the selected users or groups.
Exclude from SSO Select a user or users, then select Exclude from SSO to exclude them from
SSO.
Include in SSO Select a user or users, then select Include in SSO to include the selected users
in SSO.
SSO Type Select the SSO type to view from the dropdown menu. The options are: Local
Users, Local Groups, SSO Users, and SSO Groups.
SSO Name The users’ or groups’ names. Select the column title to sort the list by this
column.
Maximum Concurrent The maximum concurrent sessions allowed for the user or group. This number
Sessions cannot be greater than five.
Excluded from SSO If the user or group is excluded from SSO, a red circle with a line is displayed.
To edit an SSO user or group:
1. In the Fine-grained Controlswindow, select the SSO user or group to edit then select Edit.
The Edit SSO Fine-grained Control Item window opens.
2. Enter the maximum number of concurrent SSO logon sessions per user that the user or group is allowed to have.
Enter 0 for unlimited. The value must be less than or equal to five.
3. If the SSO item is a user, select Exclude from SSO and select eitherDo not affect current user when
excluded user logs in or Logoff current user when excluded user logs in.
4. Select OK to apply the changes.
SSO users and groups
To manage SSO users and groups, go to Fortinet SSO Methods > SSO > SSO Users or SSO Groups.
The following options are available:
Create New Select to create a new user or group.
In the Create New SSO User orCreate New SSO Group window, enter a
name for the user or group, then select OK.
Import Import SSO users or groups from a remote LDAP server.
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Delete Delete the selected users or groups.
Edit Edit the selected user or group.
Name The SSO user or group names.
Created/Imported Displays whether or not the user or user group was created or imported.
FortiAuthenticator SSO user groups cannot be used directly in a security policy on a FortiGate device. An FSSO user
group must be created on the FortiGate unit, then the FortiAuthenticator SSO groups must be added to it. FortiGate
FSSO user groups are available for selection in identity-based security policies. See the FortiOS Handbook for more
information.
To import SSO users or groups:
1. In the SSO Users or SSO Groups list, select Import.
l In the Import SSO Users or Import SSO Groupswindow, select whether to import the DN orUsername,
and select a remote LDAP server from the Remote LDAP Server dropdown menu, then select Browse.
l In the Import SSO Groupswindow, select a remote LDAP server from the Remote LDAP Server dropdown
menu and select Browse. Alternatively, select Azure ADFS and specify theGraph API Service Root,
Client ID, and Client key.
An LDAP server must already be configured to select it in the dropdown menu. See LDAP
service on page 129 for more information on adding a remote LDAP server.
The Import SSO Users or Import SSO Groupswindow opens in a new browser window.
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2. Optionally, enter a Filter string to reduce the number of entries returned, and then select Apply, or select Clear to
clear the filters.
For example, uid=j* returns only user IDs beginning with “j”.
3. The default configuration imports the attributes commonly associated with Microsoft Active Directory LDAP
implementations. Select Configure user attributes to edit the remote LDAP user mapping attributes.
Selecting the field, FirstName for example, presents a list of attributes which have been detected and can be
selected. This list is not exhaustive; other non-displayed attributes may be available for import. Consult your LDAP
administrator for a list of available attributes.
4. Select the entries you want to import.
5. Optionally, select an organization from theOrganization drop-down to associated the imported users with a
specific organization. See Organizations on page 90.
6. Select OK to import the users or groups.
Domain groupings
Domain groupings enable you to identify and group together SSO sessions from domains belonging to a specific
FortiGate or virtual domain (VDOM). This is useful in environments where the networks behind each FortiGate or
VDOM have their own set of users and IP subnets. Domain groupings allow the FortiAuthenticator to return only the
SSO sessions belonging to users from a specific FortiGate or VDOM.
To manage domain groupings, go to Fortinet SSO Methods > SSO > Domain Groupings.
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The following options are available:
Create New Configure a new domain grouping.
Delete Delete the selected domain groupings.
Edit Edit the selected domain grouping.
Name The name of the domain grouping.
Description A description of the domain grouping.
Domains A list of domains that belong to the domain grouping.
Logins from domains that do not belong to any other configured domain grouping are assigned to the Default domain
grouping.
To create a new domain grouping:
1. From the Domain Groupings list, select Create New.
The Create New Domain Grouping window opens.
2. Enter the following information:
Name Enter a name for the domain grouping.
Description Optionally, enter a description for the domain grouping.
Domain list Enter the domains that belong to the domain grouping, separated with
commas or line breaks.
Note: A domain can only belong to one domain grouping.
3. Select OK to create the new domain grouping.
After domain groupings are defined, the SSO sessions list displays the corresponding domain grouping of each
SSO session. See SSO on page 178 for more information.
FortiGate filtering
If you are providing FSSO to only certain groups on a remote LDAP server, you can filter the polling information so that it
includes only those groups, or organizational units (OU).
To view a list of the FortiGate group filters, go to Fortinet SSO Methods > SSO > FortiGate Filtering.
To create a new filter:
1. From the FortiGate filters select Create New.
The Create New FortiGate Filter window opens.
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2. Enter the following information:
Name Enter a name in the Name field to identify the filter.
FortiGate name/IP Enter the FortiGate unit’s FQDN or IP address.
Description Optionally, enter a description of the filter.
IP Filtering Select to enable IP filtering for this service.
Choose the desired IP filtering rules from the Available IP filtering rules
box and move them to the Selected IP filtering rules box.
Note: If you have not yet configured IP filtering rules, you can select the
[Create new rule] option in the Available IP filtering rules box, or
create them under Fortinet SSO Methods > SSO > IP Filtering Rules
(see IP filtering rules on page 168 for more information).
Domain Grouping Filtering Select to enable forwarding FSSO information for users from only the
selected domain groupings.
See Domain groupings on page 166 for more information.
Fortinet Single Sign-On (FSSO) Select to enable forwarding FSSO information for users from only the
specific subset of users, groups, or containers.
Select Create New under SSO Filtering Objects, enter a name to
identify the policy, and select from the following object types:
l Group: Specifies the DN of a group. All users who are members of
that group must be included in SSO.
l Group container: Specifies the DN of an LDAP container, e.g. OU.
All users who are members of a group under that container or one of
its sub-containers must be included in SSO.
l User: Specifies the DN of a user. This user must be included in SSO.
l User container: Specifies the DN of an LDAP container, e.g. OU. All
users who are under that container or one of its sub-containers must
be included in SSO.
l User and group container: Specifies the DN of an LDAP container,
e.g. OU. It is the union of the user and the group containers.
You can also use the Import option to import an existing object.
To select individual groups in FortiGate policies, each AD group must be
imported and listed in the filter.
3. Select OK to create the new FortiGate group filter.
IP filtering rules
The user logon information sent to FortiGate units can be restricted to specific IP addresses or address ranges. If no
filters are defined, information is sent for all addresses.
When created, IP filtering rules must be assigned to FortiGate filters under Fortinet SSO Methods
> SSO > FortiGate Filtering (see FortiGate filtering on page 167 for more information).
To view the list of the IP filtering rules, go to Fortinet SSO Methods > SSO > IP Filtering Rules.
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To create new IP filtering rules:
1. From the IP filtering rules list, select Create New. The Create New IP Filtering Rulewindow opens.
2. Enter the following information:
Name Enter a name for the rule.
Filter Mode Either Include or Exclude the defined IPs in SSO.
Filter Type Select whether the rule will specify an IPv4 address and netmask, an IPv6
address range, or an IPv6 address.
Rule Enter either an IP address and netmask or an IP address range (depending on
the selected filter type). For example:
l IPv4 address/mask: 10.0.0.1/255.255.255.0
l IP range: 10.0.0.1/10.0.0.99
l IPv6: 2001:db8:1ced:f00d::/128
3. Select OK to create the new IP filtering rule.
Tiered architecture
Tier nodes can be managed by going to Fortinet SSO Methods > SSO > Tiered Architecture. A maximum of five
tier nodes can be configured.
The following options are available:
Create New Select to create a new tier node.
Delete Select to delete the selected node or nodes.
Edit Select to edit the selected node.
Search Enter a search term to search the tier node list.
Name The node name.
Tier Role The node’s tier role, eitherCollector or Supplier.
Address The IP address of the node.
Port The collector port number. Only applicable if Tier Role isCollector.
Serial Number The serial number or numbers.
Enabled If the node is enabled, a green circle with a check mark is shown.
A node can be disabled without losing any of its settings.
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To add a new tier node:
1. From the tier node list, select Create New. The Create New Tier Node window opens.
2. Enter the following information:
Name Enter a name to identify the node.
Serial number Enter the device serial number.
Alternate serial number Optionally, enter a second, or alternate, serial number for an HA cluster
member.
Tier role Select the tier node role, either Supplier orCollector.
Node IP address Enter the IP address for the supplier or collector.
Collector Port Enter the collector port number. Default is 8003. This is only available when
Tier role is set to Collector.
Disable Disable the node without losing any of its settings.
3. Select OK to create the new tier node.
FortiClient SSO Mobility Agent
The FortiClient SSO Mobility Agent is a feature of FortiClient Endpoint Security. The agent automatically provides
username and IP address information to FortiAuthenticator for transparent authentication. IP address changes, such as
those due to WiFi roaming, are automatically sent to the FortiAuthenticator. When the user logs off or otherwise
disconnects from the network, FortiAuthenticator is aware of this and deauthenticates the user.
The FortiClient SSO Mobility Agent Servicemust be enabled in Fortinet SSO Methods > SSO > General. See
Enable FortiClient SSO Mobility Agent Service on page 150.
Setup of the FortiClient SSO Mobility Agent uses standard Msiexec installation switches as well as FortiClient SSO
switches, including SSOSERVER, SSOPORT, and SSOPSK. For example: FortiClientSSO.msi /qn /i
SSOSERVER="1.2.3.4" SSOPORT="8001" SSOPSK="pre_shared_key".
For additional Msiexec installation switches, seeMicrosoft''s documentation on command-line options.
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For information on configuring FortiClient, see the FortiClient Administration Guide for your device.
Fake client protection
Some attacks are based on a user authenticating to an unauthorized AD server in order to spoof a legitimate user logon
through the FortiClient SSO Mobility Agent. You can prevent this type of attack by enabling NTLM authentication (see
Enable NTLM on page 151).
FortiAuthenticator will initiate NTLM authentication with the client, proxying the communications only to the legitimate
AD servers it is configured to use.
If NTLM is enabled, FortiAuthenticator requires NTLM authentication when:
l the user logs on to a workstation for the first time,
l the user logs off and then logs on again,
l the workstation IP address changes,
l the workstation user changes,
l and NTLM authentication expires (user configurable).
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RADIUS Single Sign-On
A FortiGate or FortiMail unit can transparently identify users who have already authenticated on an external RADIUS
server by parsing RADIUS accounting records. However, this approach has potential difficulties:
l The RADIUS server is business-critical IT infrastructure, limiting the changes that can be made to the server
configuration.
l In some cases, the server can send accounting records only to a single endpoint. Some network topologies may
require multiple endpoints.
The FortiAuthenticator RADIUS accounting proxy overcomes these limitations by proxying the RADIUS accounting
records, modifying them, and replicating them to the multiple subscribing endpoints as needed.
RADIUS accounting proxy
The FortiAuthenticator receives RADIUS accounting packets from a carrier RADIUS server, transforms them, and
forwards them to multiple FortiGate or FortiMail devices for use in RADIUS Single Sign-On (RSSO). This differs from
the packet use of RADIUS accounting (RADIUS accounting sources on page 159).
The accounting proxy needs to know:
l the rule sets to define or derive the RADIUS attributes that the FortiGate unit requires,
l the source of the RADIUS accounting records (i.e. the RADIUS server),
l and the destination(s) of the accounting records (i.e. the FortiGate units using this information for RSSO
authentication).
General
General RADIUS accounting proxy settings can be configured by going to Fortinet SSO Methods > Accounting
Proxy > General.
The following settings are available:
Log level Select Error,Warning, Info, orDebug as the minimum event severity level to
log from the dropdown menu. The default is Error.
Group cache lifetime Enter the amount of time after which user group memberships will expire in the
cache, from 1-10080 minutes (maximum of one week). The default is 480.
Number of proxy retries Enter the number of times to retry proxy requests if they timeout, from 0-3 retries,
where 0 disables retries. The default is 3.
Proxy retry timeout Enter the retry timeout period of a proxy request, from 1-10 seconds. The default
is 5.
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Statistics update period Enter the time between statistics updates to the seconds debug log, from 1-3600
seconds (maximum of one hour). The default is 5.
Select OK to apply your changes.
Rule sets
A rule set can contain multiple rules. Each rule can do one of the following:
l Add an attribute with a fixed value.
l Add an attribute retrieved from a user’s record on an LDAP server.
l Rename an attribute to make it acceptable to the accounting proxy destination.
FortiAuthenticator can store up to 25 rule sets. You can provide both a name and description to rule sets to help identify
each rule set and their purpose.
Rules access RADIUS attributes of which there are both standard attributes and vendor-specific attributes (VSAs). To
select a standard attribute, select the default vendor. See RADIUS attributes on page 94.
To view the accounting proxy rule set list, go to Fortinet SSO Methods > Accounting Proxy > Rule Sets.
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To add RADIUS accounting proxy rule sets:
1. From the rule set list, select Create New. The Create New Rule Setwindow opens.
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2. Enter the following information:
Name Enter a name to use when selecting this rule set for an accounting proxy
destination.
Description Optionally, enter a brief description of the rule’s purpose.
Rules Enter one or more rules.
Action The action for each rule can be eitherAdd orModify.
l Add: Add either a static value or a value derived from an LDAP server.
l Modify: Rename an attribute.
Attribute Select Browse and choose the appropriate Vendor and Attribute ID in the
Select a RADIUS Attribute dialog box.
Attribute 2 If Action is set toModify, a second attribute may be selected. The first
attribute is renamed to the second attribute.
Value type If the action is set to Add, select a value type from the dropdown menu.
l Static value: Adds the attribute in the Attribute field containing the
static value in the Value field.
l Group names: Adds attribute in the Attribute field containing "Group
names" from the group membership of the Username Attribute on the
remote LDAP server.
Value If the action is set to Add and Value Type is set to Static value, enter the
static value.
Username If the action is set to Add, and Value Type is not set to Static value, specify
attribute an attribute that provides the user’s name, or select Browse and choose the
appropriate Vendor and Attribute ID in the Select a RADIUS Attribute
dialog box.
Remote LDAP If the attribute addition requires an LDAP server, select one from the
dropdown menu. See LDAP on page 115 for information on remote LDAP
servers.
Description A brief description of the rule is provided.
Add another Rule Select to add another rule to the rule set.
3. Select OK to create the new rule set.
Example rule set
The incoming accounting packets contain the following fields:
l User-Name
l NAS-IP-Address
l Fortinet-Client-IP-Address
The outgoing accounting packets need to have these fields:
l User-Name
l NAS-IP-Address
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l Fortinet-Client-IP-Address
l Session-Timeout: Value is always 3600
l Fortinet-Group-Name: Value is obtained from user''s group membership on remote LDAP
The rule set needs two rules to add Session-Timeout and Fortinet-Group-Name. The following image provides an
example:
Sources
The RADIUS accounting proxy sources list can be viewed in Fortinet SSO Methods > Accounting Proxy >
Sources. Sources can be added, edited, and deleted as needed. Amaximum of 500 proxy sources can be configured.
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To add a RADIUS accounting proxy source:
1. From the source list, select Create New. The Create New RADIUS Accounting Proxy Sourcewindow opens.
2. Enter the following information:
Name Enter the name of the RADIUS server. This is used in FortiAuthenticator
configurations.
Source name/IP Enter the FQDN or IP address of the server.
Secret Enter the pre-shared secret required to access the server.
Description Optionally, enter a description of the source.
3. Select OK to add the RADIUS accounting proxy source.
Destinations
The destination of the RADIUS accounting records is the FortiGate unit that will use the records to identify users. When
defining the destination, you also specify the source of the records (a RADIUS client already defined as a source) and
the rule set to apply to the records.
To view the RADIUS accounting proxy destinations list, go to Fortinet SSO Methods > Accounting Proxy >
Destinations. A maximum of 500 proxy destinations can be configured.
To add a RADIUS accounting proxy destinations:
1. From the destinations list, select Create New. The Create New RADIUS Accounting Proxy Destination
window opens.
2. Enter the following information:
Name Enter a name to identify the destination device in your configuration.
Destination name/IP Enter The FQDN or IP address of the FortiGate that will receive the RADIUS
accounting records.
Secret Enter the pre-shared key of the destination.
Source Select a RADIUS client defined as a source from the dropdown menu. See
Sources on page 176.
Rule set Select an appropriate rule set from the dropdown menu or select Create New
to create a new rule set. See Rule sets on page 173.
3. Select OK to add the RADIUS accounting proxy destination.
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Monitoring
TheMonitormenu tree provides options for monitoring SSO and authentication activity.
SSO
FortiAuthenticator can monitor the units that make up FSSO. This is useful to ensure there is a connection to the
different components when troubleshooting.
Domains
To monitor SSO domains, go toMonitor > SSO > Domains. Select Refresh to refresh the domain list. Select
Expand All to expand all of the listed domains, orCollapse All to collapse the view.
All configured domain controllers appear in the domain list. Each domain controller is displayed in:
l green if the last connection attempt was successful.
l gray if no recent connection information is available.
l red if the last connection attempt failed.
Hold the pointer over a domain controller to view the status of the last LDAP query, how long ago it was, and the LDAP
query''s response time in milliseconds (ms). This response time will show a warning icon if the highest recent response
time is above 500 ms.
In addition, you can click on the domain controller entry to view statistics for the 100-most recent LDAP queries. The
listed response times are color coordinated as follows: green for less than 500 ms, orange for between 500 and 1000
ms, and red for more than, or equal to, 1000 ms.
SSO sessions
To monitor SSO sessions, go toMonitor > SSO > SSO Sessions. Users can be manually logged off of if required.
The following information is available:
Refresh Refresh the SSO sessions list.
Logoff All Log off all of the connected users.
Logoff Selected Log off only the selected users.
Search Enter a search term in the search field, then select Search to search the SSO
sessions list.
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Filter Filter the SSO session list by the source of the connection and/or by Domain
Group.
To view SSO sessions not associated with any configured domain grouping,
select Default.
Logon Time When the session was started.
Update Time When the session was last updated.
Workstation The workstation that the user is using.
IP address The IP address of the workstation.
Domain Grouping The domain group to which the domain belongs.
Domain The domain to which the user belongs.
Username The username of the user.
Source The source of the connection.
Group The group to which the user belongs.
Windows event log sources
Windows event log sources can be viewed by going toMonitor > SSO > Windows Event Log Sources.
The sources list can be refreshed by selecting Refresh, and searched using the search field.
The list shows the total number of events, as well as the most recent event.
FortiGates
FortiGate units that are registered with FortiAuthenticator can be viewed at Monitor > SSO > FortiGates.
The list can be refreshed by selecting Refresh and searched using the search field. The list shows the connection time
of each device, as well as its IP address and serial number.
User authentication events are logged in the FortiGate event log. See the FortiGate Handbook for more information.
DC/TS agents
Domain controller (DC) agents and terminal server (TS) agents that are registered with FortiAuthenticator can be viewed
at Monitor > SSO > DC/TS Agents.
The list can be refreshed by selecting Refresh and searched using the search field.
The list shows the server name of each agent, as well as its IP address, its agent type, last connection time, connection
status, and the number of logged-on users.
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NTLM statistics
Dumped NTLM statistics can be viewed at Monitor > SSO > NTLM Statistics.
The statistics can be refreshed and cleared by selecting Refresh and Clear respectively.
Authentication
Locked out/inactive users, RADIUS sessions, the Windows AD server and device login sessions, and learned RADIUS
users can be monitored underMonitor > Authentication.
Locked-out users
To view the locked-out users, go toMonitor > Authentication > Locked-out Users.
To unlock a user from the list, select the user and select Unlock. The list can be refreshed by selecting Refresh, and
searched using the search field.
The list shows the username, server, the reason the user was locked out, and when their lock-out expires.
For more information on locked-out users, see Top user lockouts widget on page 34, Lockouts on page 66, and User
management on page 71.
RADIUS sessions
You can monitor RADIUS activity and log out users.
To view currently active RADIUS accounting sessions, go toMonitor > Authentication > RADIUS Sessions.
The page shows the user''s name, type, IP address, MAC address, and RADIUS client, duration, and data usage
columns. More specifically, Accounting-Start Interim-Update packets are received. A user session is removed from this
table after the Accounting-Stop packet is received, or the session doesn''t receive any RADIUS accounting packets
before the timeout period expires.
To log out a user as an admin, select the user from the table and select Logoff.
There are two pages to view: Active and Cumulative. Select Cumulative to view statistics for user who have a time
and/or data usage limit. This information may be accumulated through a succession of RADIUS accounting sessions. A
user''s stats are removed when explicitly deleted by the administrator (by selecting the user and selecting Delete), or
when the user''s account itself is deleted.
While administrators can log out users, they can also reset a user''s time and/or data usage using Reset Usage.
For more information on user time and data usage limits, see Usage profile on page 89.
RADIUS accounting sessions can be configured to timeout after a specific time period has been reached. To do so, see
General.
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Windows AD
FortiAuthenticator supports multiple Windows AD server forests, as shown below. Amaximum of 20 remote
LDAP servers with Windows AD enabled can be configured at once. In addition, you can see when the server was last
updated, and an option to reset the connection for individual servers.
To viewWindows AD server information, go toMonitor > Authentication > Windows AD.
To refresh the connection, select Refresh in the toolbar. The server name, IP address, authentication realm, agent,
and connection are shown.
Windows device logins
To view the Windows device logins, go toMonitor > Authentication > Windows Device Logins.
To refresh the list, select Refresh in the toolbar. See Machine authentication on page 63 for more information.
Learned RADIUS users
Learned RADIUS users are users that have been learned by the FortiAuthenticator after they have authenticated
against a remote RADIUS server.
For information on enabling learning RADIUS users, see RADIUS on page 120.
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Certificate management
This section describes managing certificates with the FortiAuthenticator device.
FortiAuthenticator can act as a CA for the creation and signing of X.509 certificates, such as server certificates for
HTTPS and SSH, and client certificates for HTTPS, SSL, and IPsec VPN.
The FortiAuthenticator unit has several roles that involve certificates:
Certificate authority The administrator generates CA certificates that can validate the user certificates
generated on this FortiAuthenticator.
The administrator can import other authorities'' CA certificates and Certificate
Revocation Lists (CRLs), as well as generate, sign, and revoke user certificates.
See End entities on page 183 for more information.
SCEP server A SCEP client can retrieve any of the local CA certificates (Local CAs on page
191), and can have its own user certificate signed by the FortiAuthenticator
device''s CA.
Remote LDAP authentication Acting as an LDAP client, FortiAuthenticator can authenticate users against an
external LDAP server. It verifies the identity of the external LDAP server by using
a trusted CA certificate. See Trusted CAs on page 198 for more information.
EAP authentication FortiAuthenticator can check that the client’s certificate is signed by one of the
configured authorized CA certificates (see Certificate authorities on page 191).
The client certificate must also match one of the user certificates (see End
entities on page 183).
Any changes made to certificates generate log entries that can be viewed under Logging > Log Access > Logs. See
Logging on page 205.
Policies
The policies section includes global configuration settings which are applied across all CAs and end-entity certificates
created on FortiAuthenticator.
Certificate expiry
Certificate expiration settings can be configured underCertificate Management > Policies > Certificate Expiry.
EnableWarn when a certificate is about to expire to configure the following:
Send a warning email Enter the number of days before the certificate expires that the email will be sent,
between 0-365 (maximum of one year). The default is 7.
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Administrator''s email Enter the email address to which the expiry warning message are sent to.
Select OK to apply any configuration changes.
End entities
User and server certificates are required for mutual authentication on many HTTPS, SSL, and IPsec VPN network
resources. You can create a user certificate on the FortiAuthenticator device, or import and sign a CSR. User
certificates, client certificates, or local computer certificates are all the same type of certificate.
To view the user certificate list, go to Certificate Management > End Entities > Users. To view the server certificate
list, go to Certificate Management > End Entities > Local Services.
The following information is available:
Create New Create a new certificate.
Import Select to import a certificate signed by a third-party CA for a previously generated
CSR (see To import a local user certificate: on page 188 and To import a server
certificate: on page 188) or to import a CSR to sign (see To import a CSR to sign:
on page 188).
Revoke Revoke the selected certificate. See To revoke a certificate: on page 190.
Delete Delete the selected certificate.
Export Certificate Save the selected certificate to your computer.
Export PKCS#12 Export the PKCS#12. This is only available for user certificates.
Search Enter a search term in the search field, then press Enter to search the certificate
list.
Filter Select to filter the displayed certificates by status. The available selections are:
All, Pending, Expired, and Active.
Certificate ID The certificate ID.
Subject The certificate’s subject.
Issuer The issuer of the certificate.
Status The status of the certificate.
Certificates can be created, imported, exported, revoked, and deleted as required. CSRs can be imported to sign, and
the certificate detail information can also be viewed, see To view certificate details: on page 190.
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To create a new certificate:
1. To create a new user certificate, go to Certificate Management > End Entities > Users. To create a new server
certificate, go to Certificate Management > End Entities > Local Services.
2. Select Create New to open the Create New User Certificate orCreate New Server Certificatewindow.
3. Configure the following settings:
Certificate ID Enter a unique ID for the certificate.
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Certificate Signing Options
Issuer Select the issuer of the certificate, either Local CA or Third-party CA.
Selecting Third-party CA generates a CSR that is to be signed by a third-
party CA.
Local User (Optional) If Local CA is selected as the issuer, you may select a local user from the
dropdown menu to whom the certificate will apply. This option is only
available when creating a new user certificate.
Certificate authority If Local CA is selected as the issuer, select one of the available CAs
configured on FortiAuthenticator from the dropdown menu.
The CAmust be valid and current. If it is not you will have to create or
import a CA certificate before continuing. See Certificate authorities on
page 191.
Subject Information
Subject input method Select the subject input method, either Fully distinguished name or
Field-by-field.
Subject DN If the subject input method is Fully distinguished name, enter the full
distinguished name of the subject. There should be no spaces between
attributes.
Valid DN attributes are DC, C, ST, L, O, OU, CN, and emailAddress. They
are case-sensitive.
Name (CN) If the subject input method is Field-by-field, enter the subject name in the
Name (CN) field, and optionally fill-in the following fields:
l Department (OU)
l Company (O)
l City (L)
l State/Province (ST)
l Country (C) (select from dropdown menu)
l Email address
Key and Signing Options
Validity period Select the amount of time before this certificate expires. This validity period
option is only available when Issuer is set to Local CA.
Select Set length of time to enter a specific number of days, or select Set
an expiry date to enter the specific date on which the certificate expires.
Key type The key type is set to RSA.
Key size Select the key size from the dropdown menu, either 1024, 2048, or 4096
bits.
Hash algorithm Select the hash algorithm from the dropdown menu, either SHA-256 or
SHA-1.
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Subject Alternative Name Subject alternative names (SAN) allow you to protect multiple host names
with a single SSL certificate. SAN is part of the X.509 certificate standard.
For example, SANs are used to protect multiple domain names such as
www.example.com and www.example.net, in contrast to wildcard
certificates that only protect all first-level subdomains on one domain, such
as *.example.com.
Email Enter the email address of a user to map to this certificate.
User Principal Name Enter the UPN used to find the user’s account in Microsoft Active Directory.
(UPN) This will map the certificate to this specific user. The UPN is unique for the
Windows Server domain. This is a form of one-to-one mapping.
URI Enter the URI used to validate certificates.
DNS Enter the DNS used to validate and sign the imported CSR.
Other Extensions This option is only available when creating a new user certificate, and when
Issuer is set to Local CA.
Add CRL Distribution Select to add CRL distribution points extension to the certificate.
Points extension ADNS domain name must be configured. If it has not been, select Edit
DNS name to configure one. See DNS on page 38.
Note: After a certificate is issued with this extension, the server must be
able to handle the CRL request at the specified location.
Add OCSP Responder Enable Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) to obtain the revocation
URL status of a certificate.
Use certificate for Select to use the certificate for smart card logon.
Smart Card logon Enabling this setting will automatically enable Add CRL Distribution
Points extension.
Advanced Options: Key Some certificates require the explicit presence of key usage attributes
Usages before the certificate can be accepted for use.
Digital Signature A high-integrity signature that assures the recipient that a message was not
altered in transit
Non Repudiation An authentication that is deemed as genuine with high assurance.
Key Encipherment Uses the public key to encrypt private or secret keys.
Data Encipherment Uses the public key to encrypt data.
Key Agreement An interactive method for multiple parties to establish a cryptographic key,
based on prior knowledge of a password.
Certificate Sign Amessage from an applicant to a certificate authority in order to apply for a
digital identity certificate.
CRL Sign ACertificate Revocation List (CRL) Sign states a validity period for an
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issued certificate.
Encipher Only Information is converted into code only.
Decipher Only Code is converted into information only.
Advanced Options: Extended Some certificates require the explicit presence of extended key usage
Key Usages attributes before the certificate can be accepted for use.
Server Authentication Authentication will only be granted when the user submits their credentials
to the server.
Client Authentication Authentication is granted to the server by exchanging a client certificate.
Code Signing Used to confirm the software author, and guarantees that the code has not
been altered or corrupted through use of a cryptographic hash.
Secure Email A secure email sent over SSL encryption.
OCSP Signing Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) Signing sends a request to the
server for certificate status information. The server will send back a
response of "current", "expired", or "unknown". OCSP permits a grace
period to users or are expired, allowing them a limited time period to renew.
This is typically used over CRL.
IPSec End System
IPSec Tunnel IPsec Security Associations (SAs) are terminated through deletion or by
Termination timing out
IPSec User
IPSec IKE Intermediate An intermediate certificate is a subordinate certificate issued by a trusted
(end entity) root specifically to issue end-entity certificates. The result is a certificate
chain that begins at the trusted root CA, through the intermediate CA (or
CAs) and ending with the SSL certificate issued to you.
Time Stamping
Microsoft Individual User submits information that is compared to an independent consumer
Code Signing database to validate their credentials.
Microsoft Commercial User submits information that proves their identity as corporate
Code Signing representatives.
Microsoft Trust List Uses a certificate trust list (CTL), a list of hashes of certificates. The list is
Signing comprised of pre-authenticated items that were approved by a trusted
signing entity.
Microsoft Server Gated A defunct mechanism that stepped up 40-bit and 50-bit to 128-bit cipher
Crypto suites with SSL.
Netscape Server Gated A defunct mechanism that stepped up 40-bit and 50-bit to 128-bit cipher
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Crypto suites with SSL.
Microsoft Encrypted The Encrypted File System (EFS) enables files to be transparently
File System encrypted to protect confidential data.
Microsoft EFS File The certificate is granted on the condition it has an EFS file recovery agent
Recovery prepared.
Smart Card Logon The certificate is granted on the condition that the user logs on to the
network with a smart card.
EAP over PPP Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) will operate within a Point-to-
Point Protocol (PPP) framework.
EAP over LAN EAPwill operate within a Local Area Network (LAN) framework.
KDC Authentication An authentication server forwards usernames to a key distribution center
(KDC), which issues an encrypted, time-stamped ticket back to the user.
4. Select OK to create the new certificate.
To import a local user certificate:
1. Go to Certificate Management > End Entities > Users and select Import.
2. For Type, select Local certificate.
3. Select Choose File to locate the certificate file on your computer.
4. Select OK to import the certificate.
To import a server certificate:
1. Go to Certificate Management > End Entities > Local Services and select Import.
2. Select Choose File to locate the certificate file on your computer.
3. Select OK to import the certificate.
To import a CSR to sign:
1. Go to Certificate Management > End Entities > Users and select Import.
2. For Type, select CSR to sign.
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3. Configure the following settings:
Certificate ID Enter a unique ID for the certificate.
CSR file (.csr, .req) Select Choose File then locate the CSR file on your computer.
Certificate Signing Options
Certificate Select one of the available CAs configured on the FortiAuthenticator from the
authority dropdown menu.
The CAmust be valid and current. If it is not you will have to create or import a
CA certificate before continuing. See Certificate authorities on page 191.
Validity period Select the amount of time before this certificate expires.
Select Set length of time to enter a specific number of days, or select Set
an expiry date and enter the specific date on which the certificate expires
Hash algorithm Select the hash algorithm from the dropdown menu, either SHA-256 or SHA-
1.
Subject Alternative Name
Email Enter the email address of a user to map to this certificate.
User Principal Enter the UPN used to find the user’s account in Microsoft Active Directory.
Name (UPN) This will map the certificate to this specific user. The UPN is unique the
Windows Server domain. This is a form of one-to-one mapping.
Other Extensions
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Add CRL Select to add CRL distribution points extension to the certificate.
Distribution ADNS domain name must be configured. If it has not been, select Edit DNS
Points extension name to configure one. See DNS on page 38.
Note: After a certificate is issued with this extension, the server must be able
to handle the CRL request at the specified location.
Add OCSP Enable Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) to obtain the revocation
Responder URL status of a certificate.
Use certificate for Select to use the certificate for smart card logon.
Smart Card logon Enabling this setting will automatically enable Add CRL Distribution
Points extension.
Advanced Options: Key Some certificates require the explicit presence of key usage attributes before
Usages and Extended Key the certificate can be accepted for use.
Usages Same settings available as when creating a new user certificate (see above).
4. Select OK to import the CSR.
To revoke a certificate:
1. Go to Certificate Management > End Entities > Users or to Certificate Management > End Entities >
Local Services.
2. Select the certificate you want to revoke and select Revoke.
3. Select a reason for revoking the certificate from the Reason code dropdown menu. The reasons available are:
l Unspecified
l Key has been compromised
l CA has been compromised
l Changes in affiliation
l Superseded
l Operation ceased
l On Hold
Some of these reasons are security related (such as a compromised key or CA), while others are more business
related. AChange in affiliation could be an employee leaving the company, whileOperation ceased could be a
project that was canceled.
4. Select OK to revoke the certificate.
To view certificate details:
From the certificate list, select a certificate ID to open the Certificate Detail Information window.
Select Edit next to the Certificate ID field to change the certificate ID. If any of this information is out of date or
incorrect, you will not be able to use this certificate. If this is the case, delete the certificate and re-enter the information
in a new certificate, see To create a new certificate: on page 184. Select Close to return to the certificate list.
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Certificate authorities
A certificate authority (CA) is used to sign other server and client certificates. Different CAs can be used for different
domains or certificates. For example, if your organization is international you may have a CA for each country, or
smaller organizations might have a different CA for each department. The benefits of multiple CAs include redundancy,
in case there are problems with one of the well-known trusted authorities.
After you have created a CA certificate, you can export it to your local computer.
Local CAs
The FortiAuthenticator device can act as a self-signed, or local, CA.
To view the certificate information, go to Certificate Management > Certificate Authorities > Local CAs.
The following information in shown:
Create New Create a new CA certificate.
Import Import a CA certificate. See Importing CA certificates and signing requests on
page 194.
Revoke Revoke the selected CA certificate.
Delete Delete the selected CA certificate.
Export Certificate Save the selected CA certificate to your computer.
Export Key and Cert Save the selected intermediate CA certificate and private key to your computer.
Search Enter a search term in the search field, then press Enter to search the CA
certificate list. The search will return certificates that match either the subject or
issuer.
Filter Select to filter the displayed CAs by status. The available selections are: All,
Pending, Expired, Revoked, and Active.
Certificate ID The CA certificate ID.
Subject The CA certificate subject.
Issuer The issuer of the CA certificate.
Status The status of the CA certificate.
CA Type The CA type of the CA certificate.
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To create a CA certificate:
1. From the local CA certificate list, select Create New. The Create New Local CA Certificatewindow opens.
2. Enter the following information:
Certificate ID Enter a unique ID for the CA certificate.
Certificate Authority Type
Certificate type Select one of the following options:
l Root CA certificate: A self-signed CA certificate.
l Intermediate CA certificate: A CA certificate that refers to a different
root CA as the authority.
l Intermediate CA certificate signing request (CSR)
Certificate Select one of the available CAs from the dropdown menu.
authority This field is only available when the certificate type is Intermediate CA
certificate.
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Subject Information
Subject input Select the subject input method, either Fully distinguished name or Field-
method by-field.
Subject DN If the subject input method is Fully distinguished name, enter the full
distinguished name of the subject. There should be no spaces between
attributes.
Valid DN attributes are DC, C, ST, L, O, OU, CN, and emailAddress. They are
case-sensitive.
Name (CN) If the subject input method is Field-by-field, enter the subject name in the
Name (CN) field, and optionally enter the following fields:
l Department (OU)
l Company (O)
l City (L)
l State/Province (ST)
l Country (C) (select from dropdown menu)
l Email address
Key and Signing Options
Validity period Select the amount of time before this certificate expires.
Select Set length of time to enter a specific number of days, or select Set
an expiry date and enter the specific date on which the certificate expires.
This option is not available when the certificate type is set to Intermediate
CA certificate signing request (CSR).
Key type The key type is set to RSA.
Key size Select the key size from the dropdown menu: 1024, 2048 (set by default), or
4096 bits.
Hash algorithm Select the hash algorithm from the dropdown menu, either SHA-256 (set by
default) or SHA-1.
Subject Alternative Name SANs allow you to protect multiple host names with a single SSL certificate.
SAN is part of the X.509 certificate standard.
This section is not available when the certificate type is Intermediate CA
certificate signing request (CSR).
Email Enter the email address of a user to map to this certificate.
User Principal Enter the UPN used to find the user’s account in Microsoft Active Directory.
Name (UPN) This will map the certificate to this specific user. The UPN is unique for the
Windows Server domain. This is a form of one-to-one mapping.
Advanced Options: Key Some certificates require the explicit presence of extended key usage
Usages attributes before the certificate can be accepted for use.
For detailed information about these attributes, see End entities on page 183.
Key Usages l Digital Signature
l Non Repudiation
l Key Encipherment
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l Data Encipherment
l Key Agreement
l Certificate Sign
l CRL Sign
l Encipher Only
l Decipher Only
Extended Key l Server Authentication
Usages l Client Authentication
l Code Signing
l Secure Email
l OCSP Signing
l IPSec End System
l IPSec Tunnel Termination
l IPSec User
l IPSec IKE Intermediate (end entity)
l Time Stamping
l Microsoft Individual Code Signing
l Microsoft Commercial Code Signing
l Microsoft Trust List Signing
l Microsoft Server Gated Crypto
l Netscape Server Gated Crypto
l Microsoft Encrypted File System
l Microsoft EFS File Recovery
l Smart Card Logon
l EAP over PPP
l EAP over LAN
l KDC Authentication
Certificate Revocation List Determine the certificate''s lifetime before the CA certificate is revoked.
(CRL)
Lifetime Enter the lifetime of the certificate in days, between 1-365 (maximum of one
year). The default is 30.
Re-generate every Enter how often the certificate will regenerate.
3. Select OK to create the new CA certificate.
Importing CA certificates and signing requests
Four options are available when importing a certificate or signing request: PKCS12 Certificate, Certificate and
Private Key, CSR to sign, and Local certificate.
To import a PKCS12 certificate:
1. From the local CA certificate list, select Import. The Import Signing Request or Local CA Certificatewindow
opens.
2. Select PKCS12 Certificate in the type field.
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3. Enter the following:
Certificate ID Enter a unique ID for the certificate.
PKCS12 certificate file (.p12) Select Choose File to locate the certificate file on your computer.
Passphrase Enter the certificate passphrase.
Initial Serial Number Select the serial number radix, eitherDecimal orHex, and enter the initial
serial number in the Initial serial number field.
4. Select OK to import the certificate.
To import a certificate with a private key:
1. From the local CA certificate list, select Import. The Import Signing Request or Local CA Certificatewindow
opens.
2. Select Certificate and Private Key in the type field.
3. Enter the following:
Certificate ID Enter a unique ID for the certificate.
Certificate file (.cer) Select Choose File to locate the certificate file on your computer.
Private key file Select Choose File to locate the private key file on your computer.
Passphrase Enter the certificate passphrase.
Initial Serial Number Select the serial number radix, eitherDecimal orHex, and enter the initial
serial number in the Initial serial number field.
4. Select OK to import the certificate.
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To import a CSR to sign:
1. From the local CA certificate list, select Import. The Import Signing Request or Local CA Certificatewindow
opens.
2. Select CSR to sign in the type field.
3. Enter the following:
Certificate ID Enter a unique ID for the certificate.
CSR file (.csr, .req) Select Choose File to locate the CSR file on your computer.
Certificate Signing Options
Certificate Select one of the available CAs from the dropdown menu.
authority
Validity period Select the amount of time before this certificate expires.
Select Set length of time to enter a specific number of days, or select Set
an expiry date and enter the specific date on which the certificate expires.
Hash algorithm Select the hash algorithm from the dropdown menu, either SHA-256 or SHA-
1.
Subject Alternative Name SANs allow you to protect multiple host names with a single SSL certificate.
SAN is part of the X.509 certificate standard.
Email Enter the email address of a user to map to this certificate.
User Principal Enter the UPN used to find the user’s account in Microsoft Active Directory.
Name (UPN) This will map the certificate to this specific user. The UPN is unique for the
Windows Server domain. This is a form of one-to-one mapping.
Advanced Options: Key Some certificates require the explicit presence of extended key usage
Usages attributes before the certificate can be accepted for use.
For detailed information about these attributes, see End entities on page 183.
4. Select OK to import the CSR.
To import a local CA certificate:
1. From the local CA certificate list, select Import. The Import Signing Request or Local CA Certificatewindow
opens.
2. Select Local certificate in the type field.
3. Select Choose File to locate the certificate file on your computer.
4. Select OK to import the local CA certificate.
Certificate revocations lists
A certificate revocation list (CRL) is a file that contains a list of revoked certificates, their serial numbers, and their
revocation dates. The file also contains the name of the issuer of the CRL, the effective date, and the next update date.
By default, the shortest validity period of a CRL is one hour.
Some potential reasons certificates can be revoked include:
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l ACA server was hacked and its certificates are no longer trusted.
l A single certificate was compromised and is no longer trusted.
l A certificate has expired and cannot be used past its lifetime.
Go to Certificate Management > Certificate Authorities > CRLs to view the CRL list.
The following information is shown:
Import Import a CRL.
Automatic Downloads Select to view automatically downloaded CRLs. Select View CRLs to switch
back to the regular CRL view.
Export Save the selected CRL to your computer.
CA Type The CA type of CRL.
Issuer name The name of the issuer of the CRL.
Subject The CRL’s subject.
Revoked Certificates The number of revoked certificates in the CRL.
To import a CRL:
1. Download the most recent CRL from a CDP. One or more CDPs are usually listed in a certificate under the Details
tab.
2. From the CRL list, select Import.
3. Select Choose File to locate the file on your computer, then select OK to import the list.
Note: Before importing a CRL file, make sure that either a local CA certificate or a trusted CA certificate for this CRL
has first been imported.
When successful, the CRL is displayed in the CRL list on the FortiAuthenticator. You can select it to see the details (see
To view certificate details: on page 190).
Locally created CRLs
When you import a CRL, it is from another authority. If you are creating your own CA certificates, you can also create
your own CRL to accompany them.
As a CA, you sign user certificates. If for any reason you need to revoke one of those certificates, it will go on a local
CRL. When this happens you must export the CRL to all your certificate users so they are aware of the revoked
certificate.
To create a local CRL:
1. Create a local CA certificate. See Local CAs on page 191.
2. Create one or more user certificates. See End entities on page 183.
3. Go to Certificate Management > End Entities > Users, select one or more certificates, and select Revoke.
See To revoke a certificate: on page 190.
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The selected certificates are removed from the user certificate list and a CRL is created with those certificates as
entries in the list. If there is already a CRL for the CA that signed the user certificates, the certificates is added to
the current CRL.
If later one or more CAs are deleted, their corresponding CRLs will also be deleted, along with
any user certificates that they signed.
Configuring OCSP
FortiAuthenticator also supports Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP), defined in RFC 2560. To use OCSP,
configure the FortiGate unit to use TCP port 2560 on the FortiAuthenticator IP address.
For example, enter the following to configure OCSP on the FortiGate CLI Console, where the url is the IP address of
the FortiAuthenticator:
config vpn certificate ocsp-server
edit FortiAuthenticator_ocsp
set cert "REMOTE_Cert_1"
set url "http://172.20.120.16:2560"
end
Trusted CAs
Trusted CA certificates can be used to validate certificates signed by an external CA.
To view the trusted CA certificate list, go to Certificate Management > Certificate Authorities > Trusted CAs.
The certificate ID, subject, issuer, and status are shown. Certificates can be imported, exported, deleted, and searched.
To import a trusted CA certificate:
1. From the trusted CA certificate list, select Import.
2. Enter a certificate ID in the Certificate ID field.
3. Select Choose File to locate the certificate file on your computer, and select OK to import the list.
When successful, the trusted CA certificate is displayed in the list on the FortiAuthenticator device. You can select
it to see the details (see To view certificate details: on page 190).
SCEP
FortiAuthenticator contains a Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) server that can sign user CSRs, and
distribute CRLs and CA certificates. To use SCEP, you must:
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l Enable HTTP administrative access on the interface(s) connected to the Internet. See Interfaces on page 36.
The recommended configuration for SCEP interfaces includes:
l One dedicated interface for system administration which includes enforced IP
address restriction on admin access.
l One dedicated interface for service provisioning.
l One dedicated interface for the HA heartbeat when configured in an HA cluster.
l Add a local certificate authority (root or intermediate). See Certificate authorities on page 191.
l Select the local signing CA to use for SCEP. See Default CA on page 199.
Users can request a user certificate through online SCEP, found at http:///cert/scep.
General
As an administrator, you can allow FortiAuthenticator to either automatically sign the user’s certificate or alert you about
the request for a signature.
To enable SCEP and configure general settings, go to Certificate Management > SCEP > General and select
Enable SCEP.
Configure the following settings:
Default CA Select the default local CA to use from the dropdown menu.
Enrollment method Select the enrollment method:
l Automatic: The certificate is pre-approved by the administrator. The
administrator enters the certificate information on FortiAuthenticator and
gives the user a challenger password to use when submitting their request.
l Manual and Automatic: The user submits the CSR, the request shows up
as pending on FortiAuthenticator unit, then the administrator manually
approves the pending request. Optionally, enter an email address to be
informed of pending approval notifications.
Default enrollment password Enter the default enrollment password that is used when not setting a random
password.
Revoke the old certificate on Enable to revoke the old certificate after it is renewed.
renewal
Select OK to apply any changes you have made.
Enrollment requests
To view and manage certificate enrollment requests, go to Certificate Management > SCEP > Enrollment
Requests.
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Note that, before you can create or configure certificate enrollment requests, SCEPmust be enabled, and HTTP access
must be enabled on the network interface(s) that will serve SCEP clients (under System > Network > Interfaces).
The following information is available:
Create New Create a new certificate enrollment request.
Delete Delete the selected certificate enrollment request.
Approve or Reject Approve or reject the selected certificate enrollment request.
Method The enrollment method used.
Status The status of the enrollment: Pending, Approved, orRejected.
Wildcard If it is a wildcard request, a green circle with a check mark is shown.
Issuer The issuer of the certificate.
Subject The certificate subject.
Renewable Before Expiry The number of days before the certificate enrollment request expires that it can
(days) be renewed.
Updated at The date and time that the enrollment request was last updated.
To view the enrollment request details:
1. From the enrollment request list, select a request by clicking within its row.
2. Select Close to return to the enrollment request window.
To reset the enrollment request status:
1. From the Certificate Enrollment Requestwindow, select Did the client lose his/her certificate and key?
The Reset enrollment request status? window opens.
2. There are two methods to reset the enrollment request:
l Manually remove the old enrollment request, revoke its certificate, then create a new enrollment request with
exactly the same configuration and subject name as the old certificate.
l Re-use the same enrollment request by resetting its status and then revoking the lost certificate
(recommended).
3. To re-use the same enrollment request, select Yes, I’m sure.
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To create a new certificate enrollment request:
1. From the certificate enrollment requests list, select Create New.
2. Enter the following information:
Automatic request type Select the automatic request type, eitherRegular orWildcard.
Certificate Authority Select one of the available local CAs configured on FortiAuthenticator from
the dropdown menu.
The local CAmust be valid and current. If it is not you will have to create or
import a local CA certificate before continuing. See Certificate authorities on
page 191.
Subject Information
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Subject input Select the subject input method, either Fully distinguished name or Field-
method by-field.
Subject DN If the subject input method is Fully distinguished name, enter the full
distinguished name of the subject. There should be no spaces between
attributes.
Valid DN attributes are DC, C, ST, L, O, OU, CN, and emailAddress. They are
case-sensitive.
Name (CN) If the subject input method is Field-by-field, enter the subject name in the
Name (CN) field (if the Automatic request type is set to Regular), and
optionally enter the following fields:
l Department (OU)
l Company (O)
l City (L)
l State/Province (ST)
l Country (C) (select from dropdown menu)
l Email address
Certificate Signing Options
Validity period Select the amount of time before this certificate expires.
Select Set length of time to enter a specific number of days, or select Set
an expiry date and enter the specific date on which the certificate expires.
Hash algorithm Select the hash algorithm from the dropdown menu, either SHA-256 (set by
default) or SHA-1.
Challenge Password
Password Select to either set a random password, or use the default enrollment
creation password (see Default enrollment password on page 199).
Challenge Select the challenge password distribution method. This option is only
password available if Password creation is set to Set a random password.
distribution l Display: Display the password on the screen.
l SMS: Send the password to a mobile phone. Enter the phone number in
theMobile number field and select an SMS gateway from the
dropdown menu.
l Email: Send the password to the email address entered in the email
field.
Renewal To allow renewals, select Allow renewal, then enter the number of days
before the certificate expires (minimum of one day).
When renewal is enabled, you can optionally either allow or reject SCEP
renewal requests for expired and revoked certificates (as burst renewal
requests from FortiGate devices could exhaust the FortiAuthenticator and
create duplicate certificates), and either allow or reject SCEP renewal
requests signed using the old private key.
Subject Alternative Name SANs allow you to protect multiple host names with a single SSL certificate.
SAN is part of the X.509 certificate standard.
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This section is not available when the certificate type is Intermediate CA
certificate signing request (CSR).
Email Enter the email address of a user to map to this certificate.
User Principal Enter the UPN used to find the user’s account in Microsoft Active Directory.
Name (UPN) This will map the certificate to this specific user. The UPN is unique for the
Windows Server domain. This is a form of one-to-one mapping.
3. Optionally, apply key usage attributes.
Advanced Options: Key
Usages
Key Usages Key usage attributes identify the purpose(s) of a certificate''s key. Some
applications require the explicit presence of attributes before the certificate
will be accepted for use. When an entity contains multiple certificates or keys,
key usage attributes can also be used to identify which is the correct
certificate or key to use.
When the Critical option is enabled, the certificate can only be used for the
purposes indicated by the selected attributes, and attempting to use the
certificate for other purposes results in a CA policy violation.
For detailed information about key usage attributes, see End entities on page
183.
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Extended Key Extended Key Usages provides an extended list of selectable attributes.
Usages The Critical option can also be applied to extended key usage attributes.
When the Critical option is applied to both key usage and extended key
usage attributes, only certificates that are consistent with both fields are
accepted.
For detailed information about extended key usage attributes, see End
entities on page 183.
4. Select OK to create the new certificate enrollment request.
When created, the request will have a Status of Pending. A code is displayed which must be provided to the client
as a challenge password for the automatic certificate enrollment process.
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Logging
Accounting is an important part of FortiAuthenticator. The Loggingmenu tree provides a record of the events that have
taken place on FortiAuthenticator.
Log access
To view the log events table, go to Logging > Log Access > Logs.
The following options and information are available:
Refresh Refresh the log list.
Download Raw Log Export the FortiAuthenticator log to your computer as a text file named
FortiAuthenticator.log.
Log Type Reference Select to view the log type reference dialog box. See Log type reference on page
206.
Debug Report Select to download the debug report to your computer as a file named
report.dbg.
You can also download a full debug report for one of the following (using the
dropdown menu):
l Authentication
l Database
l GUI
l LDAP Sync
l RADIUS Accounting
l SSO
l System
l Custom debug
l Push Authentication
Search for log records Enter a search term in the search field to search the log message list.
The search string must appear in the Message portion of the log entry to result in
a match. To prevent each term in a phrase from matching separately, multiple
keywords must be in quotes and be an exact match.
After the search is complete the number of positive matches is displayed next to
the Search button, with the total number of log entries in brackets following.
Select the total number of log entries to return to the full list. Subsequent
searches will search all the log entries, and not just the previous search’s results.
ID The log message’s ID.
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Timestamp The time the message was received.
Level The log severity level:
l Emergency: The system has become unstable.
l Alert: Immediate action is required.
l Critical: Functionality is affected.
l Error: An erroneous condition exists, and functionality is probably affected.
l Warning: Functionality could be affected.
l Notification: Information about normal events.
l Information: General information about system operations.
l Debug: Detailed information useful for debugging purposes.
Category The log category, which is alwaysEvent. See Log type reference on page 206.
Sub category The log subcategory. See Log type reference on page 206.
Type id The log type ID.
Action The action which created the log message, if applicable.
Status The status of the action that created the log message, if applicable.
Source IP The source IP address of the relevant device if an authentication action fails.
Short message The log message itself, sometimes slightly shortened.
User The user to whom the log message pertains.
To view log details:
From the log list, select the log whose details you need to view by clicking anywhere within the log’s row. The Log
Details pane will open on the right side of the window.
After viewing the log details, select the close icon in the top right corner of the pane to close the details pane.
Log type reference
Select Log Type Reference in the log list toolbar to open the log type reference dialog box.
The following information and options are available:
Search for log types Enter a search term in the search field to search the log type reference.
Type id The log type ID.
Name The name of the log type.
Sub category The log type subcategory, one of: Admin Configuration, Authentication,
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System, High Availability, User Portal, orWeb Service.
Category The log type category, which is alwaysEvent.
Description A brief description of the log type.
To close the Log Type Reference dialog box, select close above the top right corner of the box, or simply click
anywhere outside the box within the log list.
Sort the log messages
The log message table can be sorted by any column. To sort the log entries by a particular column, select the title for
that column. The log entries will now be displayed based on data in that column in ascending order. Select the column
heading again to sort the entries in descending order. Ascending or descending is displayed with an arrow next to the
column title, an up arrow for ascending and down arrow for descending.
Log configuration
Logs can be remotely backed up to an FTP server, automatically deleted, and sent to a remote syslog server in lieu of
storing them locally.
Log settings
To configure log backups, automatic deletion, and remote storage, go to Logging > Log Config > Log Settings.
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To configure log backups:
1. Under Log Backup, select Enable remote backup.
2. Set the Frequency to eitherDaily,Weekly, orMonthly.
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3. Configure the time of day that the backup will occur in one of the following ways:
l Enter a time in the Time field.
l Select Now to enter the current time.
l Select the clock icon and choose a time from the pop-up menu: Now, Midnight, 6 a.m., orNoon.
4. Select an FTP server from the FTP server dropdown menu. For information on configuring an FTP server, see
FTP servers on page 53.
5. Select OK to save your settings.
To configure automatic log deletion:
1. Under Log Auto-Deletion, select Enable log auto-deletion.
2. Use the Auto-delete logs older than field and dropdown menu to specify the number of either day(s), week(s),
ormonth(s) after which a log will be deleted.
3. Select OK to save your settings.
To configure logging to a FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer unit:
1. Under FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer, select Send logs to FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer.
2. Enter the Internet-facing IP address of the FortiManager or FortiAnalyzer unit.
To configure logging to a remote syslog server:
1. UnderRemote Syslog, select Send logs to remote Syslog servers.
2. Move the syslog servers to which the logs will be sent from the Available syslog servers box to the Chosen
syslog servers box.
For information on adding syslog servers, see Syslog servers on page 209.
3. Select OK to save your settings.
Syslog servers
Syslog servers can be used to store remote logs. To view the syslog server list, go to Logging > Log Config > Syslog
Servers. A maximum of 20 syslog servers can be configured.
Create New Add a new syslog server.
Delete Delete the selected syslog server or servers.
Edit Edit the selected syslog server.
Name The syslog server name on FortiAuthenticator.
Server name/IP The server name or IP address, and port number.
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To add a syslog server:
1. From the syslog servers list, select Create New.
2. Enter the following information:
Name Enter a name for the syslog server on FortiAuthenticator.
Server name/IP Enter the syslog server name or IP address.
Port Enter the syslog server port number. The default port is 514.
Level Select a log level to store on the remote server from the dropdown menu. See
Level on page 206.
Facility Select a facility from the dropdown menu.
3. Select OK to add the syslog server.
Audit reports
User audit reports can be generated in order to comply with audit requirements. These reports include various attributes
for all users configured on the FortiAuthenticator.
Users audit
To generate and download user audit reports, go to Logging > Audit Reports > Users Audit and select Download.
A CSV format file will be saved to the computer.
The following attributes are included in the .csv file:
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username Username.
user type Set to either local, ldap, or radius.
remote server name Set to either ldap or radius, or empty for local.
first name User''s first name.
last name User''s last name.
email address User''s email address.
active Set to either t for true/enabled or f for false/disabled.
role Set to either user, sponsor, or administrator.
admin profile One of the following:
l Set to full if role is set to administrator with full permissions.
l Set to their admin profile names separated by "/" for multiple profiles (e.g.
logging/saml) if role is set to administrator without full permissions.
l Empty is role is set to either user or sponsor.
created Date and time of account creation.
last used Date and time of last login.
token type Type of token-based authentication.
token info Token information.
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Troubleshooting
This chapter provides suggestions to resolve common problems encountered while configuring and using your
FortiAuthenticator device, as well as information on viewing debug logs.
For more support, visit the Fortinet Support website.
Before starting, please ensure that your FortiAuthenticator device is plugged in to an appropriate, and functional, power
source.
Troubleshooting
The following table describes some of the basic issues that can occur while using your FortiAuthenticator device, and
suggestions on how to solve said issues.
Problem Suggestions
All user log in attempts fail, there l Check that the authentication client has been correctly configured. See
is no response from the Adding FortiAuthenticator to your network on page 21.
FortiAuthenticator device, and l If the authentication client is not configured, all requests are silently
there are no entries in the system dropped.
log. l Verify that traffic is reaching the FortiAuthenticator device.
l Check to see if there is an intervening firewall blocking 1812/UDPRADIUS
authentication traffic, if the routing correct, if the authentication client is
configured with the correct IP address for FortiAuthenticator, etc.
All user log in attempts fail with l Verify that the authentication client secrets are identical to those on
the message RADIUS FortiAuthenticator.
ACCESS-REJECT, and
invalid password shown in the
logs.
Generally, user log in attempts l Reset the user’s password and try again. See Editing a user on page 74.
are successful, however an l Have the user privately show their password to the administrator to check for
individual user authentication unexpected characters (possibly due to keyboard regionalization issues).
attempt fails with
invalid password shown in the
logs.
Generally, user log in attempts l Verify that the user is not trying to use a previously used PIN. Tokens are one
are successful, however an time passwords, so you cannot log in twice with the same PIN.
individual user authentication l Verify that the time and timezone on FortiAuthenticator are correct and,
attempt fails with invalid token preferably, synchronized using NTP. See Configuring the system date, time,
shown in the logs. and time zone on page 31.
l Verify that the token is correctly synchronized with FortiAuthenticator, and
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verify the drift by synchronizing the token. See FortiToken drift adjustment
on page 96.
l Verify the user is using the token assigned to them (validate the serial
number against FortiAuthenticator configuration). See User management on
page 71.
l If the user is using an email or SMS token, verify it is being used within the
valid timeout period. See Lockouts on page 66.
Debug logs
Extended debug logs can be accessed by using your web browser to browse to https:///debug.
Service Select the service whose logs are shown from the dropdown menu:
l FSSO
l FSSO (Filtered)
l FSSO Domain Manager
l GUI
l HA
l LB HA Sync
l LDAP
l Push Authentication Service
l RADIUS Accounting
l RADIUS Accounting Monitor
l RADIUS Authentication
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l RADIUS DNS Updates
l SNMP
l Syslog SSO
l Web Server
l WinAD Monitor
l CLI Packet Capture (tcpdumpfile)
Note: The CLI Packet Capture (tcpdumpfile) service is only available when the
tcpdumpfile command has been entered using SSH or Telnet, or through the CLI
Console if a FortiAuthenticator is installed on a FortiHypervisor. For more information,
see CLI commands on page 24.
Max. log files size To have access to a longer history of debug log files, a dropdown menu has been
added for changing the maximum log file size, up to a maximum of 50 MB. Note that
this is available for only certain debug log types.
Enter debug mode If RADIUS Authentication is selected as the service, the option to enter the debug
mode is available. See RADIUS debugging on page 214.
Search Enter a search term in the search field, then select Search to search the debug logs.
Page navigation Use the First Page, Previous Page, Next Page, and Last Page icons to navigated
through the logs.
Show Select the number of lines to show per page from the dropdown menu. The options are:
100 (default), 250, and 500.
RADIUS debugging
RADIUS authentication debugging mode can be accessed to debug RADIUS authentication issues.
From the Service dropdown menu, select RADIUS Authentication and select Enter debug mode from the toolbar.
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Enter the username and password and select OK to test the RADIUS authentication and view the authentication
response and returned attributes.
Select Exit debug mode to deactivate the debugging mode.
TCP stack hardening
Configure the number of TCP SYNACK retries for the Linux kernel by accessing:
https:///debug/tcp_tuning
From here, enter the number of retries between 1 - 255 (default is 3).
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LDAP filter syntax
This chapter outlines some basic filter syntax that is used to select users and groups in LDAPUser Import, Dynamic
LDAPGroups, and Remote User Sync Rules.
Filters are constructed using logical operators:
= Equal to
~= Approximately equal to
<= Lexicographically less than or equal to
>= Lexicographically greater than or equal to
& AND
| OR
! NOT
Filters can consist of multiple elements, such as (&(filter1)(filter2)).
More information about the query syntax of AD filters, see the following web sites:
l Search Filter Syntax
l Active Directory: LDAP Syntax Filters
Examples
The following examples are for a Windows 2008 AD server with the domain corp.example.com, default domain
administrators and users, and an additional group called FW_Admins:
l Users (CN) = atano, pjfry, tleela, tbother
l FW_Admins (Security Group) = atano, tbother
An unfiltered browse will return all results from the query, including system and computer accounts. To prevent this and
only return user accounts, apply the filter (objectClass=person) or (objectCategory=user).
Even if unfiltered, only user accounts are imported, so this is only required to clean up the results that are displayed in
the GUI.
To filter and return only members of the security group: (&(objectCategory=user)(memberOf=CN=FW_
Admin,DC=corp,DC=example,DC=com)).
It is not possible to use the filter to limit results to CNs or OUs. To achieve this, you must change the Base DN in the
LDAP Server configuration. For example, to return only users from the CompanyAOU, create an LDAP Server entry with
the following Base DN: OU=CompanyA,DC=corp,DC=example,DC=com.
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Caveats
Users do not always have amemberOf property for their primary group, this means that querying system groups, such
as Domain Users, may return zero results. This can be confusing as these are often the first queries tried, and can lead
the user to think the filter syntax is incorrect.
For example: (memberOf=CN=Domain Users,CN=Domain Admins,DC=corp,DC=example,DC=com) will
return no valid results.
To return all users in such a group, the filter can be made against the ID value of the Primary Group. So, for Domain
Users (Group ID = 513), the filter would be: (primaryGroupId=513).
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