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We performed a comparison between Atos DirX Directory and Fortinet FortiAuthenticator based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The solution offers high performance.""DirX Directory is the best feature of the product: a very fast, stable LDAP directory.""The role and attribute-based access control has been greatly improved.""The most valuable feature is its knowledge."

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"Intuitive interface and easy to deploy.""The feature I value the most is the one-time passwords because it helps to authenticate users so you know the timing of their usage.""We have not had issues with Fortinet FortiAuthenticator. It is stable.""The solution's most valuable aspect is that it easy to install. The user experience is very good.""Features the addition and removal of access as needed for the VPN.""The web feature is quite versatile. It serves as the sole server authenticator and is valuable not only with FortiGate products but also within the entire Forti system, making it highly useful for me.""The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiAuthenticator are easy to configure, secure, and the application has good performance.""It reduces the need for network administrator intervention by allowing the user to perform their own registration and resolve their own password problems and issues."

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Cons
"Needs more available consultants and implementation partners.""The price could be better. It would be better if they developed a better endpoint solution in the next release.""An overall modernization of the product is required in order to keep up with newer products.""The user interface could be more convenient for people that don't know the tool too intensively.""The Self-Service Portal is old school and it lacks easy accessibility for users."

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"We have issues with HA (high availability). These should be addressed in future releases.""Integration with some other enterprise applications could be improved.""For improvement, Fortinet needs to ensure that they provide quick support to users...Fortinet sometimes needs to respond to users facing issues within an hour.""Other features that would improve the product are a single sign-on where people can use their Gmail ID to log-in, etc.""If you want some other FortiAuthenticator from one site to another site, you should have requirements, but really if you have authentication and directory or another solution, you should change the password of the authenticator between the solution and the directory and other things. So transfer of data and other information should be simpler.""It does the job I paid for, but the graphical interface could be improved.""I would like to see more ways to authenticate, such as adding facial recognition to the two-factor, where you log into your phone or another device.""There are some protocols, such as SHA and SHA-2, that are not supported."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "I would start off with a VM including the base license and scale according to the number of users you need to authenticate."
  • "You can pay as you go with them. You purchase a base license and add to it as needed."
  • "The product could be more competitively priced."
  • "It costs more to license the high-availability option."
  • "The licensing structure is cost-effective for us compared to some of the other solutions that have recurring monthly costs."
  • "FAC is an affordable solution for Middle Range (200E/400E) and also needs a package of mobility agents (2,000) perpetual."
  • "The cost of the license could be less expensive. The license is paid on a yearly basis."
  • "We pay for licensing on a yearly basis."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature is its knowledge.
    Top Answer:The price could be better. It would be better if they developed a better endpoint solution in the next release.
    Top Answer:The product's on-premise version doesn't have recurring costs.
    Top Answer:We pay a yearly support cost for the solution. It is very small. The cost of FortiToken is high. I rate the pricing a five out of ten.
    Top Answer:Fortinet FortiAuthenticator's initial setup process could be easier.
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    Also Known As
    DirX Directory
    FortiAuthenticator
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    Overview

    DirX Directory is a standards-compliant, high-performance, highly available, reliable and secure Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and X.500 directory server. It offers unlimited scalability with outstanding read and write performance.

    Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is the primary secure point of approved access into the Fortinet network, authorizing users, reviewing access permissions, and relaying the information to all Fortigate devices for comparison with identity-based protocols. Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is a top-ranked authorization and SSO solution.

    Appropriate secure access is fundamental to every role in an enterprise ecosystem. It is an integral function of every organization to ensure that every access and privilege is secure and to mitigate any possible risk to an organization. Approved users should only have access to the necessary information when they need it, from the appropriate location(s) to safeguard an organization's security at all times.

    Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is available as an appliance, virtual machine, or in the cloud.

    Fortinet FortiAuthenticator Methods

    • FSSO: FortiAuthenticator Single sign-on user will easily identify users and assign role or group access based on preset identity-based protocols. FortiAuthenticator integrates well with third-party LDAP or active directories, is very flexible, and combines these methods to provide effective security.

    • Active Directory Polling: Active directory access is securely identified by consistent polling of domain controllers. As users log in, username, IP address, and other details are logged into the database and can be shared across devices as directed by FortiAuthenticator protocols.

    • FortiAuthenticator Portal and Widgets: If a user system does not support AP polling, or for other reasons it is not feasible, FortiAuthenticator offers a unique secure authentication portal. Users can be manually authenticated and, to diminish the effect of numerous logins, an intuitive set of widgets is available to integrate into an organization's ecosystem that will automatically grant access to users when they access the organization's intranet homepage.

    • RADIUS Accounting Login: For organizations that use RADIUS authentication, RADIUS Accounting is available for user identification. This process will prompt user access information (IP and group, etc.) and eliminate the need for multiple levels of authentication.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Ernesto C., Presales Engineer at a comms service provider, shares,

    ”Key Features and Benefits

    1. Two-factor/OTP Authentication with FortiToken: Enforce user-based policies. Fortitoken is available in soft and hard versions for flexible usage. Most Valuable in Mobile Phones App for OTP.
    2. Integration with LDAP and AD: This solution integrates with existing enterprise systems and technologies from diverse vendors of user information management systems.
    3. LPAD/AD/RADIUS/SYSLOG/KERBEROS/REST API/FSSO and Web Portals: There is flexible integration with these services.
    4. It is usable in network, WAN, wireless, and VPN Scenarios.
    5. The domain and guest-users support are good.”

    Ibrahim M., Senior Network & Security Engineer at a tech services company, relates, "The initial setup is a valuable point on Fortinet products. Most of the time, putting the theory into practice on the devices is quite friendly and straightforward. As long as you can read English you can find your way around the solution and make it work. This is a high value point on Fortinet - the way everything is laid out in the web UI is user-friendly and quite straightforward. The UI is quite simple."




    Sample Customers
    National Savings and Investments, Vehicle and Operator Services Agency
    Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
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    Financial Services Firm13%
    Computer Software Company8%
    Government8%
    Construction Company8%
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    Computer Software Company29%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    Healthcare Company8%
    Marketing Services Firm4%
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    Computer Software Company20%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Government8%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business12%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise75%
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    Small Business56%
    Midsize Enterprise27%
    Large Enterprise17%
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    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise51%
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    Atos DirX Directory is ranked 18th in Application Infrastructure with 4 reviews while Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is ranked 5th in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 50 reviews. Atos DirX Directory is rated 6.8, while Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Atos DirX Directory writes "An identity management system with valuable knowledge". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiAuthenticator writes "A reasonably priced solution that can be scaled toward different functionalities and offers flexible SMS messaging". Atos DirX Directory is most compared with One Identity Manager and CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, whereas Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Fortinet FortiToken, Microsoft Entra ID, Fortinet FortiNAC and Cisco Duo.

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