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We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiAuthenticator and RSA Adaptive Authentication based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Authentication Systems solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Fortinet FortiAuthenticator vs. RSA Adaptive Authentication Report (Updated: May 2024).
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Pros
"The most valuable feature of the solution is RADIUS service and the social network integration feature.""I appreciate its ability to provide multi-factor authentication, but it's primarily focused on this function.""The initial setup is very easy.""The solution's most valuable aspect is that it easy to install. The user experience is very good.""It is very stable. We have never had any issues with this solution.""The most valuable feature is the OTP on the mobile phone.""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.""The most valuable features are the performance and ease of use."

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"Our customer are seeing value from the product, as they experience cost reductions. They can stop fraud from their customers, then their customers can have a better experience from their services.""The capability to manage your business policy related to security when required without vendor involvement.""The most valuable feature is the stock tokens. That works the best for us.""Ingestion of logs and raising alert space on those logs are the most valuable features.""Risk Engine’s risk score, eFN, GeoIP, and device binding all coming together in the Policy Rules to decide when to escalate to MFA."

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Cons
"We had issues trying to integrate the keys properly during the initial setup.""There is room for improvement in stability and support.""The solution could be more automated. It should be able to let me automate a lot of things so that what normally is done as a matter of manual processes can be handled quicker. Slow integrations can be taken up/out if there was more automation.""The product must provide full support for third-party FIDO security keys.""It would be helpful to receive a code by yourself for authentication instead of it registered to a phone.""The price of the solution could improve, it is expensive.""I would like to see some email options for Fortinet FortiAuthenticator.""Integration with FortiGate could be more fluid."

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"Reporting modules is one of the major areas that can be improved further.""It has taken years to implement.""RSA Adaptive Authentication lacks a mechanism to verify the identity of a new user in the Enrollment event workflow.""I would like to see a more adaptive type of solution, something that we could use on our web pages...""Better filters when searching for events. The current features for current filters when searching fraud events are not very comprehensive. You can only filter by certain fields in the transaction.""The product is basically unusable. We need better ease of use; it's overly complicated."

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  • "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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  • "You may need to opt for second best if funding is low and the number of users is huge. However, the pricing is able to be negotiated if your user figures are huge."
  • "Keep the proxy service layer on premises. That consumes SaaS security services on the back-end."
  • "Customers need to deploy the solution in a very expensive infrastructure. RSA should should think about a less expensive infrastructure for customers because the solution costs around $100,000, and the infrastructure needed to support that solution may be even more expensive than that price."
  • "The pricing is $50 per head, yearly."
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    FortiAuthenticator
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    Overview

    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."




    RSA Adaptive Authentication is a risk-based two-factor authentication solution providing cost-effective protection for an entire user base. Adaptive Authentication secures online portals, SSL VPNs, and web access management portals for different types of organizations in the healthcare, insurance, enterprise, government, financial services, and other industries. Based on the transparent two-factor authentication technology, Adaptive Authentication works behind the scenes to authenticate end users and transactions based on individual end user and device profiles. In addition, Adaptive Authentication uses the RSA Risk Engine to estimate the level of risk for the specific activity and uses information collected from the RSAeFraudNetwork (a cross-organization, cross-application, cross-border online fraud network) to identify fraudulent activities. The Policy Manager determines what actions must be performed, depending on the risk score and other parameters.
    Sample Customers
    Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
    ADP, Ameritas, Partners Healthcare
    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company28%
    Comms Service Provider16%
    Healthcare Company8%
    Computer Retailer4%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company20%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Government8%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Financial Services Firm49%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Healthcare Company6%
    Energy/Utilities Company5%
    Company Size
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    Small Business57%
    Midsize Enterprise26%
    Large Enterprise17%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business31%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise50%
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    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise86%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise6%
    Large Enterprise80%
    Buyer's Guide
    Fortinet FortiAuthenticator vs. RSA Adaptive Authentication
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Fortinet FortiAuthenticator vs. RSA Adaptive Authentication and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
    769,976 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is ranked 3rd in Authentication Systems with 52 reviews while RSA Adaptive Authentication is ranked 25th in Authentication Systems. Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is rated 8.0, while RSA Adaptive Authentication is rated 6.8. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiAuthenticator writes "A reasonably priced solution that can be scaled toward different functionalities and offers flexible SMS messaging". On the other hand, the top reviewer of RSA Adaptive Authentication writes "It stops fraud in banks and reduces their costs". Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Fortinet FortiToken, Fortinet FortiNAC, Cisco Duo and Microsoft Entra ID, whereas RSA Adaptive Authentication is most compared with RSA Authentication Manager, ThreatMetrix and IBM Trusteer. See our Fortinet FortiAuthenticator vs. RSA Adaptive Authentication report.

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