Fortinet FortiAuthenticator Scalability

JM
Network admin at Penobscot Valley Hospital

I think you can scale it toward different functionalities. For example, we have a Fortinet firewall and I could have used 40 tokens to configure the authenticator for that usage, but I chose to use it just for the email. In the same vein, there's scalability for other applications, servers, and cloud servers to set up a two-factor configuration on this authenticator. For other applications you have to pony up with the vendor who's doing it and log into their application in the cloud, then they have to be able to coordinate this thing, so that's kind of hard to figure out.

We use the solution for anybody who wants to have remote access to their email, so pretty much anybody who says, "Yeah, I'm going to be checking my email from home," I configure it so that they can do that. I'd say most everybody in our company has it. Whether they use it or not is a different story, but I have to buy SMS messages licenses for every person who wants the option to use it.

You only need one person, like myself, for maintenance. Once it's up and running, people can log in and get their email, and if there are issues I can look at the log and say, "Well, it's telling me you're putting the wrong password in or username." Or it shows, "Oh, you got it right. Success." 

The solution is an integral part of our security for our email network, and like I said, we'll begin using it for other cloud applications. We signed a three-year contract for the solution, so it's here to stay.  

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Selorm Ahiataku - PeerSpot reviewer
System&Network Administrator at Spearhead Networks

Scalability-wise, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

My company caters to the needs of around six customers who use Fortinet FortiAuthenticator.

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Jared Carmouche - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Cyber Security Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

We can scale the solution pretty well. I rate the scalability a ten out of ten.

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VS
Senior Manager at Allsec Technologies Ltd

We have around 1000 users. I rate the tool’s scalability a seven out of ten. It depends on the license we purchase.

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Paul Duxfield - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Consultant at Spark New Zealand

Scalability-wise, it is a fine solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

Around 20 customers are using the solution.

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Javed Bashir - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager, Network & Cloud Security Architect at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

It is a scalable platform.

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MM
Security Manager at Yarix S.r.l.

There are no problems with scalability. In our company, all the employees use it to access network resources through VPN. And around 60% of our customers also use this solution. 

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Yuvaraj P - PeerSpot reviewer
Network & Security Engineer at Viroka Technology Private Limited

It is a scalable solution since the tool provides its users with the option to scale up.

With Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, I work for medium and large enterprises.

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NM
Technology Services Director at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

Scalability-wise, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

I think that commercially it is not valid for a very small number of users. It doesn't scale down all the way. I think that although it can be scaled up to thousands of users, it wouldn't be suitable for, like, a mobile network scale if you have got 50,000 or 1,00,000 users.

At the entry point, we have more than 100 users.

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EC
Presales Engineer at a comms service provider with 5,001-10,000 employees

FAC 200E/400E will support environments for hundreds of users, based on Physical Appliances. If future needs are in the scope then I suggest implementing virtual deployments.

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SC
Network Manager at a computer retailer with 11-50 employees

We have 5000 Fortinet FortiAuthenticator users in our organization.

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SM
Architect engineer at DGS S.P.A.

It's scalable. If the need arises, you can easily set up a cluster with two or more units. Additionally, if you require more licenses or features, you can expand.

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JunedhRehman - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Infrastructure Engineer at Softrobotics

Some additional features would be helpful.

Our customers are enterprise-sized companies.

I rate the scalability of Fortinet FortiAuthenticator an eight out of ten.

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ElisoBrito - PeerSpot reviewer
Analista de Suporte at NCT Informática

It can scale if you need it to. The solution can expand. 

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ZH
CEO at Prosperátor Kft.

I rate Fortinet FortiAuthenticator's scalability a ten out of ten. Our clients are typically medium or enterprise-sized. Small customers typically don't use FortiAuthenticator.

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Jozef Beliansky - PeerSpot reviewer
Network engineers at a government with 501-1,000 employees

We are finding it to be fully scalable at this point one hundred percent.

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PedroMaia - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at Intdev Internet Technologies

The solution is scalable, we have over 1,500 users. 

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RR
Director - Global Solutions & Customer Service at Brits & Byte IT Consulting

For scalability, you need to size FortiAuthenticator properly. You should plan it initially, then make the implementation. 

It's is not 100%, maybe 80% on the scalable side. There are some places where we use it for 800 to 1000 users. With the proper deployment, we can support close to 2000 users.

You need certified people to understand this product like dedicated engineers. You need a person that knows the product and how it works. 

Otherwise, if any new person comes to FortiAuthenticator, it will be very difficult for them to understand. Over time, you'll be able to get to know the layout and how the product works.

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Guram Mazmishvili - PeerSpot reviewer
Wireless Network Engineer at Orient Logic

It is a scalable product. It is suitable for medium and enterprise businesses. Its scalability is a seven or eight out of ten.

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Sheryar Saqib - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Network Security Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

I would rate the scalability an eight out of ten. Some improvements, but it's on our end as well because we are still using the older variant. 

We have around five to seven end users using this solution.

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JJ
Mechnical, of 1 adjustment and assembly at Daumar

FortiAuthenticator is scalable.

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Pedro Andrade - PeerSpot reviewer
General Manager at Ip4u

We only have around 20 users. Our use case isn't very big. Therefore, we haven't really needed to scale so much. 

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HL
System Engineer - Security at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees

Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is scalable.

We have approximately two people that are using the solution.

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it_user592332 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Support Engineer at a marketing services firm with 501-1,000 employees

We didn't have any issues with scalability.

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MS
Security Engineer at Futuretec

This is a scalable product.

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MC
System ADM at a recreational facilities/services company with 501-1,000 employees

Around 200 users use Fortinet FortiAuthenticator.

I rate Fortinet FortiAuthenticator an eight out of ten for scalability.

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DP
Network Security Engineer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

The product is scalable as it operates on the cloud.

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WA
Solutions Architect at Exclusive GRP

I think it's a scalable product. I haven't compared it to the competitors but it's scalable. 

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Nicolas Martinez - PeerSpot reviewer
Co-Founder - Innovation & Education Manager at Global Seis S.A.S

The solution is scalable. 

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AN
MS at a consultancy with 11-50 employees

Scalability is fine. You can grow it easily.

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Mohammed Semmour - PeerSpot reviewer
Scaling Engineer at Lutessa 2S

My impression is that the solution is good and I like it and I would work with it for another project and increase my skill on the solution.

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it_user607383 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Engineer at a healthcare company with 501-1,000 employees

As this is a virtual device, we had no scalability issues. If we need more users, we just add more licenses. This makes it nice as there is no physical appliance to outgrow.

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PD
Assistant Infrastructure Manager at a maritime company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is scalable.

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AO
Systems Administrator at Interswitch

It's a very scalable solution. They now have the option of deployment as a VM, and then they have the hardware. I believe we use the 1000D for the hardware - it's able to support up to 10,000 users. You license the appliance based on the number of users and if you need to add more, you buy additional licenses. Almost everybody in the company uses it and I'd say we've had a total of around 4,000 users.

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DN
IT Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

As long as you purchase the right amount of licensing, it's scalable.

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it_user685362 - PeerSpot reviewer
Pre-sales, Telecommunications & Security Specialist at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

Not in my experience. The device can scale on a VM with an additional license. And there are boxes that can support thousands of users (which I have still not met).

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it_user589359 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at a tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees

No issues for scalability: It is easy to add new resources as we deploy virtual machines.

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RP
Channel Account Manager-Lead-West at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

This is a scalable product. However, due to multiple challenges in the implementation, I will not be expanding its usage. Rather, I will be changing products.

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SS
Information Technology Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The solution is scalable. While we have plans to grow it out and integrate it a bit more with other solutions, we're not at that stage yet.

We are a company of about 200 people. The whole organization uses it at this point. All authentication happens through FortiAuthenticator.

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DD
Network Security Engineer at Technicom Mali

I think it's scalable. There are two kinds of appliances: virtual and physical. If you do a good sizing, the physical one can remain with the customer for a long time. The virtual one can be increased as you need. You can pay as you go with them. You purchase a base license and add to it as needed.

I have done an installation at an operator with over 200 users. That is the biggest one I've done.

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AH
Datacenter Engineer at a university with 501-1,000 employees

We have seven users licensed on this solution. With FortiAuthenticator it is so easy to manage our users and it is scalable to all the users at our university or in our environment.  

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it_user660642 - PeerSpot reviewer
Pre-Sales Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

I did not encounter any scalability issues.

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it_user433407 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Infrastructure Engineer at a tech company with 11-50 employees

VM platfroms are scalable based on the business needs.

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MH
Senior Security Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

We haven't really tested scalability that much. We have about 200 users and we don't plan to increase usage any time soon.

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Buyer's Guide
Fortinet FortiAuthenticator
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Fortinet FortiAuthenticator. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.