Fortinet FortiAuthenticator Other Advice
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Jim Morrill
Network admin at Penobscot Valley Hospital
My advice to people considering this solution is that I think you need somebody who has experience with FortiAuthenticator, and most places are going to have to use a third party to get it installed correctly. I also think the third parties have some leverage on accessing the higher level of Fortinet support, which helps. I think you can do certain parts yourself, like preparing the device for your active directory, but when it comes to actually getting comfortable with the commands and knowing what you're doing, you need a third party to help you get it installed correctly.
I would rate this solution as a nine out of ten.
View full review »My company does not get involved in the maintenance of the solution.
I recommend the solution to those who plan to use it.
I rate the overall tool an eight out of ten.
If someone’s looking for a way to easily manage the different ways that users can authenticate in their environment, I would suggest Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 100%. It's an extremely good value for all the different things that it does. Overall, I rate the product a nine out of ten.
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Fortinet FortiAuthenticator
March 2024
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Viswanathan Selvakumar
Senior Manager at Allsec Technologies Ltd
We did not look into other options because we used Fortinet’s firewall. I will recommend the product to others. Overall, I rate the product a six out of ten.
View full review »I would definitely recommend the solution to those planning to use it. However, I would suggest those planning to use it figure out what they want because you also have a FortiGate product, Fortinet product, and FortiAuthenticator, which can be a bit confusing. There are other products that FortiGate sells. So you have to figure out which solution you want.
I rate the overall solution a nine out of ten.
I rate Fortinet FortiAuthenticator a nine out of ten. I advise others to have clarity on the visibility and scope of the design and then start with the deployment.
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MatteoMazzei
Security Manager at Yarix S.r.l.
The advice is simply to use it. Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten.
View full review »Everything in the tool, including the tool's GUI, is user-friendly.
The solution is easy to maintain, provided we know about the product. It is not a complicated tool, making learning easy for all. Some skills are required for a person to be able to maintain the solution.
With FortiGate, anyone can access or handle the tool, especially if they have handled other products. With FortiAuthenticator, opportunities to first understand the product to be able to use it.
I rate the overall product a nine out of ten.
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Nick Munro
Technology Services Director at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
People who are looking to implement the product should pay attention to scaling and plan deployment thoroughly before starting, as for many things, once the decision is made, some things are difficult to change.
I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten.
I rate the overall solution a nine out of ten, due to support issues.
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Ernesto Chang
Presales Engineer at a comms service provider with 5,001-10,000 employees
This is a must-have technology in Fortinet deployments with distributed environments.
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reviewer1372281
Network Manager at a computer retailer with 11-50 employees
Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is a very popular and robust product in the market. They provide integration with third-party applications.
I rate it an eight out of ten.
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Simone Meddi
Architect engineer at DGS S.P.A.
Based on my experience it's been very good. I don't have much knowledge, for instance, about how it compares to Gartner's system and its current position in the market, or whether there are other systems that might have a better position. I've noticed that Fortinet lacks certain features that other solutions have implemented. This leads me to explore and understand other solutions, looking for differences. I've observed that some solutions offer features that Fortinet may excel in, while others may have strengths in different areas. I would rate it an eight out of ten overall.
View full review »We have one person for 100 users of the solution.
I rate Fortinet FortiAuthenticator a nine out of ten.
View full review »I'd advise new users to configure the backup, routine backup, to get the most out of the product. You can have problems if you don't.
In general, it's a simple product and we've enjoyed it.
I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.
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Zsolt Horvath
CEO at Prosperátor Kft.
I rate Fortinet FortiAuthenticator a nine out of ten.
I would rate Fortinet FortiAuthenticator an eight out of ten.
View full review »I recommend this solution, it does what it's meant to. I rate FortiAuthenticator nine out of 10.
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RAMACHANDRAR
Director - Global Solutions & Customer Service at Brits & Byte IT Consulting
FortiAuthenticator is a very good solution. It is all jury-based. FortiAuthenticator is very easy for anyone to understand how it works and be able to take action.
I would rate FortiAuthenticator with an eight to nine.
View full review »I recommend Fortinet FortiAuthenticator and rate it an eight out of ten.
View full review »Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten.
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JuanJose
Mechnical, of 1 adjustment and assembly at Daumar
I rate FortiAuthenticator 10 out of 10.
I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. We've been pretty happy with its capabilities overall. This is a very important product if a company wants to use a VPN. It's great for clients that already use Fortinet products.
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reviewer1160370
System Engineer - Security at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
I rate Fortinet FortiAuthenticator a five out of ten.
View full review »If you want a more efficient way to manage two-factor authentication for your users, or implement the unit as a cluster member role, the FortiAuthenticator can be incorporated very well into your environment.
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Mohammed Salhi
Security Engineer at Futuretec
I would rate this solution a six out of ten.
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Madalena Carvalho
System ADM at a recreational facilities/services company with 501-1,000 employees
Overall, I rate Fortinet FortiAuthenticator an eight out of ten.
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reviewer2325093
Network Security Engineer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
It’s a good product for small and large enterprises. Overall, I rate it a nine out of ten.
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WahidAlarasi
Solutions Architect at Exclusive GRP
As a distributor of Fortinet, I would suggest people give this product a little bit of focus. I mean we can do well on this product if we concentrate on it. People don't know about the two-factor authentication and that it's easy and straightforward. We also include some features for free but I suggest that people using Fortinet just focus on this product. FortiAuthenticator has created a straightforward easy-to-use product.
I would rate it a nine out of ten. Not a ten because nothing is perfect.
View full review »I think this is a good solution although there are some things that need to be improved so I rate this product eight out of 10.
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reviewer1294911
Manager at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
On a scale from one to ten where one is the worst and ten is the best, I would rate Authenticator as about a seven-point-five. If it has to be seven or eight, I would choose eight.
I have not used many products in that category with our site, but we can do what we want and need to do with that product.
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reviewer1412841
MS at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
I would rate this solution 8 out of 10.
I would absolutely recommend this solution to others.
View full review »I started working on FortiAuthenticator from last year. I have had a chance to deploy many, many projects on FortiAuthenticator. I deploy 10 next-gen projects on FortiAuthenticator. I deploy many defensive scenarios. Also, I have good experience with large products.
You should make sure to implement the requirements via experts like me, so you can implement the product carefully. In that way, you can use it clearly in a simplified manner.
For FortiAuthentication, it's a good price in comparison to any other competitor. Other products are so expensive, and the features are the same. There might be a bit of difference between the two products, but if you want just double authentication and some other features, I think I recommend the FortiAuthenticator, and it is low cost and has other defenses.
In my opinion, I recommend the solution. You can also use it for other things like h02.exe for authentication of users. Also for ESO. There are five things you can use it for, so I recommend the product. The low cost is very important for any customer.
I would rate this solution eight out of 10.
View full review »Planning is the key to a successful implementation. Know what you want to accomplish out of the gate before you get started. Make sure you test before rolling out to end users. Due to really tight timelines, we missed a couple of key settings and configurations.
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reviewer934035
Assistant Infrastructure Manager at a maritime company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I would rate this solution an 8 out of 10. I would recommend Fortinet FortiAuthenticator for those who want to start using it.
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Ibrahim Massad
Senior Network & Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
If two-factor authentication is needed also for the end-devices, for example a endpoints or servers, I think FortiAuthenticator is not yet the most mature solution. However, if it is great for network devices, then this product is competitive enough price-wise and easy to use. It just works.
On a scale from 1 to 10, I would say Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is an 8.
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Ayokunmi Ogundapo
Systems Administrator at Interswitch
Every environment is obviously different so each user needs to know what they are looking for, and make a decision based on that. This is a cost effective and flexible solution. If a company is looking to use it on their server, it's important to look at the integration channels and your environment, the support. It's important to know that the channels are supported.
I would rate this solution a seven out of 10.
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reviewer1446546
IT Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
My advice is that for any solution you want to deploy, you have to ensure that your team is trained so that you can support it. Before FortiAuthenticator goes into play, make sure that your team is trained.
Overall, we are pretty satisfied with FortiAuthenticator.
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
View full review »I strongly recommend someone accompany you in the initial deployment of the product to view all the functionalities that the platform is capable of doing.
View full review »The need for a NAC solution depends on your infrastructure. If you are a Fortinet user, FortiAuthenticator would be a nice choice to enhance security on VPN and web access. However, there are many other choices, such as ForeScout, which is vendor-neutral, to support different systems from different vendors.
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reviewer1753020
Channel Account Manager-Lead-West at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
This is not a product that I would recommend to others. There are different industry standards that require different expertise, and this product does not much help.
I would rate this solution a three out of ten.
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reviewer1418421
Information Technology Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
We're just end users. We don't have a special relationship with the company.
We're using the latest version of the solution. It might be something around version six.
I would recommend FortiAuthenticator to other organizations.
It is really a good product. Somebody looking for a good security product should go with FortiGate products. New users should explore all the features and see how they can maximize usage.
Overall, I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.
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Drissa DOUMBIA
Network Security Engineer at Technicom Mali
I would rate this solution as seven out of ten. I know there are other solutions that have a more modern graphical interface and provide better user management functionality. We need to tell the customer to get two solutions instead of doing the job with just one. I think I could give eight or nine to another solution, but FortiAuthenticator should be a seven.
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reviewer947091
Datacenter Engineer at a university with 501-1,000 employees
I will recommend this solution to others who are considering to use it. I give it a ten out of ten rating.
View full review »This is a perfect solution for authentication services.
View full review »We use the on-premises deployment model.
I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. We have to compromise between price and functionality. If we had the money, we'd probably go with Palo Alto. However, it's much more expensive.
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reviewer1189323
Senior Security Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
We use the on-premises deployment model. We're both customers and partners with Fortinet.
I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.
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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.