Fortinet FortiAuthenticator Valuable Features

JM
Network admin at Penobscot Valley Hospital

The most valuable feature is the flexibility in using the SMS messages. People give me their cell phone numbers, I put them in the active directory, it syncs over to the authenticator, and then they're able to use the two-factor authentication when they're at home or doing something outside of our network.

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

The most valuable feature of the solution stems from how the product allows users to use tokens.

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

The ease of management of authentication for multiple clients is a valuable feature.

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Buyer's Guide
Fortinet FortiAuthenticator
April 2024
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Yati Gharat - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Technology Officer at Litmus

The product enables SSO. So we can avoid multiple authentications. We can have a single point of authentication and connectivity for VPN and remote access. The integrations work fine. It is very easy to integrate with the Fortinet environment.

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VS
Senior Manager at Allsec Technologies Ltd

We use FortiToken. We have a perpetual license for 2FA. It's a one-time cost.

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Paul Duxfield - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Consultant at Spark New Zealand

RADIUS server and integration, apart from the fact that it is a type of tool that can become a certificate server, are the valuable features for which I use it.

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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

The product's on-premise version doesn't have recurring costs.

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MM
Security Manager at Yarix S.r.l.

I appreciate its ability to provide multi-factor authentication, but it's primarily focused on this function.  

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

FortiGuard supports two-factor authentication or FortiToken, but it is only for a centralized location. With Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, we can allow centralized locations and users across the globe to use it.

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

The most valuable feature of the solution is RADIUS service and the social network integration feature.

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Oche Eluma - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Architect at Appzone Group

The first valuable feature is being able to see everything on one platform. This includes logs and authentication failure.

The second valuable feature is that the delivery and delivery methodology is toll-free. This includes email configuration, using the mobile app, and text message delivery. There is no need to buy any extra hardware, it is free.

The third valuable feature is that the chip that is applied is free.

We save a lot of money on consolidating tool teams. We have multiple different tool teams. This solution provides us with a single point of authentication for all of the files in all of the teams' environments.

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

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

The product is good, cost-effective, and functionally efficient. It has a valuable capability to work as a virtual machine and integrate with Active Directory.

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SM
Architect engineer at DGS S.P.A.

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. However, from my experience, I find the visual data to be less practical. While some features might be more respected than others, it's valuable that, for instance, when a customer has a new lead cluster, I can authenticate or leverage alternative solutions to achieve the desired outcome.

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JunedhRehman - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Infrastructure Engineer at Softrobotics

The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiAuthenticator are easy to configure, secure, and the application has good performance.

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ElisoBrito - PeerSpot reviewer
Analista de Suporte at NCT Informática

I like the self-registration capabilities.

The certificate authority aspect is excellent. 

I love that there is a single sign-on for Fortinet products. 

The initial setup is very easy.

It is a stable product.

The solution can scale as necessary.

Technical support is good. 

Fortinet has another product called FortiNAC. These two solutions work together well.

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ZH
CEO at Prosperátor Kft.

The UI is user-friendly.

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

I prefer the passing tool that sent an active directory console to a Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, then Fortinet FortiAuthenticator not passing the locks. If I ask the Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, give me the name of the group. FortiAuthenticator passes the lock, the group name, or the directory.

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PedroMaia - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at Intdev Internet Technologies

I really like the two-step authentication, it provides a higher level of security that we didn't have previously. Just having a password is not good enough anymore. 

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

It is cost-effective. The users can be securely managed by adopting it.

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Guram Mazmishvili - PeerSpot reviewer
Wireless Network Engineer at Orient Logic

The product’s most valuable feature is integration with FortiGate, FortiToken, FortiTalk, and multi-factor authentication. It is inexpensive compared to Cisco and Clear Pass.

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

Samuel is good. We are using Samuel. Also, the good thing is that it's easy to use, and the logs are very precise.

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JJ
Mechnical, of 1 adjustment and assembly at Daumar

FortiAuthenticator is easy to use.

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Pedro Andrade - PeerSpot reviewer
General Manager at Ip4u

The authentification for the VPN is quite useful.

It is easy to set up.

The product is stable and reliable. 

The solution is reasonably priced.

Technical support has proven to be helpful. 

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

The valuable features are:

  • Two-factor authentication
  • User ID with our LDAP service
  • Integration with our other FortiGates
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MS
Security Engineer at Futuretec

The most valuable feature is the authentication tokens.

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

I use Fortinet FortiAuthenticator to access VPN. Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is an easy-to-use solution.

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DS
IT System Manager at RPM INNOVATIONS, INC.
  • Easy integration with FortiGate to allow for 2FA with our VPN.
  • Addition and removal of access as needed for the VPN.
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DP
Network Security Engineer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

The solution's most valuable feature is its authentication capabilities.

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WA
Solutions Architect at Exclusive GRP

Usually, I do an integration with the firewall. I would prefer to do it with FortiGate, but sometimes I need to integrate as a radius client and it depends on which firewall. I prefer FortiGate. Sometimes they'll need to add an SMS as the second factor of the two-factor authentication. But usually, we do it as an unarmed radius FortiGate, or firewall would be for a radius client and radius server. Sometimes clients will ask whether we have integration with a social portal like Facebook, but we don't. 

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

The solution is simple to deploy, simple to use, and user-friendly. 

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AD
Manager at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees

One of the things I find most valuable in FortiAuthenticator is the detail in the logs. The log features are very good and the detail makes it easier to control what happens in the environment. 

Another valuable feature is that it is an on-premise solution. Because of some regulations, we can not use this particular type of product for security on cloud. We chose FortiAuthenticator because it is an on-premise solution. 

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AN
MS at a consultancy with 11-50 employees

The most valuable feature is the OTP on the mobile phone.

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Mohammed Semmour - PeerSpot reviewer
Scaling Engineer at Lutessa 2S

The solution is really important to ensure double authentication for the user. For example, if you have an internal messenger and you want to ensure the access externally for users, you can implement the two-factor authentication. Also, for the VPN, you can implement two-factor authentication to avoid any kind of hacks.

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

The valuable features are the granularity of the security settings and the relative ease of adding users. It also makes it really nice and easy to remove access from users that have left us or who are doing things they shouldn’t be doing.

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EM
Network Security Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Valuable features include the robust SSO features, when you have more complicated authentication within an organization. We can mix AD, Radius, Portal, SSO Portals (Google, etc.), and build our own environment. It is very flexible.

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

The most valuable features are the performance and ease of use.

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IM
Senior Network & Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The feature that I have found most valuable is the fact that you can utilize your tokens across the whole Fortinet fabric once you have the FortiAuthenticator. You can use FortiAuthenticator to provide two-factor authentication among all your network devices as long as they support the RADIUS protocol. Even for servers, especially Windows OS-based servers.

If you have any products that support RADIUS, you will be able to use the two-factor authentication. You can integrate them with the FortiAuthenticator and you can make use of the 2FA token among all our network devices, not just the Fortinet ones.

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AO
Systems Administrator at Interswitch

I think the ease of deployment is a valuable feature. I like that the interface is intuitive and that natively and easily, it integrates with radios, ILDAP, fan mail, and with any applications supporting those protocols

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

FortiAuthenticator is really good software that integrates very well with Fortinet products.

The licensing structure is cost-effective for us compared to some of the other solutions that have recurring monthly costs. We like that it has more one-time costs than the monthly recurring cost per user.

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

Integrated RADIUS server with 802.1x functionality and access control. Single Sign On and AD integration. It integrates very tightly with the rest of the Fortinet ecosystem.

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

One of the most valuable features is the simple FSSO (Fortinet Single Sign-On) configuration that helps to manage user-based security rules.

It is a cool security product. It's easy to use, implement and maintain, but there is room for improvement.

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

The most valuable aspect of the solution is the security. It's great. 

The ease of use is really nice. Using Authenticator, I've been able to actually work better on my authentication due to the fact that I have a single fabric to authenticate control from my firewall and on my access points. Authentication takes place from this area. 

It's easy to use for us due to the fact that, for each and every user, even a Mac user, we're able to easily retrieve them and add them. The authenticator syncs to my system and brings all the users to me under my firewall. 

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

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.

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it_user660642 - PeerSpot reviewer
Pre-Sales Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
  • User management with many credential sources: LDAPs, RADIUS, Social login, SAML, tokens, and local
  • Captive portal server: Used to configure several portals for each service
  • User friendly GUI with many features
  • Very powerful
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it_user433407 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Infrastructure Engineer at a tech company with 11-50 employees

Standards-based secure authentication

FortiAuthenticator centralizes the management and storage of user identity information, thereby increasing the efficiency of administration and increasing the control over who accesses the network.

• Two-factor authentication using tokens

1- OATH-compatible time-based tokens (Hardware tokens FortiToken200/FortiToken220)
2- USB certificate-based tokens FortiToken-300)
3- FortiToken Mobile for Android, iOS, and Windows Mobile
4- SMS and email tokens

• Wired/Wireless authentication using the 802. 1X standard
• Certificate management
• Captive portal guest management
• Fortinet Single Sign-On

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it_user1179432 - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at Blockness

The solution's most valuable aspect is that it easy to install. The user experience is very good.

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

The solution is easy to learn and makes it easy for our users to add FortiToken. It's very easy to integrate if you have other Fortinet devices. 

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Buyer's Guide
Fortinet FortiAuthenticator
April 2024
Learn what your peers think about Fortinet FortiAuthenticator. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2024.
767,995 professionals have used our research since 2012.