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Fortinet Single Sign On – FortiAuthenticator 4.0

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Fortinet Single Sign-On

FSSO is a set of methods to transparently authenticate users to FortiGate and FortiCache devices. This means that the FortiAuthenticator unit is trusting the implicit authentication of a different system, and using that to identify the user. FortiAuthenticator takes this framework and enhances it with several authentication methods:

  • Users can authenticate through a web portal and a set of embeddable widgets. l Users with FortiClient Endpoint Security installed can be automatically authenticated through the FortiClient SSO Mobility Agent.
  • Users authenticating against Active Directory can be automatically authenticated. l RADIUS Accounting packets can be used to trigger an FSSO authentication. l Users can be identified through the FortiAuthenticator API. This is useful for integration with third party systems.

The FortiAuthenticator unit must be configured to collect the relevant user logon data. After this basic configuration is complete, the various methods of collecting the log in information can be set up as needed.

Domain controller polling

When the FortiAuthenticator runs for the first time, it will poll the domain controller (DC) logs backwards until either the end of the log file or the logon timeout setting, whichever is reached first.

When the FortiAuthenticator is rebooted, the memory cache is written to the disk, then re-read at startup, allowing the previous state to be retained. Windows DC polling restarts on boot, then searches backwards in the DC log files until it reaches either the log that matches the last known serial number found in the login cache file, the log that is older than the last recorded read time, or the end of the log file, whichever is reached first.

The currently logged in FSSO users list is cached in memory and periodically written to disk. In an active-passive HA cluster, this file is synchronized to the slave device.

Windows management instrumentation polling

The FortiAuthenticator supports Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) polling to detect workstation log off. This validates the currently logged on user for an IP address that has been discovered by the DC polling detection method.

Remote WMI access requires that the related ports are opened in the Windows firewall, and access to a domain account that belongs to the Domain Admin group.

To open ports in the Windows firewall in Windows 7, run gpedit.msc, go to Computerconfiguration >

Administrative Templates > Network > Network Connections > Windows Firewall > Domain Profile, go to Allow remote admin exception, then enable remote admin exception and, if necessary, configure an IP subnet/range.

 

General settings

General settings

The FortiAuthenticator unit listens for requests from authentication clients and can poll Windows Active Directory servers.

To configure FortiAuthenticator FSSO polling:

  1. Go to Fortinet SSO Methods > SSO > General to open the Edit SSO Configuration The Edit SSO Configuration window contains sections for FortiGate, FSSO, and user group membership.
  2. In the FortiGate section, configure the following settings:
Listening port Leave at 8000 unless your network requires you to change this. Ensure this port is allowed through the firewall.
Enable authentication Select to enable authentication, then enter a secret key, or password, in the Secret key field.
Login Expiry The length of time, in minutes, that users can remain logged in before the system logs them off automatically. The default is 480 minutes (8 hours).
Extend              user             session beyond logoff by The length of time, in seconds, that a user session is extended after the user logs off, from 0 (default) to 3600 seconds.
Enable NTLM

authentication

 Select to enable NTLM authentication, then enter the NETBIOS or DNS name of the domain that the login user belongs to in the Userdomain field.
  1. In the Fortinet Single Sign-On (FSSO) section, configure the following settings:
Maximum concurrent user sessions Enter the maximum number of concurrent FSSO login sessions a user is allowed to have. Use 0 for unlimited.

Select Configure Per User/Group to configure the maximum number of concurrent sessions for each user or group. See Fine-grained controls on page 112.
Log Level Select one of Debug, Info, Warning, or Error as the minimum severity level of events to log from the drop- down list.

Select Download all logs to download all FSSO logs to your management computer.

General settings

Enable       Windows         Active

Directory domain controller polling

 Select             to             enable             Windows             AD             polling.

Select to enable polling additional logon events, including from devices using Kerberos authentication or from Mac OS X systems, and from event IDs 672, 680, 4776, and 4768.
Enable polling additional logon events When additional active directory logon event IDs is enabled, event IDs 528, 540, and 4624 are also polled. These event are generated when a user attempts to access a domain service or resource. When a user logs off from the          workstation,         such      an          event     will         be               generated.

Enter the additional logon event timeout time in the Additional logon event timeout field, from 1 to 480 minutes, with 5 minutes being the default time.

Note: After a user logs off, their SSO session will stay active for the above configured period of time. During this time, if another user changes to the previous user’s IP address, they may be able to bypass the necessary authentication. For this reason, it is strongly recommended that the timeout time be kept short.
                     Enable         DNS

lookup to get IP

from workstation name

 Select to use DNS lookup to get IP address information when an event contains only the workstation name.

This option is enabled by default.
Directly use domain DNS

suffix in lookup

 Select to use the domain DNS suffix when doing a DNS lookup.

This option is disabled by default.
Enable  reverse DNS               lookup  to get         workstation name from IP Select to enable reverse DNS lookup. Reverse DNS lookup is used when an event contains only an IP address and no workstation name.

This option is enabled by default.
Do one more DNS lookup to get full list of IPs after reverse lookup of workstation name Reverse DNS lookup is used when an event contains only an IP address and no workstation name. Once the workstation name is determined, it is used in the DNS lookup again to get more complete IP address

information. This is useful in environments where workstations have multiple network interfaces.

This option is disabled by default.
Include     account name         ending

with $ (usually computer account)

 Accounts that end in “$” used to exclusively denote computer accounts with

no actual user, but in some cases, valid accounts imported from dated systems can        feature  them.

This option is disabled by default.
Enable Radius Accounting SSO clients Select to enable the detection of users sign-ons and sign- offs from incoming RADIUS accounting (Start, Stop, and Interim-Update) records.
Use RADIUS realm as

Windows       Active

Directory domain

 Select to use the RADIUS realm as the Windows AD domain.
Enable Syslog SSO Select to enable Syslog SSO.

General settings

Enable        FortiClient     SSO

Mobility Agent Service

 Select to enable single sign-on (SSO) by clients running FortiClient Endpoint Security. For more information, see FortiClient SSO Mobility Agent on page 123.
FortiClient listening port Enter the FortiClient listening port number.
Enable authentication Select to enable authentication, then enter a secret key, or password, in the Secret key field.
Keep-alive interval Enter the duration between keep-alive transmissions, from 1 to 60 minutes. Default is 5 minutes.
Idle timeout Enter an amount of time after which to logoff a user if their status is not updated. The value cannot be lower than the Keep-alive interval value.
Enable NTLM Select to enable the NT LAN Manager (NTLM) to allow logon of users who are connected to a domain that does not have the FSSO DC Agent installed. Disable NTLM authentication only if your network does not support NTLM authentication for security or other reasons. Enter an amount of time after which NTLM authentication expires in the NTLM authentication expiry field, from 1 to 10080 minutes (7 days).
Enable hierarchical FSSO tiering Select to enable hierarchical FSSO tiering. Enter the collector listening port in the Collectorlistening port field.
Enable DC/TS Agent Clients Select to enable clients using DC or TS Agent. Enter the UDP port in the

DC/TS      Agent     listening     port     field.       Default       is          8002.

Select Enable authentication to enable authentication, then enter a secret key, or password, in the Secret key field.
Restrict             auto- discovered domain             controllers          to configured domain

controllers

 Select to enable restricting automatically discovered domain controllers to already configured domain controllers only. See Domain controllers on page 114.
Enable       Windows         Active

Directory workstation IP

verification

 Select to enable workstation IP verification with Windows Active Directory. If enabled, select Enable IP change detection via DNS lookup to detect IP changes via DNS lookup.
  1. In the UserGroup Membership section, configure the following settings:

General settings

Group cache mode Select the group cache mode:

l  Passive: Items have an expiry time after which the are removed and re-queried on the next logon.

l  Active: Items are periodically updated for all currently logged on users.
Group cache item

lifetime

 Enter the amount of time after which items will expire (default = 480 minutes). This is only available when the group cache mode is set to Passive.
Do not use cached groups… Select to prevent using cached groups and to always load groups from server for the following SSO sources: l Windows Active Directory domain controller polling l RADIUS Accounting SSO l Syslog SSO

l  FortiClient SSO Mobility Agent l DC Agent l TS Agent

l  User login portal l SSO web service
Base distinguished names to search… Enter the base distinguished names to search for nesting of users or groups into cross domain and domain local groups.
  1. Select OK to apply the settings.
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Port Based Network Access Control – FortiAuthenticator 4.0

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Port-based Network Access Control

Port-based Network Access Control (PNAC), or 802.1X, authentication requires a client, an authenticator, and an authentication server (such as a FortiAuthenticator device).

The client is a device that wants to connect to the network. The authenticator is simply a network device, such as a wireless access point or switch. The authentication server is usually a host that supports the RADIUS and EAP protocols.

The client is not allowed access to the network until the client’s identity has been validated and authorized. Using 802.1X authentication, the client provides credentials to the authenticator, which the authenticator forwards to the authentication server for verification. If the authentication server determines that the credentials are valid, the client device is allowed access to the network.

FortiAuthenticator supports several IEEE 802.1X EAP methods.

EAP

The FortiAuthenticator unit supports several IEEE 802.1X EAP methods. These include authentication methods most commonly used in WiFi networks.

EAP is defined in RFC 3748 and updated in RFC 5247. EAP does not include security for the conversation between the client and the authentication server, so it is usually used within a secure tunnel technology such as TLS, TTLS, or MS-CHAP.

The FortiAuthenticator unit supports the following EAP methods:

Method Server Auth Client Auth Encryption Native OS Support
PEAP (MSCHAPv2) Yes Yes Yes Windows XP, Vista, 7
EAP-TTLS Yes No Yes Windows Vista, 7
EAP-TLS Yes Yes Yes Windows (XP, 7), Mac OS X, iOS,

Linux, Android
EAP-GTC Yes Yes Yes None (external supplicant required)

In addition to providing a channel for user authentication, EAP methods also provide certificate-based authentication of the server computer. EAP-TLS provides mutual authentication: the client and server authenticate each other using certificates. This is essential for authentication onto an enterprise network in a BYOD environment.

For successful EAP-TLS authentication, the user’s certificate must be bound to their account in Authentication >

UserManagement > Local Users (see Local users on page 58) and the relevant RADIUS client in Authentication > RADIUS Service > Clients (see RADIUS service on page 91) must permit that user to authenticate. By default, all local users can authenticate, but it is possible to limit authentication to specified user groups.

Port-based Network Access Control                                                                                                          EAP

The FortiAuthenticator unit and EAP

A FortiAuthenticator unit delivers all of the authentication features required for a successful EAP-TLS deployment, including:

  • Certificate Management: create and revoke certificates as a CA. See Certificate Management on page 132.
  • Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) Server: exchange a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) and the resulting signed certificate, simplifying the process of obtaining a device certificate.

FortiAuthenticator unit configuration

To configure the FortiAuthenticator unit, you need to:

  1. Create a CA certificate for the FortiAuthenticator unit. See Certificate authorities on page 140.

Optionally, you can skip this step and use an external CA certificate instead. Go to Certificate Management > Certificate Authorities > Trusted CAs to import CA certificates. See Trusted CAs on page 147.

  1. Create a server certificate for the FortiAuthenticator unit, using the CA certificate you created or imported in the preceding step. See End entities on page 133.
  2. If you configure EAP-TTLS authentication, go to Authentication > RADIUS Service > EAP and configure the certificates for EAP. See Configuring certificates for EAP on page 102.
  3. If SCEP will be used:
    1. Configure an SMTP server to be used for sending SCEP notifications. Then configure the email service for the administrator to use the SMTP server that you created. See E-mail services on page 46.
    2. Go to Certificate Management > SCEP > General and select Enable SCEP. Then select the CA certificate that you created or imported in Step 1 in the Default CA field and select OK. See SCEP on page 147.
  4. Go to Authentication > Remote Auth. Servers > LDAP and add the remote LDAP server that contains your user database. See LDAP on page 88.
  5. Import users from the remote LDAP server. You can choose which specific users will be permitted to authenticate. See Remote users on page 65.
  6. Go to Authentication > RADIUS Service > Clients to add the FortiGate wireless controller as an authentication client. Be sure to select the type of EAP authentication you intend to use. See RADIUS service on page 91.

Configuring certificates for EAP

The FortiAuthenticator unit can authenticate itself to clients with a CA certificate.

  1. Go to Certificate Management > Certificate Authorities > Trusted CAs to import the certificate you will use. See Trusted CAs on page 147.
  2. Go to Authentication > RADIUS Service > EAP.
  3. Select the EAP server certificate from the EAP ServerCertificate drop-down list.
  4. Select the trusted CAs and local CAs to use for EAP authentication from their requisite lists.
  5. Select OK to apply the settings.

Configuring switches and wireless controllers to use 802.1X authentication

The 802.1X configuration will be largely vendor dependent. The key requirements are:

Device self-enrollment                                                                           Port-based Network Access Control

l RADIUS Server IP: This is the IP address of the FortiAuthenticator l Key: The preshared secret configured in the FortiAuthenticator authentication client settings l Authentication Port: By default, FortiAuthenticator listens for authentication requests on port 1812.

Device self-enrollment

Device certificate self-enrollment is a method for local and remote users to obtain certificates for their devices. It is primarily used in enabling EAP-TLS for BYOD. For example:

l A user brings their tablet to a BYOD organization. l They log in to the FortiAuthenticator unit and create a certificate for the device. l With their certificate, username, and password they can authenticate to gain access to the wireless network. l Without the certificate, they are unable to access the network.

To enable device self-enrollment and adjust self-enrollment settings, go to Authentication > Self-service Portal > Device Self-enrollment and select Enable userdevice certificate self-enrollment.

SCEP enrollment template Select a SCEP enrollment template from the drop-down list. SCEP can be configured in Certificate Management > SCEP. See SCEP on page 147 for more information.
Max. devices Set the maximum number of devices that a user can self-enroll.
Key size Select the key size for self-enrolled certificates (1024, 2048, or 4096 bits).

iOS devices only support two key size: 1024 and 2048.
Enable self-enrollment for Smart Card certificate Select to enable self-enrollment for smart card certificates.

This requires that a DNS domain name be configured, as it is used in the CRL Distribution Points (CDPs) certificate extension.

Port-based Network Access Control                                                                          Non-compliant devices

Select OK to apply any changes you have made.

Non-compliant devices

802.1X methods require interactive entry of user credentials to prove a user’s identity before allowing them access to the network. This is not possible for non-interactive devices, such as printers. MAC Authentication Bypass is supported to allow non-802.1X compliant devices to be identified and accepted onto the network using their MAC address as authentication.

This feature is only for 802.1X MAC Authentication Bypass. FortiGate Captive Portal MAC Authentication is supported by configuring the MAC address as a standard user, with the MAC address as both the username and password, and not by entering it in the MAC Devices section.

Multiple MAC devices can be imported in bulk from a CSV file. The first column of the CSV file contains the device names (maximum of 50 characters), and the second column contains the corresponding MAC addresses (0123456789AB or 01:23:45:67:89:AB).

To configure MAC-based authentication for a device:

  1. Go to Authentication > User Management > MAC Devices. The MAC device list will be shown.
  2. If you are adding a new device, select Create New to open the Create New MAC-based Authentication Device

If you are editing an already existing device, select the device from the device list.

  1. Enter the device name in the Name field, and enter the device’s MAC address in the MAC address
  2. Select OK to apply your changes.

To import MAC devices:

  1. In the MAC device list, select Import.
  2. Select Browse to locate the CSV file on your computer.
  3. Select OK to import the list.

The import will fail if the maximum number of MAC devices has already been reached, or if any of the information contained within the file does not conform, for example if the device name too long, or there is an incorrectly formatted MAC address.

FortiAuthenticator 4.0 Authentication

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Authentication

FortiAuthenticator provides an easy to configure authentication server for your users. Multiple FortiGate units can use a single FortiAuthenticator unit for remote authentication and FortiToken device management.

FortiAuthenticatorin a multiple FortiGate unit network

This chapter includes the following topics:

l What to configure l User account policies l User management l FortiToken devices and mobile apps l Self-service portal l Remote authentication servers l RADIUS service l LDAP service l FortiAuthenticator Agents

What to configure

You need to decide which elements of FortiAuthenticator configuration you need.

  • Determine the type of authentication you will use: password-based or token-based. Optionally, you can enable both types. This is called two-factor authentication.

What to configure

  • Determine the type of authentication server you will use: RADIUS, built-in LDAP, or Remote LDAP. You will need to use at least one of these server types.
  • Determine which FortiGate units or third party devices will use the FortiAuthenticator unit. The FortiAuthenticator unit must be configured on each FortiGate unit as an authentication server, either RADIUS or LDAP. For RADIUS authentication, each FortiGate unit or third party device must be configured on the FortiAuthenticator unit as an authentication client.

Password-based authentication

User accounts can be created on the FortiAuthenticator device in multiple ways:

l Administrator creates a user and specifies their username and password. l Administrator creates a username and a random password is automatically emailed to the user. l Users are created by importing either a CSV file or from an external LDAP server.

Users can self-register for password-based authentication. This reduces the workload for the system administrator. Users can choose their own passwords or have a randomly generated password provided in the browser or sent to them via email or SMS. Self-registration can be instant, or it can require administrator approval. See Self-registration on page 76.

Once created, users are automatically part of the RADIUS Authentication system and can be authenticated remotely.

See User management on page 57 for more information about user accounts.

Two-factor authentication

Two-factor authentication increases security by requiring multiple pieces of information on top of the username and password. There are generally two factors:

  • something the user knows, usually a password, l something the user has, such as a FortiToken device.

Requiring the two factors increases the difficulty for an unauthorized person to impersonate a legitimate user.

To enable two-factor authentication, configure both password-based and token-based authentication in the user’s account.

FortiAuthenticator token-based authentication requires the user to enter a numeric token at login. Two types of numerical tokens are supported:

  • Time based: TOTP (RFC 6238)

The token passcode is generated using a combination of the time and a secret key which is known only by the token and the FortiAuthenticator device. The token password changes at regular time intervals, and the FortiAuthenticator unit is able to validate the entered passcode using the time and the secret seed information for that token.

Passcodes can only be used a single time (one time passcodes) to prevent replay attacks. Fortinet has the following time based tokens:

  • FortiToken 200 l FortiToken Mobile, running on a compatible smartphone l Event based: HMAC-based One Time Password (HTOP) (RFC 4226) What to configure

The token passcode is generated using an event trigger and a secret key. Event tokens are supported using a valid email account and a mobile phone number with SMS service.

FortiToken devices, FortiToken Mobile apps, email addresses, and phone numbers must be configured in the user’s account.

Only the administrator can configure token-based authentication. See Configuring token based authentication on page 62.

Authentication servers

The FortiAuthenticator unit has built-in RADIUS and LDAP servers. It also supports the use of remote RADIUS and LDAP (which can include Windows AD servers).

The built-in servers are best used where there is no existing authentication infrastructure, or when a separate set of credentials is required. You build a user account database on the FortiAuthenticator unit. The database can include additional user information such as street addresses and phone numbers that cannot be stored in a FortiGate unit’s user authentication database. To authenticate, either LDAP or RADIUS can be used. The remote LDAP option adds your FortiGate units to an existing LDAP structure. Optionally, you can add two-factor authentication to remote LDAP.

RADIUS

If you use RADIUS, you must enable RADIUS in each user account. FortiGate units must be registered as RADIUS authentication clients in Authentication > RADIUS Service > Clients. See RADIUS service on page 91. On each FortiGate unit that will use the RADIUS protocol, the FortiAuthenticator unit must be configured as a RADIUS server in User & Device > Authentication > RADIUS Server.

Built-in LDAP

If you use built-in LDAP, you will need to configure the LDAP directory tree. You add users from the user database to the appropriate nodes in the LDAP hierarchy. See Creating the directory tree on page 96. On each FortiGate unit that will use LDAP protocol, the FortiAuthenticator unit must be configured as an LDAP server in User & Device > Authentication > LDAP Server.

Remote LDAP

Remote LDAP is used when an existing LDAP directory exists and should be used for authentication. User information can be selectively synchronised with the FortiAuthenticator unit, but the user credentials (passwords) remain on, and are validated against the LDAP directory.

To utilize remote LDAP, the authentication client (such as a FortiGate device) must connect to the

FortiAuthenticator device using RADIUS to authenticate the user information (see

User & Device > Authentication > RADIUS Server). The password is then proxied to the LDAP server for validation, while any associated token passcode is validated locally.

Machine authentication

Machine, or computer, authentication is a feature of the Windows supplicant that allows a Windows machine to authenticate to a network via 802.1X prior to user authentication.

Machine authentication is performed by the computer itself, which sends its computer object credentials before the Windows logon screen appears. User authentication is performed after the user logs in to Windows.

User account policies

Based on the computer credentials provided during machine authentication, limited access to the network can be granted. For example, access can be granted to just the Active Directory server to enable user authentication.

Following machine authentication, user authentication can take place to authenticate that the user is also valid, and to then grant further access to the network.

Machine authentication commonly occurs on boot up or log out, and not, for example, when a device awakens from hibernation. Because of this, the FortiAuthenticator caches authenticated devices based on their MAC addresses for a configurable period (see General on page 54). For more information on cached users, see Windows device logins on page 131

To configure machine authentication, see Clients on page 92.

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FortiAuthenticator 4.0 System

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System

The System tab enables you to manage and configure the basic system options for the FortiAuthenticator unit. This includes the basic network settings to connect the device to the corporate network, the configuration of administrators and their access privileges, managing and updating firmware for the device, and managing messaging servers and services.

The System tab provides access to the following menus and sub-menus:

Dashboard Select this menu to monitor, and troubleshoot your FortiAuthenticator device. Dashboard widgets include: l System Information widget l System Resources widget l Authentication Activity widget l User Inventory widget l HA Status l License Information widget l Disk Monitor l Top User Lockouts widget
Network Select this menu to configure your FortiAuthenticator interfaces and network settings. l Interfaces

l   DNS

l   Static routing l Packet capture
Administration Select this menu to configure administrative settings for the FortiAuthenticator device. l GUI access

l   High availability l Firmware l Automatic backup

l   SNMP

l   Licensing l FortiGuard l FTP servers l Administration
Messaging Select this menu to configure messaging servers and services for the FortiAuthenticator device. l SMTP servers l E-mail services l SMS gateways

Dashboard

When you select the System tab, it automatically opens at the System > Dashboard page.

The Dashboard page displays widgets that provide performance and status information and enable you to configure some basic system settings. These widgets appear on a single dashboard.

The following widgets are available:

System Information Displays basic information about the FortiAuthenticator system including host name, DNS domain name, serial number, system time, firmware version, architecture, system configuration, current administrator, and up time.

From this widget you can manually update the FortiAuthenticator firmware to a different release. For more information, see System Information widget on page 25.
System Resources Displays the usage status of the CPU and memory. For more information, see System Resources widget on page 29.
Authentication Activity Displays a customizable graph of the number of logins to the device. For more information, see Authentication Activity widget on page 29.
User Inventory Displays the numbers of users, groups, FortiTokens, FSSO users, and FortiClient users currently used or logged in, as well as the maximum allowed number, the number still available, and the number that are disabled.

For more information, see User Inventory widget on page 29.
HA Status Displays whether or not HA is enabled.
License Information Displays the device’s license information, as well as SMS information. For more information, see License Information widget on page 29.
Disk Monitor Displays if RAID is enabled, and the current disk usage in GB.
Top User Lockouts Displays the top user lockouts. For more information, see Top User Lockouts widget on page 30.

Customizing the dashboard

The FortiAuthenticator system settings dashboard is customizable. You can select which widgets to display, where they are located on the page, and whether they are minimized or maximized.

To move a widget

Position your mouse cursor on the widget’s title bar, then click and drag the widget to its new location.

To add a widget

In the dashboard toolbar, select Add Widget, then select the name of widget that you want to show. Multiple widgets of the same type can be added. To hide a widget, in its title bar, select the Close icon.

To see the available options for a widget

Position your mouse cursor over the icons in the widget’s title bar. Options include show/hide the widget, edit the widget, refresh the widget content, and close the widget.

The following table lists the widget options.

Show/Hide arrow Display or minimize the widget.
Widget Title The name of the widget.
Edit Select to change settings for the widget.

This option appears only in certain widgets.
Refresh Select to update the displayed information.
Close Select to remove the widget from the dashboard. You will be prompted to confirm the action. To add the widget, select Widget in the toolbar and then select the name of the widget you want to show.
To change the widget title

Widget titles can be customized by selecting the edit button in the title bar and entering a new title in the widget settings dialog box. Some widgets have more options in their respective settings dialog box.

To reset a widget title to its default name, simply leave the Custom widget title field blank.

The widget refresh interval can also be manually adjusted from this dialog box.

System Information widget

The system dashboard includes a System Information widget, which displays the current status of the FortiAuthenticator unit and enables you to configure basic system settings.

The following information is available on this widget:

Host Name The identifying name assigned to this FortiAuthenticator unit. For more information, see Changing the host name on page 26.
DNS Domain Name The DNS domain name. For more information, see Changing the DNS domain name on page 27.
Serial Number The serial number of the FortiAuthenticator unit. The serial number is unique to the FortiAuthenticator unit and does not change with firmware upgrades. The serial number is used for identification when connecting to the FortiGuard server.
System Time The current date, time, and time zone on the FortiAuthenticator internal clock or NTP server. For more information, see Configuring the system time, time zone, and date on page 27.
Firmware Version The version number and build number of the firmware installed on the FortiAuthenticator unit. To update the firmware, you must download the latest version from the Customer Service & Support portal at https://support.fortinet.com. Select Update and select the firmware image to load from your management computer.
Architecture The architecture of the device, such as 32-bit.
System Configuration The date of the last system configuration backup. Select Backup/Restore to backup or restore the system configuration. For more information, see Backing up and restoring the configuration on page 28.
Current Administrator The name of the currently logged on administrator.
Uptime The duration of time the FortiAuthenticator unit has been running since it was last started or restarted.
Shutdown/Reboot Options to shutdown or reboot the device. When rebooting or shutting down the system, you have the option to enter a message that will be added to the event log explaining the reason for the shutdown or reboot.
Changing the host name

The System Information widget will display the full host name.

To change the host name:

  1. Go to System > Dashboard.
  2. In the System Information widget, in the Host Name field, select Change. The Edit Host Name page opens.
  3. In the Host name field, type a new host name.

The host name may be up to 35 characters in length. It may include US-ASCII letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscores. Spaces and special characters are not allowed.

  1. Select OK to save the setting.
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FortiAuthenticator 4.0 Setup

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Setup

For information about installing the FortiAuthenticator unit and accessing the CLI or GUI, refer to the Quick Start Guide provided with your unit.

This chapter provides basic setup information for getting started with your FortiAuthenticator device. For more detailed information about specific system options, see System on page 23.

The following topics are included in this section:

  • Initial setup l Adding a FortiAuthenticator unit to your network l Maintenance l CLI commands
  • Troubleshooting

Initial setup

The following section provides information about setting up the Virtual Machine (VM) version of the product.

FortiAuthenticator VM setup

Before using FortiAuthenticator-VM, you need to install the VMware application to host the FortiAuthenticator-VM device. The installation instructions for FortiAuthenticator-VM assume you are familiar with VMware products and terminology.

System requirements

For information on the FortiAuthenticator-VM system requirements, please see the product datasheet available at http://www.fortinet.com/products/fortiauthenticator.

FortiAuthenticator-VM has kernel support for more than 4GB of RAM in VM images. However, this support also depends on the VM player version. For more information, see: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_

US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1014006

The default Hardware Version is 4 to support the widest base of VM players. However you can modify the VM Hardware Version by editing the following line in the FortiAuthenticator-VM.vmx file:

virtualHW.version = “4”

FortiAuthenticator-VM image installation and initial setup

The following procedure describes setup on VMware Fusion.

 

Initial setup

To set up the FortiAuthenticator VM image:

  1. Download the VM image ZIP file to the local computer where VMware is installed.
  2. Extract the files from the zip file into a folder.
  3. In your VMware software, go to File > Open.
  4. Navigate to the expanded VM image folder, select the FortiAuthenticator-VM.vmx file, and select Open. VMware will install and start FortiAuthenticator-VM. This process can take a minute or two to complete.
  5. At the FortiAuthenticator login prompt, enter admin and press Enter.
  6. At the password prompt, press Enter. By default, there is no password.
  7. At the CLI prompt enter the following commands:

set port1-ip 192.168.1.99/24 set default-gw 192.168.1.2

Substitute your own desired FortiAuthenticator IP address and default gateway.

You can now connect to the GUI at the IP address you set for port 1.

Suspending the FortiAuthenticator-VM can have unintended consequences. Fortinet recommends that you do not use the suspend feature of VMware. Instead, shut down the virtual FortiAuthenticator system using the GUI or CLI, and then shut down the virtual machine using the VMware console.

Administrative access

Administrative access is enabled by default on port 1. Using the GUI, you can enable administrative access on other ports if necessary.

To add administrative access to an interface:

  1. Go to System > Network > Interfaces and select the interface you need to add administrative access to. See Interfaces on page 30.
  2. In Admin access, select the types of access to allow.
  3. Select OK.
GUI access

To use the GUI, point your browser to the IP address of port 1 (192.168.1.99 by default). For example, enter the following in the URL box:

https://192.168.1.99

Enter admin as the UserName and leave the Password field blank.

HTTP access is not enabled by default. To enable access, use the set ha-mgmtaccess command in the CLI (see CLI commands on page 19), or enable HTTP access on the interface in the GUI (see Interfaces on page 30).

For security reasons, the host or domain names that the GUI responds to are restricted. The list of trusted hosts is automatically generated from the following:

Adding a FortiAuthenticator unit to your network

l Configured hostname l Configured DNS domain name l Network interface IP addresses that have HTTP or HTTPS enabled l HA management IP addresses

Additional IP addresses and host or domain names that the GUI responded to can be defined in the GUI Access settings. See GUI access on page 34

Telnet

CLI access is available using telnet to the port1 interface IP address (192.168.1.99 by default). Use the telnet -K option so that telnet does not attempt to log on using your user ID. For example:

$ telnet -K 192.168.1.99

At the FortiAuthenticator login prompt, enter admin. When prompted for password press Enter. By default there is no password. When you are finished, use the exit command to end the telnet session.

CLI access using Telnet is not enabled by default. To enable access, use the set ha-mgmt-access command in the CLI (see CLI commands on page 19), or enable Telnet access on the interface in the GUI (see Interfaces on page 30)

SSH

SSH provides secure access to the CLI. Connect to the port1 interface IP address (192.168.1.99 by default). Specify the user name admin or SSH will attempt to log on with your user name. For example:

$ ssh admin@192.168.1.99

At the password prompt press Enter. By default there is no password. When you are finished, use the exit command to end the session.

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FortiAuthenticator 4.0 Introduction

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Introduction

The FortiAuthenticator device is an identity and access management solution. Identity and access management solutions are an important part of an enterprise network, providing access to protected network assets and tracking user activities to comply with security policies.

FortiAuthenticator provides user identity services to the Fortinet product range, as well as third party devices.

FortiAuthenticator delivers multiple features including:

  • Authentication: FortiAuthenticator includes Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server authentication methods. l Two Factor Authentication: FortiAuthenticator can act as a two-factor authentication server with support for onetime passwords using FortiToken 200, FortiToken Mobile, Short Message Service (SMS), or e-mail.

FortiAuthenticator two-factor authentication is compatible with any system which supports RADIUS.

  • 1X Support: FortiAuthenticator supports 802.1X for use in FortiGate Wireless and Wired networks. l User Identification: FortiAuthenticator can identify users through multiple data sources, including Active

Directory, Desktop Client, Captive Portal Logon, RADIUS Accounting, Kerberos, and a Representational State Transfer (REST) API. It can then communicate this information to FortiGate, FortiCache, or FortiMail units for use in Identity Based Policies.

  • Certificate Management: FortiAuthenticator can create and sign digital certificates for use, for example, in FortiGate VPNs and with the FortiToken 300 USB Certificate Store.
  • Integration: FortiAuthenticator can integrate with third party RADIUS and LDAP authentication systems, allowing you to reuse existing information sources. The REST API can also be used to integrate with external provisioning systems.

FortiAuthenticator is a critical system, and should be isolated on a network interface that is separated from other hosts to facilitate server-related firewall protection. Be sure to take steps to prevent unauthorized access to the FortiAuthenticator.

Introduction                                                                                                                              Before you begin

FortiAuthenticator on a multiple FortiGate unit network

The FortiAuthenticator series of identity and access management appliances complement the FortiToken range of two-factor authentication tokens for secure remote access. FortiAuthenticator allows you to extend the support for FortiTokens across your enterprise by enabling authentication with multiple FortiGate appliances and third party devices. FortiAuthenticator and FortiToken deliver cost effective, scalable secure authentication to your entire network infrastructure.

The FortiAuthenticator device provides an easy-to-configure remote authentication option for FortiGate users. Additionally, it can replace the Fortinet Single Sign-On (FSSO) Agent on a Windows Active Directory (AD) network.

For more information about FortiTokens, see the FortiToken information page on the Fortinet web site.

This chapter contains the following topics:

l Before you begin l How this guide is organized l Registering your Fortinet product l What’s new in FortiAuthenticator 4.0

Before you begin

Before you begin using this guide, please ensure that:

  • You have administrative access to the GUI and/or CLI.

For details of how to accomplish this, see the QuickStart Guide provided with your product, or online at http://docs.fortinet.com/fortiauthenticator/hardware.

  • The FortiAuthenticator unit is integrated into your network. l The operation mode has been configured.

How this guide is organized                                                                                                           Introduction

  • The system time, DNS settings, administrator password, and network interfaces have been configured.

Network Time Protocol (NTP) is critical for the time to be accurate and stable for the Time-based One-time Password (TOTP) method used in two-factor authentication to function correctly. See Configuring the system time, time zone, and date on page 27.

  • Any third party software or servers have been configured using their documentation.

While using the instructions in this guide, note that administrators are assumed to have all permissions, unless otherwise specified. Some restrictions will apply to administrators with limited permissions.

How this guide is organized

This FortiAuthenticator Administration Guide contains the following sections:

  • Setup describes initial setup for standalone and HA cluster FortiAuthenticator configurations.
  • System describes the options available in the system menu tree, including: network configuration, administration settings, and messaging settings.
  • Authentication describes how to configure built-in and remote authentication servers and manage users and user groups.
  • Port-based Network Access Control describes how to configure the FortiAuthenticator unit for IEEE 802.1X Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) authentication methods, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), and MAC-based device authentication.
  • Fortinet Single Sign-On describes how to use the FortiAuthenticator unit in a Single Sign On (SSO) environment. l RADIUS Single Sign-On describes how to use the FortiAuthenticator unit RADIUS accounting proxy. l Monitoring describes how to monitor SSO and authentication information.
  • Certificate Management describes how to manage X.509 certificates and how to set up the FortiAuthenticator unit to act as an Certificate Authority (CA).
  • Logging describes how to view the logs on your FortiAuthenticator unit. l Troubleshooting provides suggestions to resolve common problems.

Registering your Fortinet product

Before you begin configuring and customizing features, take a moment to register your Fortinet product at the Fortinet Technical Support web site at https://support.fortinet.com. Many Fortinet customer services such as firmware updates, technical support, FortiGuard Antivirus, and other FortiGuard services require product registration.

What’s new in FortiAuthenticator 4.0

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What’s new in FortiAuthenticator 4.0

FortiAuthenticator 4.0 includes a host of new and expanded features designed to make it more robust and versatile than ever before, while maintaining ease of use.

New features include:

  • Captive portal guest management – Social and MAC address authentication

Social Wifi authentication allows FortiAuthenticator to utilize third-party user identity methods to authenticate users into a wireless guest network. Supported authentication methods include:

  • Google + l Facebook l LinkedIn l Twitter l Form based authentication (similar to the existing self-registration feature) l SMS based authentication l Email-based authentication
  • MAC address authentication

For more details, see Captive portal on page 80.

  • New SNMP event

A new event (trap) has been added to the SNMP community configuration settings: “HA status is changed.” For more details, see Administration on page 33. l Add Riverbed RADIUS VSAs

The Riverbed RADIUS dictionary has been added to the RADIUS engine to allow Riverbed vendor attributes to be used in Authentication.

  • Role based administration
    • new feature that allows FortiAuthenticator to create and edit admin profiles (similar to FortiOS). Each administrator can be granted either full permissions or an admin profile, and they can be granted read-only or read/write permissions sets. For more details, see Administration on page 33
  • Bulk purge inactive users menu

New options are now available for bulk purging inactive user accounts. For more details, see User management on page 57.

  • Allow expired FTM reactivation
    • new feature that enhances the FTM activation flow allows administrators to see more quickly why a user cannot authenticate using a FortiToken if their pre-configured timeout period expired. For more details, see FortiToken devices and mobile apps on page 72.
  • Remote LDAP password change

What’s new in FortiAuthenticator 4.0

A new feature that — through the use of Windows AD — allows users to change their passwords without provision changes being made to the network by a system administrator. For more details, see Remote authentication servers on page 88

  • RADIUS sub auth client profiles
    • new feature that allows you to assign attributes to RADIUS Auth Client profiles, so that they are more distinguishable for FortiAuthenticator even if the authentication requests may originate from the same IP address. For more details, see RADIUS service on page 91.
  • Windows FAC agent – group/OU exemptions
    • new feature that exempts users from two-factor authentication using AD container filtering has been added to the FortiAuthenticator Agent for Microsoft Windows, and for OWA users. Users who are members of an exempt groups and the users located under an exempt AD container are only required to provide a password to authenticate, i.e. no FortiToken code. For more details, see FortiAuthenticator Agents on page 100. l SSO filtering options expansion

New object types have been added to the group filtering function. For more details, see FortiGate group filtering on page 120

  • SSO – include username with “$”

FortiAuthenticator now includes usernames containing the “$” character in its SSO feature. For more details, see General settings on page 106.

  • DC/TS agent monitoring
    • new subsection of Monitoring which displays information on the server’s Domain Controller (DC) and Terminal Server (TS) Agents, found at SSO Monitor> SSO > DC/TS Agents. For more details, see SSO on page 129.