FortiAuthenticator
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About
FortiAuthenticator is ranked #3 of 113 in authenticator apps on Inferse. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web.
Compared on authenticator apps
- Deployment
- hybridfortinet.com
- Supported factors
- Password; FortiToken hardware; FortiToken Mobile; SMS; email; FIDO2 security keys/passkeysfortinet.com
- App integration methods
- RADIUS; TACACS+; LDAP; SAML; REST API; Fortinet Security Fabricfortinet.com
- Adaptive access policies
- Yesfortinet.com
- Passwordless authentication
- Yesfortinet.com
- Device trust controls
- Yesfortinet.com
Facts
- Purpose
- FortiAuthenticator provides identity and access management services for Fortinet products and third-party devices.docs.fortinet.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- It provides RADIUS, TACACS+, LDAP, and SAML authentication methods.docs.fortinet.com · 4 Oct 2026
- MFA
- Two-factor authentication supports one-time passwords using FortiToken hardware, FortiToken Mobile, SMS, or email.docs.fortinet.com · 4 Oct 2026
- User identification
- It can identify users through Active Directory, desktop clients, guest portal logon, RADIUS accounting, Kerberos, and a REST API.docs.fortinet.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Certificate management
- It can create and sign digital certificates, including for use with FortiGate VPNs.docs.fortinet.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- It integrates with third-party RADIUS, LDAP, and SAML systems and offers a REST API for external provisioning systems.docs.fortinet.com · 4 Oct 2026
- SSO and federation
- FortiAuthenticator can act as a SAML SSO identity provider or proxy and as an OIDC provider for single sign-on.docs.fortinet.com · 4 Oct 2026
- VM platforms
- The ordering guide lists FortiAuthenticator-VM subscription and perpetual license options, with upgrades to expand VM user support beyond the 100-user base license.fortinet.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Security
- FortiAuthenticator encrypts its file system and uses AES256-CBC encryption for secrets that it needs to access in plaintext operations.docs.fortinet.com · 4 Oct 2026
- License limits
- For VM licenses, the licensed user limit applies to local and remote user accounts and concurrent FSSO sessions, while other configuration-object limits are derived from the user limit.docs.fortinet.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Subscription dependency
- A FortiAuthenticator-VM subscription requires internet access to update.fortiguard.net, and its services stop if license validation connectivity is lost for 30 days.docs.fortinet.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- FortiAuthenticator-VM perpetual licensing lists support contracts separately, while the ordering guide lists FortiCare Elite with VM subscriptions and FortiCare Premium with Cloud subscriptions.fortinet.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Free demo
- Fortinet offers a free product demo covering user identification, single sign-on, two-factor authentication, identity sources, authentication methods, and the self-service portal.fortinet.com · 4 Oct 2026
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Where it ranks on Inferse
Sources
- docs.fortinet.com/document/fortiauthenticator/6.5.3/admin· checked 4 Oct 2026
- docs.fortinet.com/document/fortiauthenticator/8.0.0/iam-c· checked 4 Oct 2026
- fortinet.com/content/dam/fortinet/assets/data-sheets· checked 4 Oct 2026
- docs.fortinet.com/document/fortiauthenticator/latest/rele· checked 4 Oct 2026
- docs.fortinet.com/document/fortiauthenticator/latest/admi· checked 4 Oct 2026
- fortinet.com/products/identity-access-management/for· checked 4 Oct 2026