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Fortinet FortiAuthenticator pros and cons

Vendor: Fortinet
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PROS

Fortinet FortiAuthenticator integrates seamlessly with Fortinet products enabling easy deployment and management.
It offers robust multi-factor authentication, including two-factor authentication with easy integration with VPNs and AD, Radius, Portal, and SSO Portals.
The initial setup is straightforward and user-friendly, making it easy to deploy and use.
It provides detailed logs and simplifies network management with features like SSO and push notifications.
Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is highly stable and scalable, with excellent customer service and technical support.

CONS

Integration with other vendors could be improved.
More automation and simplified processes are needed for better efficiency.
Technical support could benefit from more knowledgeable and responsive staff.
Better integration with third-party tools and applications would enhance flexibility.
The initial setup process could be simplified.
 

Fortinet FortiAuthenticator Pros review quotes

it_user589359 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at a tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 18, 2017
FortiCare can provide prompt replies.
it_user592332 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Support Engineer at a marketing services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Jan 23, 2017
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.
it_user607383 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Engineer at a healthcare company with 501-1,000 employees
Feb 12, 2017
It made things much easier for dealing with users BYOD for our secured wireless networks.
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it_user660642 - PeerSpot reviewer
Pre-Sales Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
May 8, 2017
This is a perfect solution for authentication services.
it_user433407 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Infrastructure Engineer at a tech company with 11-50 employees
Jun 15, 2017
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.
it_user685362 - PeerSpot reviewer
Pre-sales, Telecommunications & Security Specialist at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Jun 15, 2017
It integrates very tightly with the rest of the Fortinet ecosystem.
DS
IT System Manager at RPM INNOVATIONS, INC.
Jun 27, 2018
Fulfilled our requirement at a good price.
EM
Network Security Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jul 8, 2018
It keeps track of users and their IPs no matter where they are in the network. When users roam, we don't have to worry about not mapping them to an IP.
RR
Director - Global Solutions & Customer Service at Brits & Byte IT Consulting
Jun 17, 2019
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.
Mohammed Semmour - PeerSpot reviewer
Scaling Engineer at Lutessa 2S
Jul 10, 2019
The initial setup is so easy and there is no problem in the implementation.
 

Fortinet FortiAuthenticator Cons review quotes

it_user589359 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at a tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 18, 2017
The GUI is not fancy enough and some of the settings are difficult to access.
it_user592332 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Support Engineer at a marketing services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Jan 23, 2017
We had some stability issues. Our first LBS unit wouldn't work properly the first time and that wasted a lot of time.
it_user607383 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Engineer at a healthcare company with 501-1,000 employees
Feb 12, 2017
The interface is a bit misleading in areas.
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it_user660642 - PeerSpot reviewer
Pre-Sales Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
May 8, 2017
I would like to see support for more credential authentication protocols.
it_user433407 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Infrastructure Engineer at a tech company with 11-50 employees
Jun 15, 2017
A lot of configurations are available only from CLI.
it_user685362 - PeerSpot reviewer
Pre-sales, Telecommunications & Security Specialist at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Jun 15, 2017
A better integration with other vendors.
DS
IT System Manager at RPM INNOVATIONS, INC.
Jun 27, 2018
Integration with FortiGate could be more fluid.
EM
Network Security Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jul 8, 2018
The GUI is on the older side but I'm sure that it will be upgraded soon. It works, but it looks a little dated.
RR
Director - Global Solutions & Customer Service at Brits & Byte IT Consulting
Jun 17, 2019
Other features that would improve the product are a single sign-on where people can use their Gmail ID to log-in, etc.
Mohammed Semmour - PeerSpot reviewer
Scaling Engineer at Lutessa 2S
Jul 10, 2019
If you want some other FortiAuthenticator from one site to another site, you should have requirements, but really if you have authentication and directory or another solution, you should change the password of the authenticator between the solution and the directory and other things. So transfer of data and other information should be simpler.