FortiAuthenticator
The facts below are what the maker publishes about FortiAuthenticator, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From FortiAuthenticator's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| FortiAuthenticator Cloud | — | 100–499 users · 500–1,999 users · 2,000–9,999 users · 10,000+ users · FortiCare Premium Support included · User subscription; license is valid for one year and must be activated within one year after purchase. |
| FortiAuthenticator-VM Perpetual | — | Base license supports 100 users · stackable upgrades available · HA nodes require separate licenses · One-time purchase; support services are purchased separately. |
| FortiAuthenticator-VM Subscription | — | 100–999 users · 1,000–99,999 users · 100,000+ users · Term-based, per-user subscription; ordering guide lists FortiCare Elite Support as included. |
The facts
Each one read from FortiAuthenticator's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Authentication
- It provides RADIUS, TACACS+, LDAP, and SAML authentication methods.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Certificate management
- It can create and sign digital certificates, including for use with FortiGate VPNs.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The product is offered as physical or virtual appliances, as well as a FortiAuthenticator Cloud service.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- It integrates with third-party RADIUS, LDAP, and SAML systems and offers a REST API for external provisioning systems.checked 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.checked 4 Oct 2026
- MFA
- Two-factor authentication supports one-time passwords using FortiToken hardware, FortiToken Mobile, SMS, or email.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- FortiAuthenticator provides identity and access management services for Fortinet products and third-party devices.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Security
- FortiAuthenticator encrypts its file system and uses AES256-CBC encryption for secrets that it needs to access in plaintext operations.checked 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.checked 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.checked 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.checked 4 Oct 2026
- User identification
- It can identify users through Active Directory, desktop clients, guest portal logon, RADIUS accounting, Kerberos, and a REST API.checked 4 Oct 2026
Money
- 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.checked 4 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- 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.checked 4 Oct 2026
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