Troubleshooting Tip: Fix an expired default server certificate
| Description | This article describes how to renew the default server certificate when the user receives an error stating that it has expired. |
| Scope | FortiAuthenticator. |
| Solution | To renew the expired certificate, choose one of the following actions:
1) Re-upload the license to FortiAuthenticator (causes a reboot). 2) Upgrade firmware (causes a reboot). 3) Reboot FortiAuthenticator. 4) If on firmware 6.4.2 and newer: In the CLI, run execute regen-cert. Each option will renew the certificate.
Note: This only affects the certificate that comes with the default factory build AND expired. It does not affect certificates that are externally signed and created. |