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Carl_Windsor_FTNT
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March 31, 2016
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FortiAuthenticator 4.1 GA

  • March 31, 2016
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FortiAuthenticator has been released and uploaded to the support site. for download (release notes will follow in the next couple of hours).  This release adds the following features:

[ul]
  • System: Upgrade to 64 bit kernel and toolchain
  • The FortiAuthenticator kernel has been updated to 64 bit and all applications updated accordingly.[/ul]
  • System: Support for strong ciphers in SFTP backup client
  • Auth: Token Self-Provisioning Workflow[ul]
  • Allows users to self-provision tokens via the FortiAuthenticator Portal.
  • Users can self report lost tokens and set temporary tokens[/ul]
  • Auth: Ability to assign RADIUS Attributes for MAC Auth Bypass Devices (e.g. for Dynamic VLAN assignment)

  • Auth: Improved handling of FortiToken Provisioning failures
  • Auth: Specify acceptable characters in Password Complexity for random generation
  • Auth: Addition of Meru RADIUS Dictionary
  • FSSO: SAML Service Provider to FSSO[ul]
  • Integration with third party Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) IdPs to obtain user identity for use in Fortinet Single Sign-On (FSSO) Identity Policies.[/ul]
  • FSSO: Configurable HTTP header size limit for Kerberos
  • FSSO: FortiAuthenticator Agent Update[ul]
  • Support for FAC Agent on Windows 10 (plus multiple bug fixes).[/ul][/ul]
    • 1 reply

      vcuramichael
      New Member
      April 6, 2016

      SAML and Token self-provisioning support are very exciting!

       

      A word of warning: I upgraded FAC in my test lab, but afterwards vSphere users could not authenticate (setup as LDAP authentication against local users on FAC). Remember folks, upgrade your test systems first. :)