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Luca_ANS
Luca_ANS
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June 10, 2021
Question

VPN password expired in AD

  • June 10, 2021
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Hello everyone,

 

A client is working with a VPN that is synchronized with their AD. Passwords have a lifespan of 30 days and users receive warnings to change it.

But they don't always want to change it despite the warnings.

So when they are home working, they can no longer connect to the VPN because the password has expired and they can no longer change it.

Do you know how I will be able to solve this?

 

Best regards, Luca

 

    2 replies

    Andregyn
    Andregyn
    New Member
    June 18, 2021

    Hey,

    In this case, you must have the VPN users created on Fortigate and not use the LDAP for authentication.

     You can create the users with the same user name from AD but setting a password, and use this user or group of users in the VPN configuration.

    As far as I know, this is the only way to do this because if you use LDAP authentication the password will obey the AD password rule.

    Is the same case when we need to add to factor authentication for a VPN using LDAP for authentication, we need to create the user in FortiGate to be able to config his email address.

     

    boneyard
    boneyard
    Valued Contributor
    June 19, 2021

    Luca ANS wrote:

    Do you know how I will be able to solve this?

     

    Questions like this always read like a child doesn't listen to a warning, hurts themselves and then cries why does this happen ...

     

    The password change policy is there for a reason. If people don't follow it the results are their own in my opinion.

     

    Possible technical solutions are calling the helpdesk, or a portal which is available from the internet to allow a password reset, with some form of two factor.

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