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Description

 

This article describes how to configure local certificate expiry Automation trigger with an email notification action.

The main use case is to be notified by email if any local certificate is expiring, so the certificate can be changed before expiration.

 

Scope

 

7.2.1 onward

 

Solution

 

One might want to remind an administrator to re-sign or load a new local certificate to avoid any service interruptions.

To achieve this follow the below steps:

 

First, configure the certificate expiration warning using the following commands.

 

# config vpn certificate setting
      set cert-expire-warning 14 
  end

 

Note:

cert-expire-warning 14 --> Number of days before a certificate expires to send a warning.

Set to 0 to disable sending of the warning (0 - 100, default = 14).

 

After this Logs are generated when a local certificate is a near expiry.

When a local certificate log is generated, any automation stitches configured with the local-certificate-near-expiry automation trigger will run.

 

Trigger Configuration:

 

On the GUI Security Fabric - >Automation - > Create new

Configure the Name and Action execution as per the requirement.

 

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Next, choose Add Trigger - > Create - >  (In the System section Local Certificate Expiry can be seen) - > Name it and add Description - > Select OK then select the newly created Trigger and select Apply

 

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Action Configuration:


 Go to Add Action - > Create - > use Email, Webhook, Slack, Teams, etc. Here Email is used.

 

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CLI Configuration :

 

# config system automation-trigger
    edit "Local Cert Expired Notification"
        set trigger-type event-based
        set event-type local-certificate-near-expiry
        set description "local certificate is near expiration."
    next
  end
# config system automation-action
    edit "Local-Certificate-expiry-Notification"
         set description "Local-Certificate-expiry-Notification"
         set action-type email
         set email-to "xyz@fortinet.com"
         set email-from "test@fortinet.com"
         set email-subject "Local-Certificate-expiry-Notification"
         set minimum-interval 3600
     next
  end

 

Useful links:

https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.2.1/administration-guide/139441/automation-stitches
https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.2.1/fortios-release-notes/743723/new-features-or-enha...

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