This article describes how to configure FSSO authentication for two domains (trust relationship) in DC agent mode.
FortiGate, FSSO.
Data for this example:
There is a full two-way trust relationship between the two domains.
Domain1: FORTILABMX.NET
DC1: winad1.fortilabmx.net with ip 10.20.30.1, FSSO-CA and DC_Agent installed, this server will establish FSSO Connector with FortiGate.
DC1_Administrator: fsso
User1 Test: JohnWick
Domain2: FORTIDOMAIN.NET
DC2: admx.fortidomain.net with ip 10.20.30.166, DC_Agent installed
PC2: pcfortidom2 with ip 192.168.201.11
User2 Test: JohnConnor
DC2 Configurations.
DC_Agent installed with graphical interface: Technical Tip: How to Install DC Agent Graphical Interface (dc_agent GUI).
Add DC1_Administrator full permissions to the DC_Agent installation directory. This is most commonly in C:\Program Files\Fortinet\.
Add DC1_Administrator full permissions to the DC_Agent Windows registry key, commonly under is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE ->SOFTWARE ->Fortinet.
Open DCAgent Config as Administrator, then add DC1 IP and enable login.
DC1 Configurations.
After install the Fortinet Single Sign On Collector Agent (FSSO-CA) (see Technical Tip: How to install the FSSO Collector Agent), select the Domains to monitor, then select local and trusted domains to monitor.
Then, in Advanced Settings -> General -> Workstation name resolution advanced options:
Finally: show Monitored DC, select DC to monitor, Working Mode, DC Agent Mode, select all DC servers of both domains and then select OK. A prompt will appear for remote dc_agent installation: accept it.
Results:
User JohnConnor logged in pcfortidom2, user and workstation belongs to the same domain.
diagnose debug authd fsso list
----FSSO logons----
IP: 192.168.201.11 User: JOHNCONNOR Groups: FORTIDOMAIN/DOMAIN USERS+FORTIDOMAIN/FSSO2+FORTIDOMAIN/USERS Workstation: PCFORTIDOM2.FORTIDOMAIN.NET MemberOf: FORTIDOMAIN/DOMAIN USERS FORTIDOMAIN/FSSO2 FORTIDOMAIN/USERS
Total number of logons listed: 1, filtered: 0
----end of FSSO logons----
User JohnWick logged in pcfortidom2. The user and workstation belong to a different domain.
diagnose debug authd fsso list
----FSSO logons----
IP: 192.168.201.11 User: JOHNWICK Groups: FORTILABMX/INTERNET_VIP+FORTILABMX/GROUP1+FORTILABMX/DOMAIN USERS+FORTILABMX/USERS Workstation: PCFORTIDOM2.FORTIDOMAIN.NET MemberOf: grupo1 FORTILABMX/INTERNET_VIP FORTILABMX/GROUP1 FORTILABMX/DOMAIN USERS FORTILABMX/USERS
Total number of logons listed: 1, filtered: 0
----end of FSSO logons----
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