Created on
12-25-2022
10:52 AM
Edited on
03-02-2023
07:04 AM
By
Stephen_G
Description |
This article describes how to use NTLM authentication when FSSO fails.
When authenticated, the FSSO user entry is generally removed from the authenticated user database on FortiGate and the FSSO user traffic is blocked until the FSSO user is authenticated by FortiGate again. In these scenarios, it is possible to use NTLM authentication to authenticate the user as a fallback mechanism. |
Scope | FortiGate. |
Solution |
Configure the LDAP server on FortiGate:
FGT # show user ldap
FGT # show user fsso
Note: The user 'sarah' and group 'fsso.group' have been created from the enabled LDAP server.
Create an FSSO group on FortiGate:
FGT # show user group FSSO-users
Configure the firewall policy for the FSSO user group on FortiGate, then enable NTLM in the CLI:
# config firewall policy
Note: A webfilter profile has been enabled to block shopping domains (=Category 'Shopping').
Result: The user 'sarah' has been authenticated as an FSSO user (type: fsso):
FGT # diag firewall auth list 10.108.3.113, SARAH <----- ----- 1 listed, 0 filtered ------
date=2022-12-24 time=22:34:57 eventtime=1671917697855568512 tz="+0100" logid="0316013056" type="utm" subtype="webfilter"
FGT # diag firewall auth list ----- 0 listed, 0 filtered ------
Since NTLM is enabled on the firewall policy through CLI, an authentication page appears on the browser when the user attempts to browse the website
If the user enters user credentials, the user will be authenticated via NTLM (type: ntlm) and will be able to browse the website.
FGT # diag firewall auth list 10.108.3.113, SARAH ----- 1 listed, 0 filtered ------
The ikea.com is still blocked:
date=2022-12-24 time=22:56:08 eventtime=1671918968824170405 tz="+0100" logid="0316013056" type="utm" subtype="webfilter" |
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