Description | This article addresses a Known Issue involving a WPA2-Enterprise SSID using RADIUS authentication. The FortiGate (acting as the WiFi controller) can receive multiple Fortinet-Group-Name attributes from the RADIUS server and tries to create a Wireless Single Sign-On (WSSO) firewall authentication session with all groups provided. However, if the first group listed does not exist on the FortiGate, the firewall authentication session fails to be created, even if the other groups are valid. |
Scope |
FortiGate v7.4.7, v7.6.2 and earlier. WPA2-Enterprise tunnel SSID using RADIUS authentication. |
Solution |
When the WiFi controller receives multiple Fortinet-Group-Name attributes from the RADIUS server, it processes each group in sequential order. In v7.4.7, v7.6.2, and earlier, the FortiGate expects all groups to exist as a local User Group, and if the first group (for example, 'Group1') is not found in the configuration, then no groups are included in the user's authentication information.
This results in failed WSSO firewall authentication despite the user being a member of valid groups listed later in the attributes. Consider the following example scenario/configuration: Example Configuration: Wireless controller configuration:
config wireless-controller vap edit 'wifi3' set ssid 'CORP_Staff' next end User on RADIUS server with attributes:
FortiGate user group:
config user group edit 'Group2' set member 'fac' config match edit 1 set server-name "fac" next end next end Firewall policy allowing Group2:
config firewall policy edit 3 set name 'wsso' next end
After a client connects, Group1 is recorded in the station list, but no WSSO firewall authentication session is created due to the absence of Group1 on the FortiGate's list of local User Groups: diagnose wireless-controller wlac -d sta online Firewall authentication sessions are expected to be created for any matched group from the RADIUS attributes, irrespective of the attribute order. To resolve this issue, consider making one of the following changes:
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