Product registration for government usage

[AEK]

Hello

On support portal, asset management, when you want to register a new asset, you have the below choice:

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End User Type

The product will be used by

  A government user

  A non-government user

In this context a government end user is any central, regional or local government department, agency, or other entity performing governmental functions, including:

1. Governmental research institutions.
2. Governmental corporations or their separate business units which are engaged in the manufacture or distribution of items or services controlled on the Wassenaar Munitions List.
3. International governmental organizations.

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I'm purely technical and don't know much things about the regulations, so I have the following simple questions:

1. Is there anything additional required to register a product for government usage?
2. What if a gov user selects by mistake "A non-government user"? Can it impact his license somehow?
3. Same question for a non-gov user if he selects "A government user"

[abelio]

Hi abdelkrim, happy new year, the best for 2025

Generally speaking, all government entities should check carefully this before registration process to avoid further problems. In many situations, could be mandatory achieve an export license in order to obtain a full functional unit (and not only LowEncryption Model). 
Ask your distributor for each instance, they should  manage this properly.  Distributor and/or partner are responsible for complying applicable regulations (*)

regarding to your question 2:
Yes. It could trigger a FortiGuard services block for that unit, if user register the unit with a '@gov..." address.

3-  I don't know really; That mistake could be trigger a communication from Fortinet asking why, and asking for fix it too; generally a 'government user'  register unit with a ' @gov...'  address/

(*)  https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/policy-guidance/lists-of-parties-of-concern

Hope it helps

[AEK]

Hello Abelio, wish you the best for 2025

Thanks for your response, it is more clear indeed.

[AEK]

PS: The hyperlink is pointing to a wrong location, but it works fine when we copy-past it.