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servertechnic
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ForticlientVPN Backup on Windows, Restore from MacOS

Hello,

I have 75+ saved vpn connections on my windows machine.

I backed up my configurations from Windows ForticlientVPN. When I restore the conf file to my MacOS device, username and passwords appear as "EncX....". How can I solve this problem? Thanks.

 

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Stephen_G
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xshkurti
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@servertechnic 

On MacOS when you restore config, username and passwords are encrypted (EncX...) and this is for security reasons so no-one that has your backup can also have your username/password.

 

In this case the best option for you is to use EMS to redeploy SSLVPN clients on new systems.

servertechnic

Thanks xshkurti,

 

I don't have EMS, i am using free edition of FortiClientVPN.

 

Backup on Windows -> restore on Windows no problem. It asks config password and restores whole configuration (usernames and passwords).

 

Why backupped configuration file from Windows won't restore to Macos or Linux?

LinhTrinh99
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Its very easy . Just open the backupfile.cfg by Notepad , you will know what i'm talking about

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