FortiClient - Revision history

Leo at 23:40, 7 November 2023

2023-11-07T23:40:45Z

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	~~FortiClient~~ is ~~the~~ VPN solution ~~required to~~ connect to the University of Calgary VPN~~. Since mid 2021, all VPN connections must use multi~~-factor authentication. ~~As a result, you must use the official FortiClient in order to connect as the~~ alternatives ~~listed below don't support MFA~~.		Fortinet is a proprietary VPN solution. Users connect to this VPN solution using the FortiClient VPN client software.

			The University of Calgary uses Fortinet VPN and has mandated mutli-factor authentication (MFA) as a requirement since mid 2021.

			This page goes over some notes on using this VPN software and open source alternatives.

	== Linux ==		== Linux ==
	The official FortiClient VPN client ~~is absolutely terrible on Linux and does~~ not ~~seem to work on~~ the ~~latest version of Fedora/RedHat~~.		The official FortiClient VPN client may not be desirable in some situations especially since the software may include some other unwanted packages like a virus o rmalware scanner.

	~~Instead, use~~ OpenFortiVPN https://github.com/adrienverge/openfortivpn.		There is an open source project to connect to Fortinet VPNs called OpenFortiVPN: https://github.com/adrienverge/openfortivpn.

	=== OpenFortiVPN ===		=== OpenFortiVPN ===
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			=== MFA support ===
			OpenFortiVPN does not handle MFA (or a SAML based authentication system). To work with such an authentication backend, you'll have to use OpenFortiVPN-webview: https://github.com/gm-vm/openfortivpn-webview

			This program will let you login and generate a session token which you can then use with OpenFortiVPN to connect to the VPN.

	== Windows ==		== Windows ==
	Use the official FortiClient Windows App from the Windows Store instead of the official FortiClient software to avoid the unnecessary UI and bloat (such as an unwanted and unneeded virus scanner that cannot be disabled!).		<s>Use the official FortiClient Windows App from the Windows Store instead of the official FortiClient software to avoid the unnecessary UI and bloat (such as an unwanted and unneeded virus scanner that cannot be disabled!).</s> This method is no longer supported. The client that's in the Windows Store does not appear to be updated and does not support MFA.

			== See also ==
			University of Calgary Knowledge base articles on using FortiClient:

			* Windows: General VPN: https://ucalgary.service-now.com/kb_view.do?sysparm_article=KB0033671
			* MacOS: General VPN: https://ucalgary.service-now.com/kb_view.do?sysparm_article=KB0033673
			* Linux: General VPN: https://ucalgary.service-now.com/kb_view.do?sysparm_article=KB0030086
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2021-12-30T01:47:39Z

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Leo at 02:16, 15 June 2020

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Leo at 22:01, 14 June 2020

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Leo at 17:16, 2 December 2019

2019-12-02T17:16:13Z

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	=== OpenFortiVPN ===		=== OpenFortiVPN ===
	~~For Fedora, get~~ the ~~latest builds from https://koji.fedoraproject~~.~~org~~/~~koji/packageinfo?packageID~~=~~20983.~~ After installing, configure the {{code\|/etc/openfortivpn/config}} file and connect to the VPN like so:		OpenFortiVPN is available on the fedora repository. Install it through dnf/yum:
			{{highlight\|lang=terminal\|code=
			# yum install -y openfortivpn
			}}

			After installing, configure the {{code\|/etc/openfortivpn/config}} file and connect to the VPN like so:

	{{highlight\|lang=terminal\|code=		{{highlight\|lang=terminal\|code=

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FortiClient is the VPN solution required to connect to the University of Calgary VPN.

== Linux ==
The official FortiClient VPN client is absolutely terrible on Linux and does not seem to work on the latest version of Fedora/RedHat.

Instead, use OpenFortiVPN https://github.com/adrienverge/openfortivpn.

=== OpenFortiVPN ===
For Fedora, get the latest builds from https://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/packageinfo?packageID=20983. After installing, configure the {{code|/etc/openfortivpn/config}} file and connect to the VPN like so:

{{highlight|lang=terminal|code=
# openfortivpn itv2.ucalgary.ca:10443 --username=xyz
VPN account password:
INFO: Connected to gateway.
...
}}

== Windows ==
Use the official FortiClient Windows App from the Windows Store instead of the official FortiClient software to avoid the unnecessary UI and bloat (such as an unwanted and unneeded virus scanner that cannot be disabled!).

[[Category:Linux]]
[[Category:Windows]]