Last updated: 15.06.2026 In the past few days, multiple of our resellers have reported issues where DNS resolution using the default Fortinet FortiGuard DNS servers (96.45.45.45 & 96.45.46.46) is not functioning as expected with DNS over TLS (DoT) on TCP/853.
Last update: 28. April 2026 Have a look at our guides for FortiOS 7.2, FortiOS 7.4 and FortiOS 7.6. In our daily support work we often see FortiGates in use on which the basic settings like time zone, host name and so on have never been set correctly. Therefore we…
Single-sign-on accounts are used for Fortinet websites such as support.fortinet.com and forticloud.com. Many other Fortinet sites use the same login.
Last Update: 06.02.2026: Added Analysis Report Link Update 23.01.2026: Recently, a small number of customers reported unexpected login activity occurring on their devices, which appeared very similar to the previous issue. However, Fortinet has identified a number of cases where the exploit was to a device that had been fully…
Last update: 28. April 2026 Have a look at our guides for FortiOS 7.2 and FortiOS 7.4 and FortiOS 8.0. In our daily support work we often see FortiGates in use on which the basic settings like time zone, host name and so on have never been set correctly. Therefore…
Right at the start of the year, we’re also releasing the new cheat sheet for FortiOS version 7.6! If you have an idea for the cheat sheet, please let us know in the comments.We wish you good luck with troubleshooting.
Fortinet has officially transitioned FortiOS 7.6 into the “Mature” phase with the release of FortiOS 7.6.5. For many administrators, this is the green light to begin upgrading production environments. However, this release isn’t just about bug fixes, it introduces several mandatory enforcement measures designed to harden security. If you are…
After upgrading the Fortigate to 7.2.12, 7.4.9 or 7.6.4 the SAML authentication (for e.g. IPsec or SSL VPN) is not working anymore. The authentication process takes a very long time and then results in a timeout. Reason for this is that Fortinet has started to verify the signature for SAML…
Fortinet published information about a new vulnerability in FortiWeb. Affected devices must have specific firmware patches and management interfaces accessible via the WAN. Patched already exist to fix the issue.
We encountered an interesting — and quite disruptive — behavior in a High Availability (HA) setup. Situation Overview When restoring a configuration on one cluster node, the entire configuration of the other nodes was overwritten — including settings that are supposed to remain unique and unsynced, such as hostnames, management…
