“Automatic Update” vs. “Forced Update” In this article, we’d like to introduce the new Forced Upgrade feature and clarify how it differs from Automatic Upgrade to help avoid any potential confusion between the two.
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…
In a significant move by Fortinet, the upcoming FortiOS version 7.4.4 introduces a pivotal change affecting numerous FortiGate devices. Users planning to upgrade need to be aware of the substantial shift from proxy-based features, which will no longer be supported under this new firmware version.
Maybe you have read in the “New Features” Guide for 7.4 about this new feature: “Prevent FortiGates with an expired support contract from upgrading to a major or minor firmware release”. Here it is explained that you cannot upgrade your Fortigate to a higher major or minor version (eg. upgrading…
FortiClient EMS is a central endpoint management solution from Fortinet. There are three possible license types and it is not always possible to change the license state between different license types. This article will bring light into the dark of FortiClient EMS license upgrading. Free trial license A free trial…
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 09.09.2025 / This article is also available in english language. Die schnelle Antwort: Das für Ihren Fall am besten passende. So einfach könnte man unsere Antwort zusammenfassen. Es gibt keine Version, welche wir immer empfehlen können. Ausserdem unterliegt die FortiOS Software einer ständigen Weiterentwicklung. Daher haben wir einige…
Last updated: 09.09.2025 / Von diesem Artikel ist auch eine deutsche Version verfügbar. The quick answer: the one which is most suitable for your usecase. Our answer could be summarized as simply as that. There is no version that we can always recommend. In addition, the FortiOS software is subject…
After Fortigate upgrade v6.4 > v7.0.1 (or later) the S2S-dialup VPNs did not work anymore. Tunnel negotiation is successful and phase 1 and 2 get up. Traffic from spoke is routed into the tunnel, but is seems that the traffic is not received by the hub.
There seems to be a vulnerarbility in some FortiMail versions, that allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to access the system by requesting a password change. Please refer to the FortiGuard PSIRT article. The problem here is not only the unauthorized access to the system, but also the change of the…
Official information from OneSpan published on January 10, 2020: We have discovered an issue when upgrading OneSpan Authentication Server Appliance from version 3.18.x to 3.19. The upgrade brings the appliance in a non-operational state. The Authentication Server Appliance and Authentication Server Virtual Appliance offline upgrade packages have been taken offline…
