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Local Certificate Authorities

Local Certificate Authorities

FortiGuest allows distribution of certificates to devices when they are authenticated onto the network You can also generate certificates internally on the FortiGuest.

  1. Navigate to Smart Connect > Local Certificate Authorities.

  2. Click New and update the following parameters.
  • Common Name - This is either the IP address of FortiGuest or the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for FortiGuest. The FQDN must resolve correctly in DNS.
  • Organization - The name of your organization or company.
  • Organizational Unit (Section) - The name of the department or business unit that owns the device.
  • Locality (e.g. City) - The city where the server is located.
  • State or Province - The state where the server is located.
  • Country - Select the relevant country.
  • Maximum Lifetime in Days- The maximum lifetime of any generated certificate in days.
  • Private Key Size (bits) - The minimum size of the private key to generate. The minimum size is 512 bits.

Local Certificate Authorities

FortiGuest allows distribution of certificates to devices when they are authenticated onto the network You can also generate certificates internally on the FortiGuest.

  1. Navigate to Smart Connect > Local Certificate Authorities.

  2. Click New and update the following parameters.
  • Common Name - This is either the IP address of FortiGuest or the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for FortiGuest. The FQDN must resolve correctly in DNS.
  • Organization - The name of your organization or company.
  • Organizational Unit (Section) - The name of the department or business unit that owns the device.
  • Locality (e.g. City) - The city where the server is located.
  • State or Province - The state where the server is located.
  • Country - Select the relevant country.
  • Maximum Lifetime in Days- The maximum lifetime of any generated certificate in days.
  • Private Key Size (bits) - The minimum size of the private key to generate. The minimum size is 512 bits.