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Introduction
- FortiPAM concepts
- Organization of the guide
- Using the GUI
  - Banner
  - Tables
- Modes of operation
- FortiPAM deployment options
- Feature availability
FortiPAM installation
- Installing FortiClient with the FortiPAM feature
- FortiPAM appliance setup
- FortiPAM with TPM
- Connecting to target remote systems
Licensing
Dashboard
- Adding a custom dashboard
- System information widget
- Licenses widget
- VM license
Folders
- Creating a folder
Secrets
- Secret list
- Secret launchers
  - Creating a launcher
    - Example secret configurations with launchers example
- Secret templates
  - Creating secret templates
- Policies
  - Creating a policy
    - Applying a policy to a folder
- SSH filter profiles
  - Creating an SSH filter
    - Adding SSH filter to secret
    - Example SSH filter profiles example
- Job list
  - Creating a job
Monitoring
- User monitor
- Active sessions
User management
- User definition
  - Creating a user
- User groups
- Role
  - Access control options
- LDAP servers
- SAML Single Sign-On (SSO)
- RADIUS servers
- Schedule
- FortiTokens
Approval request
- My requests
  - Make a request
- Request review
  - Approve a request
- Approval flow
  - Approval profile
    - Enabling approval profiles for a secret
    - Create an approval profile
Password changing
- Character sets
  - Creating a character set
- Password policies
  - Creating a password policy
    - Applying a password policy to a secret template
- Password changers
  - Creating a password changer
    - Automatic password changing
    - Automatic password verification
Authentication
- Addresses
  - Creating an address
  - Creating an address group
- Scheme & Rules
  - Creating an authentication scheme
  - Creating an authentication rule
System
- Firmware
- Settings
- SNMP
- High availability
- Certificates
- ZTNA
- Backup
  - Sending backup file to a server Example
Network
- Interfaces
  - Creating an interface
  - Creating a zone
- DNS settings
- Packet capture
  - Creating a packet capture filter
- Static routes
  - Creating an IPv4 static route
Security profile
- AntiVirus
  - Creating an antivirus profile
    - Enabling antivirus scan in a secret
- Data loss prevention (DLP) protection for secrets
  - Supported file types
Security fabric
- Fabric Connectors
  - FortiAnalyzer logging
Log & report
- Events
- Secret
- ZTNA
- SSH
- Reports
- Log settings
- Email alert settings
  - Email alert when the glass breaking mode is activated example
Troubleshooting
- Troubleshoot using trace files
  - Example troubleshooting example
- FortiPAM HTTP filter
Appendix A: Installation on KVM
Appendix B: Installation on VMware
Appendix C: Installing vTPM package on KVM and adding vTPM to FortiPAM-VM
Appendix D: vTPM for FortiPAM on VMware
Appendix E: Enabling soft RAID on KVM or VMware
Change Log

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Change Log

Date	Change Description
2023-02-06	Initial release. Updated User groups.
2023-02-07	Updated Change password and FortiPAM appliance setup.
2023-02-08	Updated Feature availability and Licensing.
2023-02-09	Added FortiPAM deployment options. Updated Admin, Email alert when the glass breaking mode is activated example, and Email alert settings.
2023-02-21	Updated FortiPAM deployment options.
2023-02-22	Updated: Appendix A: Installation on KVM Appendix B: Installation on VMware Email alert when the glass breaking mode is activated example Creating a secret Example secret configurations example Secret launchers Added Adding SSH filter to secret
2023-02-23	Updated: Launching a secret Example secret configurations example Uploading secrets using the secret upload template Policies Backup Creating a ZTNA rule Creating a ZTNA server Creating a ZTNA tag group Settings Disaster recovery
2023-02-24	Updated Backup and Sending backup file to a server Example.
2023-02-27	Updated: AntiVirus Data loss prevention (DLP) protection for secrets Job list Creating a job My requests Make a request Request review Approval profile Enabling approval profiles for a secret
2023-02-28	Updated Fabric Connectors.
2023-03-01	Updated: Events Secret ZTNA SSH User monitor Active sessions Password policies 2FA with FortiToken example
2023-03-02	Updated Creating a secret, Creating a policy, and Launching a secret. Added Supported file types.
2023-03-03	Updated FortiPAM with TPM.
2023-03-06	Updated FortiPAM with TPM.
2023-03-20	Updated Troubleshoot using trace files, FortiPAM HTTP filter, and Creating an authentication rule. Added Troubleshooting and Example troubleshooting example.
2023-03-24	Updated Creating a secret.
2023-03-31	Updated FortiPAM appliance setup.
2023-04-14	Updated FortiPAM deployment options.
2023-08-10	Updated High availability.

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Date	Change Description
2023-02-06	Initial release. Updated User groups.
2023-02-07	Updated Change password and FortiPAM appliance setup.
2023-02-08	Updated Feature availability and Licensing.
2023-02-09	Added FortiPAM deployment options. Updated Admin, Email alert when the glass breaking mode is activated example, and Email alert settings.
2023-02-21	Updated FortiPAM deployment options.
2023-02-22	Updated: Appendix A: Installation on KVM Appendix B: Installation on VMware Email alert when the glass breaking mode is activated example Creating a secret Example secret configurations example Secret launchers Added Adding SSH filter to secret
2023-02-23	Updated: Launching a secret Example secret configurations example Uploading secrets using the secret upload template Policies Backup Creating a ZTNA rule Creating a ZTNA server Creating a ZTNA tag group Settings Disaster recovery
2023-02-24	Updated Backup and Sending backup file to a server Example.
2023-02-27	Updated: AntiVirus Data loss prevention (DLP) protection for secrets Job list Creating a job My requests Make a request Request review Approval profile Enabling approval profiles for a secret
2023-02-28	Updated Fabric Connectors.
2023-03-01	Updated: Events Secret ZTNA SSH User monitor Active sessions Password policies 2FA with FortiToken example
2023-03-02	Updated Creating a secret, Creating a policy, and Launching a secret. Added Supported file types.
2023-03-03	Updated FortiPAM with TPM.
2023-03-06	Updated FortiPAM with TPM.
2023-03-20	Updated Troubleshoot using trace files, FortiPAM HTTP filter, and Creating an authentication rule. Added Troubleshooting and Example troubleshooting example.
2023-03-24	Updated Creating a secret.
2023-03-31	Updated FortiPAM appliance setup.
2023-04-14	Updated FortiPAM deployment options.
2023-08-10	Updated High availability.

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