Compatibility and Prerequisites
Following are the compatibility and prerequisites for deploying the FortiPhish Alert Button in Microsoft Exchange environments.
| Feature | Environment | ||
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| Exchange On-Premises (Exchange 2016 or later) | Exchange Online / Microsoft 365 | Hybrid Environment | |
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Required XML File |
FAB_OnPrem.xml |
FAB_Online.xml |
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Supported Outlook Clients |
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Varies by mailbox environment type |
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Microsoft Graph Permissions |
No |
Yes |
Yes (for Exchange Online mailboxes) |
General Limitations Across All Environments:
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Only Azure AD (Microsoft Entra ID) work or school accounts can fully use FAB's reporting features. Personal Microsoft accounts can install the add-in but cannot authenticate to report.
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Guest users cannot use centrally deployed FAB add-ins across tenants. They must install FAB within their own tenant to report phishing.
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For assistance with FortiPhish Alert Button (FAB) in sovereign/government cloud environments (GCC, GCCH, DoD), contact Fortinet Support.
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Outlook accounts configured with POP/IMAP do not support add-ins, making FAB incompatible.
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Mobile Outlook (iOS/Android) and modern web clients are unsupported for on-premises Exchange Servers.