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User groups
User
A firewall user group can be used to provide override privileges for FortiGuard
web filtering. See “Configuring FortiGuard override options for a user group” on
page 391. For detailed information about FortiGuard Web Filter, including the
override feature, see “FortiGuard - Web Filter” on page 435.
Active Directory
On a Microsoft Windows network, the FortiGate unit can allow access to members
of Active Directory server user groups who have been authenticated on the
Windows network. The Fortinet Server Authentication Extensions (FSAE) must be
installed on the network domain controllers.
An Active Directory user group provides access to a firewall policy that requires
Active Directory type authentication and lists the user group as one of the allowed
groups. The members of the user group are Active Directory groups that you
select from a list that the FortiGate unit receives from the Windows AD servers
that you have configured. See “Windows AD servers” on page 385.
Note: An Active Directory user group cannot have FortiGuard Web Filter override privileges
or SSL VPN access.
SSL VPN
An SSL VPN user group provides access to a firewall policy that requires
SSL VPN type authentication and lists the user group as one of the allowed
groups. Local user accounts, LDAP, and RADIUS servers can be members of an
SSL VPN user group. The FortiGate unit requests the user’s user name and
password when the user accesses the SSL VPN web portal. The user group
settings include options for SSL VPN features. See “Configuring SSL VPN user
group options” on page 392.
An SSL VPN user group can also provide access to an IPSec VPN for dialup
users. In this case, the IPSec VPN phase 1 configuration uses the Accept peer ID
in dialup group peer option. The user’s VPN client is configured with the user
name as peer ID and the password as pre-shared key. The user can connect
successfully to the IPSec VPN only if the user name is a member of the allowed
user group and the password matches the one stored on the FortiGate unit.
Note: A user group cannot be an IPSec dialup group if any member is authenticated using
a RADIUS or LDAP server.
For more information, see “Creating a new phase 1 configuration” on page 345.
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