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Matt Sherif
Sep 4, 20201 min read
FortiGate SSL VPN Integration with G-Suite MFA using SAML
My colleague from Denmark, Kim Frellsen did an excellent write up on how to use G-Suite as your MFA with FortiGate SSL VPN. I hope you...
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Matt Sherif
Aug 31, 20201 min read
FortiGate SSL VPN Integration with OKTA MFA using SAML
My colleague from Denmark, Kim Frellsen did an excellent write up on how to use OKTA as your MFA with FortiGate SSL VPN. I hope you enjoy...
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Matt Sherif
Aug 13, 20204 min read
FortiGate SSL VPN with Azure MFA using SAML
In a previous post we talked about setting up FortiGate SSL VPN authentication and Azure MFA using Azure MFA extension for NPS, which...
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Matt Sherif
Aug 10, 20207 min read
FortiGate SSL VPN with Azure AD MFA
I have been working with a number of customer recently, and one question kept recurring "We have a tight integration with Azure/Azure AD...
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Matt Sherif
Jul 7, 20201 min read
UltraNote: Exporting and Importing VPN Configuration in FortiClient VPN
I've had a number of customers ask me if there's any way to use CLI commands to export the free FortiClient VPN configs. In my digging I...
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Matt Sherif
Jun 23, 20201 min read
UltranNote: SCP config from FortiGate
Having administered a number of networking/sever platforms, SCP has become my go to for secure copying of small files to *nix based...
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Matt Sherif
Jun 10, 20206 min read
Crazy Man Rambles: The post that might get me kicked off WIX
Update 6/11/2020: WIX support reached out to me last night and told me they were investigating. As of 9:30 AM Eastern this remains...
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Matt Sherif
Jun 9, 20201 min read
A look at FortiManager SD-WAN Orchestrator
At Fortinet's virtual Accelerate event they made quite a few announcements. One that really stood out to many was the FortiManager SD-WAN...
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Matt Sherif
Jun 1, 20201 min read
UltraNote: Proxy based policies and UTM get certificate error when browsing certain sites
This came to my attention over the weekend when a customer reached out and mentioned that they had called TAC because their UTM policy...
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Matt Sherif
May 14, 20201 min read
Using iPerf to measure throughput to FortiGate
I was perusing my friend and colleague Manny Fernandez's blog site today and I noticed a really cool article, I couldn't pass this one...
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Matt Sherif
May 3, 20205 min read
Managing FortiSwitches using a Layer 3 FortiLink connection
A customer recently reached out to me to ask about a specific design they had in mind. Last year they had purchased a pair of switches...
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Matt Sherif
Apr 13, 20203 min read
A Madman's thoughts on upgrading a Gen 8 NUC to ESXi 7.0
In a previous post, I talked about my encounter with trying to get ESXi 6.7 installed on a NUC Gen 10. This time, I wanted to upgrade the...
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Matt Sherif
Mar 23, 20201 min read
UltraNote: FortiClient SSL VPN Failure Stages
UltraNotes are just quick tech notes for reference. This UltraNote covers the FortiClient SSL VPN failure stages and what they mean. Big...
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Matt Sherif
Mar 22, 20202 min read
Split Tunneling on Remote FortiAP
In a previous post I highlighted the ability to use FortiAPs as remote FortiAPs, enabling remote workers to go home, simply plug a device...
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Matt Sherif
Mar 21, 20204 min read
Using your FortiAP as a Remote AP
We’re in a time that is changing the way we work. There’s no denying that COVID-19 has forced many of us to stay home. And while IT...
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Matt Sherif
Feb 26, 20204 min read
A madman's thoughts on installing ESXi on a Gen10 intel NUC
Update: I figured I'd save the next person the trouble of building the image, so you can download it here. Be advised, this image is...
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Matt Sherif
Feb 10, 20201 min read
SSL VPN Realms
Sometimes we put the cart before the horse. My previous post was about adding a virtual host / custom FQDN to a FortiGate SSL VPN Realm....
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Matt Sherif
Feb 10, 20201 min read
Custom FQDN for SSL VPN realm
SSL VPN has become a bit of an ‘easy button’ in the world of remote access. As configuration on the client side is minimal when compared...
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Matt Sherif
Jan 27, 20201 min read
Log location in 6.2.x
One of the biggest things I noticed in 6.2 is my VPN events section disappeared in 6.2. I used to use this to rule out any phase1 issues,...
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Matt Sherif
Jan 15, 20201 min read
Configuration Scripts in 6.2.3
Shout out to my dear friend and colleague Kostas Sfakiotakis for helping me out with this one. I Was working on a new FortiGate, and I...
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