Users/peers

Users/peers and user groups

Delete icon

Delete this PKI peer user. Note: The delete icon is not available if

 

the peer user belongs to a user group.

Edit icon

Edit this PKI peer user.

To create a peer user for PKI authentication - CLI

config user peer edit <peer name>

set subject <subject_string> set ca <ca_cert_string>

end

To remove a PKI peer user from the FortiGate unit configuration - web-based manager

1Go to User > PKI.

2Select the Delete icon beside the name of the PKI peer user that you want to remove.

3Select OK.

Figure 17: Remove PKI peer user

To remove a PKI peer user from the FortiGate unit configuration - CLI

config user peer delete <peer_name>

end

Note: You cannot remove a peer user that belongs to a user group that is part of a firewall policy. Remove it from the user group first.

There are other configuration settings that can be added/modified for PKI authentication, for example, you can configure the use of an LDAP server to check access rights for client certificates. For information about the detailed PKI configuration settings only available through the CLI, see the FortiGate CLI

Reference.

 

FortiOS v3.0 MR7 User Authentication User Guide

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Fortinet v3.0 MR7 manual To create a peer user for PKI authentication CLI, Remove PKI peer user