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Creating a local CA on FortiAuthenticator

Creating a local CA on FortiAuthenticator

The FortiAuthenticator will act as the certificate authority for all certificates authenticated for client access. To enable this functionality, a self-signed root CA certificate must be generated.

To create the local CA:
  1. On the FortiAuthenticator, go to Certificate Management > Certificate Authorities > Local CAs and select Create New.
    Configure the fields as required.

Creating a local CA on FortiAuthenticator

Creating a local CA on FortiAuthenticator

The FortiAuthenticator will act as the certificate authority for all certificates authenticated for client access. To enable this functionality, a self-signed root CA certificate must be generated.

To create the local CA:
  1. On the FortiAuthenticator, go to Certificate Management > Certificate Authorities > Local CAs and select Create New.
    Configure the fields as required.