TLS 1.3 support

FortiOS supports TLS 1.3 for SSL VPN.

TLS 1.3 support requires IPS engine 4.205 or later and endpoints running FortiClient 6.2.0 or later.

To establish a client SSL VPN connection with TLS 1.3 to the FortiGate:

1. Enable TLS 1.3 support using the CLI:

   config vpn ssl setting

   set ssl-max-proto-ver tls1-3

   set ssl-min-proto-ver tls1-3

   end

2. Configure the SSL VPN settings (see SSL VPN full tunnel for remote user).
3. Configure the firewall policy (see Firewall policy).
4. For Linux clients, ensure OpenSSL 1.1.1a is installed:
   1. Run the following commands in the Linux client terminal:

      root@PC1:~/tools# openssl

      OpenSSL> version

      If OpenSSL 1.1.1a is installed, the system displays a response like the following:

      OpenSSL 1.1.1a 20 Nov 2018

5. For Linux clients, use OpenSSL with the TLS 1.3 option to connect to SSL VPN:
   1. Run the following command in the Linux client terminal:

      #openssl s_client -connect 10.1.100.10:10443 -tls1_3

6. Ensure the SSL VPN connection is established with TLS 1.3 using the CLI:

   # diagnose debug application sslvpn -1

   # diagnose debug enable

   The system displays a response like the following:

   [207:root:1d]SSL established: TLSv1.3 TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384

Deep inspection (flow-based)

FortiOS supports TLS 1.3 for policies that have the following security profiles applied:

• Web filter profile with flow-based inspection mode enabled.
• Deep inspection SSL/SSH inspection profile.

For example, when a client attempts to access a website that supports TLS 1.3, FortiOS sends the traffic to the IPS engine. The IPS engine then decodes TLS 1.3 and the client is able to access the website.