Acronyms and abbreviations
The table below lists the acronyms and/or abbreviations used in this document and/or on the FIC portal.
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Acronym/Abbreviation |
Terminology |
|---|---|
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2FA |
Two-factor authentication Note: This term is used in FortiGate/FortiOS. It carries the same meaning as "MFA" (listed below) used in FortiIdentity Cloud. |
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MFA |
Multi-factor authentication. |
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Auth |
Authentication |
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FAC |
FortiAuthenticator |
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FC |
FortiCloud |
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FGT |
FortiGate |
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FOS |
FortiOS |
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FIC |
FortiIdentity Cloud |
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FTK |
FortiToken (hardware token) |
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FTM |
FortiToken Mobile (software token) |
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IdP |
Identity Provider |
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OIDC |
OpenID Connect |
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OU |
Organizational Unit |
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OTP |
One-time password |
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SAML |
Security Assertion Markup Language |
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SCIM |
System for Cross-domain Identity Management |
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SMS |
Short message service |
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SP |
Service Provider |
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SSO |
Single sign-on |
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TOTP |
Time-based one-time password |
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UTC |
Universal Time Coordinated (or Coordinated Universal Time) |