New Features in 8.6.0
Nozomi Networks Integration
What it does:
- Expands device Trust in FortiNAC to those devices managed by Nozomi appliances. This also further extends FortiNAC’s endpoint visibility of managed devices.
- Security event parsing for Automated Threat Response
For integration instructions, refer to the Fortinet Document Library.
Dot1x Auto Registration
What it does:
Automatic registration of a host based upon the user's 802.1x authentication with the RADIUS server. The feature is enabled/disabled in the SSID Configuration view of the Controller/Access Point model under Network Devices > Topology.
Enhanced Visibility by Leveraging Traffic Analysis
What it does:
- FortiGate session information is pulled and saved based on endpoint models in FortiNAC.
- Rogue / Unknown Endpoint host records can now be created based upon the presence of the endpoint’s MAC Address in the Fortigate session table or a router’s ARP table.
- FortiGate Sessions View
- Allows an admin to view endpoint connections and to build profiling rules from the information.
See FortiGate sessions in the Administration Guide for more information.
- New Device Profiling Methods
- Network Traffic (Network Flow)
- Identify / Classify device based on traffic
- Protocol / Application, Source, Destination
- FortiGate
- Classify based on device type from FortiGate
- Classify based on Hostname, Device Type
See Device Profiler - Adding a rule in the Administration Guide for more information.
- Network Traffic (Network Flow)
Unique Device ID
This feature creates a unique ID for the endpoint based on hardware attributes.
UI Default Theme
The default theme for the UI is now green.