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Administration Guide

Managed Chromebook

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Managed Chromebook

If your organization manages Chromebooks using the Google Admin console, you can centrally install the FortiSASE certificate authority certificate on the Admin console and distribute it to each managed Chromebook.

To upload the FortiSASE CA certificate on Google Admin Console:
  1. On the Google Admin console, go to Device > Networks.
  2. Select the organizational unit in which to apply these settings.
  3. Under Certificates, click Create Certificate.
  4. Enter a name for this certificate entry, then click Upload to upload the Fortinet_CA_SSL.cer certificate.
  5. Under Certificate Authority, select Chromebook. Click ADD.

To verify the CA certificate is installed on a Chromebook:
  1. In Chrome, open Settings from the menu or go to chrome://settings.
  2. Go to Privacy and security. On the configuration page, click Security.
  3. In the Security settings page, scroll to the bottom to find Advanced > Manage certificates. Click the right arrow.
  4. In the Manage certificate page, select Authorities.
  5. Scroll down to the org-Fortinet entry. Expand this entry. You will see the certificate and an icon indicating that Google Admin console is managing it.

Managed Chromebook

If your organization manages Chromebooks using the Google Admin console, you can centrally install the FortiSASE certificate authority certificate on the Admin console and distribute it to each managed Chromebook.

To upload the FortiSASE CA certificate on Google Admin Console:
  1. On the Google Admin console, go to Device > Networks.
  2. Select the organizational unit in which to apply these settings.
  3. Under Certificates, click Create Certificate.
  4. Enter a name for this certificate entry, then click Upload to upload the Fortinet_CA_SSL.cer certificate.
  5. Under Certificate Authority, select Chromebook. Click ADD.

To verify the CA certificate is installed on a Chromebook:
  1. In Chrome, open Settings from the menu or go to chrome://settings.
  2. Go to Privacy and security. On the configuration page, click Security.
  3. In the Security settings page, scroll to the bottom to find Advanced > Manage certificates. Click the right arrow.
  4. In the Manage certificate page, select Authorities.
  5. Scroll down to the org-Fortinet entry. Expand this entry. You will see the certificate and an icon indicating that Google Admin console is managing it.