Acronyms and abbreviations
The table below lists the acronyms and/or abbreviations used in this document and/or on the FTC portal.
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 FortiToken Cloud. |
MFA |
Multi-factor authentication. |
Auth |
Authentication |
FAC |
FortiAuthenticator |
FC |
FortiCloud |
FGT |
FortiGate |
FOS |
FortiOS |
FTC |
FortiToken Cloud |
FTK |
FortiToken (hardware token) |
FTM |
FortiToken Mobile (software token) |
OTP |
One-time password |
SMS |
Short message service |
SSO |
Single sign-on |
TOTP |
Time-based one-time password |
UTC |
Universal Time Coordinated (or Coordinated Universal Time) |