Enhanced system time reliability (7.6.1)

In FortiWeb 7.6.1, we have introduced the following improvements to the system time synchronization feature to enhance reliability and security:

• Multiple NTP servers to enhance reliability

FortiWeb now supports the configuration of multiple NTP servers. This allows FortiWeb to query multiple NTP servers simultaneously, improving time synchronization reliability. FortiWeb will evaluate the responses from all configured servers and select the most accurate one based on the quality of the response. This ensures that the system time remains accurate even if one or more NTP servers fail or provide unreliable data.

As shown in the screenshot below, it's now allowed to add more than one NTP servers in the following table.

• Secure communication with NTP servers

To further enhance the security of system time synchronization, FortiWeb supports hashing authentication for NTP requests. The supported Key Types (hashing algorithms) for authentication are:

• SHA1

• SHA256

• AES128

• AES256

These cryptographic algorithms ensure that the time data received from the NTP server is authentic and tamper-proof. This is particularly important in environments where maintaining accurate and secure system time is critical.

For more information, see Setting the system time & date.