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We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, Keeper, and Symantec Siteminder based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"Intuitive interface and easy to deploy.""The first valuable feature is being able to see everything on one platform. This includes logs and authentication failure.""The product's initial setup phase was easy. It is also easy to deploy.""We have a perpetual license for 2FA.""The most valuable feature is the OTP on the mobile phone.""It reduces the need for network administrator intervention by allowing the user to perform their own registration and resolve their own password problems and issues.""The solution is easy to learn and makes it easy for our users to add FortiToken. It's very easy to integrate if you have other Fortinet devices.""Valuable features include the robust SSO features, when you have more complicated authentication within an organization. We can mix AD, Radius, Portal, SSO Portals (Google, etc.), and build our own environment. It is very flexible."

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"Keeper was user-friendly.""The ability to autofill the login credentials has saved me a lot of time in my day to day computing.""​The installation and its use are very simple​.""The possibility of assigning information to different groups and individuals has been the most valuable.""It is nice to be able to use my Touch ID and have access to all my passwords in one place.""Keeper has strong security features.""i have only one password to remember, which is the one to get me into Keeper.""We can access our sign-ins and passwords on up to five devices per user. This means I can access a given site and my login and password for that site from my home and office computers as well as my phone and iPad."

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"All of our applications get a point, click, and you are in, while we increase security at the same time.""The most valuable feature is the Federation part of Single Sign On, which is customizable and is easily integrated with any customer application or any third party application.""It provides the breadth and the width to provide solutions for the different kinds of technologies which we have.""We almost never have outages nor see slowdowns.""Federation is valuable, for sure, because we have a lot of third-party vendors that we need to integrate with, and this is a turnkey solution in some ways.""The single sign-on is the solution's most valuable feature""If you look at our organization, and really all financial institutions, we have a lot of legacy apps. So it really helps to get Single Sign-On.""Authentication & Authorization are important because all the sites need authentication for security purposes. That has been handled pretty well all these years with SSO."

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Cons
"We would like to see Linux-based operating systems be able to integrate with FortiAuthenticator to get two-factor authentication running on them. as well. This is a shortcoming that I have faced a few times already.""We had issues trying to integrate the keys properly during the initial setup.""The product must provide full support for third-party FIDO security keys.""Other features that would improve the product are a single sign-on where people can use their Gmail ID to log-in, etc.""Integration with some other enterprise applications could be improved.""I would like to see more support from Fortinet with tech support people who have as much expertise on the authenticator as they do on their firewalls.""Fortinet FortiAuthenticator provides only authentication. It should also enable authorization services""The only way the solution could be improved is if it were cheaper."

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"Needs to improve KeeperFill on iOS.""The technical support for this solution could be faster support and improved if they had a better understanding of my questions.""They could possibly add a pre-designed contact feature that would work similar to a cell phone contact feature.""I would love it if you didn't have to re-authenticate when you start up a new browser.""I would add a category for personal documents or photos of ID cards.""The user experience and the mobile app could be improved.""Ability to set up password profiles that can predefine custom fields and password complexity.""Rearranging folders via drag/drop functionality would be very helpful."

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"We're currently unable to find information about if the solution can do a full implementation with SQL. Some better and more accessible documentation for new users or those curious about the product would be helpful.""The initial setup was complex, painful. But that is to be expected of any new setup. When you're a big bank like us, any kind of migration to a new product is hard. I expect it to be painful, and it was painful. But it's not something that you can avoid.""Better documentation. I went through some sessions on single sign-on for version 12.7.""To add more value to this solution it needs to be more user-friendly.""I would prefer to see their SAML integration be a more streamlined and easier interface.""The support could be faster.""The GUIs are not very clear, especially when integrating with other products from CA.""We would like to the OAuth be more stable, more issues being fixed rather than not."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "I would start off with a VM including the base license and scale according to the number of users you need to authenticate."
  • "You can pay as you go with them. You purchase a base license and add to it as needed."
  • "The product could be more competitively priced."
  • "It costs more to license the high-availability option."
  • "The licensing structure is cost-effective for us compared to some of the other solutions that have recurring monthly costs."
  • "FAC is an affordable solution for Middle Range (200E/400E) and also needs a package of mobility agents (2,000) perpetual."
  • "The cost of the license could be less expensive. The license is paid on a yearly basis."
  • "We pay for licensing on a yearly basis."
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  • "The more users, the better the price. Always opt for the live support."
  • "Free works unless the paid is absolutely necessary."
  • "Pricing might be a little less, but with promo codes and family plan - best offer"
  • "It's definitely worth it and affordable. Their sales team can definitely help scale your needs on licensing and provide pricing options."
  • "Just buy the yearly subscription."
  • "Its cost is relative to the value of the information stored in Keeper."
  • "ROI is hard to know, but it has to be several times the expense of the product."
  • "We chose their optional annual subscription; I believe we paid monthly — I thought it was a good deal."
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  • "The price is quite comparable to the other enterprise-level solutions in that market."
  • "I recommend conducting a PoC on every available product before choose one."
  • "CA solutions are generally expensive but for the customer the ROI is big."
  • "Symantec Siteminder is expensive; they could definitely do better on the price."
  • "The licensing is fair for this solution."
  • "Siteminder is a little costly. You pay for licensing, and they offer packages, so if you have less users, then you have to buy different products at different prices. If you have more of a user base, then the package is different. They also include other features—for example, if you have a database and you're using Siteminder, then it's good to use a Semantic-specific database, but if you are using less, then you have to purchase the database separately. Whereas if you are going for a bigger license, then it comes within the package. It depends on which plan you are using."
  • "The pricing is reasonable."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The price is fine. I rate the pricing an eight and a half out of ten.
    Top Answer:The security space is changing. The product must provide passwordless and seamless connectivity. If a particular user is… more »
    Top Answer:I like the tool's keyword editor and SSO.
    Top Answer:Keeper does not provide password management for mobile apps.
    Top Answer:It's agent-based. It's convenient to deploy and integrate.
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    Also Known As
    FortiAuthenticator
    Keeper Security
    Single Sign-On, SiteMinder, CA SSO, Layer7 SiteMinder
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    Overview

    Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is the primary secure point of approved access into the Fortinet network, authorizing users, reviewing access permissions, and relaying the information to all Fortigate devices for comparison with identity-based protocols. Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is a top-ranked authorization and SSO solution.

    Appropriate secure access is fundamental to every role in an enterprise ecosystem. It is an integral function of every organization to ensure that every access and privilege is secure and to mitigate any possible risk to an organization. Approved users should only have access to the necessary information when they need it, from the appropriate location(s) to safeguard an organization's security at all times.

    Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is available as an appliance, virtual machine, or in the cloud.

    Fortinet FortiAuthenticator Methods

    • FSSO: FortiAuthenticator Single sign-on user will easily identify users and assign role or group access based on preset identity-based protocols. FortiAuthenticator integrates well with third-party LDAP or active directories, is very flexible, and combines these methods to provide effective security.

    • Active Directory Polling: Active directory access is securely identified by consistent polling of domain controllers. As users log in, username, IP address, and other details are logged into the database and can be shared across devices as directed by FortiAuthenticator protocols.

    • FortiAuthenticator Portal and Widgets: If a user system does not support AP polling, or for other reasons it is not feasible, FortiAuthenticator offers a unique secure authentication portal. Users can be manually authenticated and, to diminish the effect of numerous logins, an intuitive set of widgets is available to integrate into an organization's ecosystem that will automatically grant access to users when they access the organization's intranet homepage.

    • RADIUS Accounting Login: For organizations that use RADIUS authentication, RADIUS Accounting is available for user identification. This process will prompt user access information (IP and group, etc.) and eliminate the need for multiple levels of authentication.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Ernesto C., Presales Engineer at a comms service provider, shares,

    ”Key Features and Benefits

    1. Two-factor/OTP Authentication with FortiToken: Enforce user-based policies. Fortitoken is available in soft and hard versions for flexible usage. Most Valuable in Mobile Phones App for OTP.
    2. Integration with LDAP and AD: This solution integrates with existing enterprise systems and technologies from diverse vendors of user information management systems.
    3. LPAD/AD/RADIUS/SYSLOG/KERBEROS/REST API/FSSO and Web Portals: There is flexible integration with these services.
    4. It is usable in network, WAN, wireless, and VPN Scenarios.
    5. The domain and guest-users support are good.”

    Ibrahim M., Senior Network & Security Engineer at a tech services company, relates, "The initial setup is a valuable point on Fortinet products. Most of the time, putting the theory into practice on the devices is quite friendly and straightforward. As long as you can read English you can find your way around the solution and make it work. This is a high value point on Fortinet - the way everything is laid out in the web UI is user-friendly and quite straightforward. The UI is quite simple."




    Keeper Security is transforming the way businesses and individuals protect their passwords and sensitive digital assets to significantly reduce cyber theft. As the leading password manager and digital vault, Keeper helps millions of people and thousands of businesses substantially mitigate the risk of a data breach. Keeper is SOC 2 Certified and utilizes best-in-class encryption to safeguard its customers. Keeper protects industry-leading companies including Sony, Chipotle, and The University of Alabama at Birmingham. Keeper partners with global OEMs and mobile operators to preload Keeper on smartphones and tablets. Learn more at https://keepersecurity.com.

    Symantec® SiteMinder is designed to secure the modern enterprise through a unified access management platform that applies the appropriate authentication mechanism to positively identify users; provides single sign-on and identity federation for seamless access to any application; enforces granular security policies to stop unauthorized access to sensitive resources; and monitors and manages the entire user session to prevent session hijacking. Finally, Symantec SiteMinder is battle-tested and has been deployed in the largest IT environments in the world.

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