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Fortinet FortiAuthenticator vs Technology Nexus PortWise [EOL] comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiAuthenticator
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
64
Ranking in other categories
Single Sign-On (SSO) (10th), Authentication Systems (5th), Identity Management (IM) (14th), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) (2nd)
Technology Nexus PortWise [...
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

Sachin Vinay - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Manager-Networks at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Supports secure remote authentication and provides comprehensive user activity tracking
The most important feature is the security capability because it provides a substantial amount of security for admin-related activities. Fortinet FortiAuthenticator can be used from anywhere in the world, and the authenticator services function globally. This global accessibility is one of the critical advantages, particularly since admin features are critical and security is a real concern. With Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, secure usage of firewall services and related functions is achieved. A complete log of all users who access the authenticator setup is maintained. Monthly logs are reviewed to check for any unnoticed activities. Each authenticated user's complete activity history is recorded. This logging capability allows for providing access to more admin users while ensuring security is not compromised and all users can be monitored.
it_user529320 - PeerSpot reviewer
Country & Sales Manager France, Benelux & South Europe at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Gives us full control over all authentication for any internal or external resource and a single-source audit trail
The flexibility to have one single source for the whole audit trail. Security is normally a function of what you know. If no access will ever be granted without our having a log of it, that is a great start. Together with this comes the Authentication and Authorization for almost any standard. Certification with digital signatures both for desktop and in your mobile. Other MFA using tokens and other soft tokens. And don't forget OATH, SAML and OpenID. We also provide HTML 5 support with SSO for RDP, Telnet SSH, for example. This is on top of our reverse proxy with SSO.
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
7%
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Small Business38
Midsize Enterprise18
Large Enterprise11
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiAuthenticator?
Fortinet can make Fortinet FortiAuthenticator better by having a cloud version of it. Currently, Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is only available for on-premises, and it is an on-premises solution. It...
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Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is primarily used for authenticating admin users, including remote admin use cases. Remote admin use cases utilize Fortinet FortiAuthenticator to securely authenticate a...
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Sample Customers

Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
Achmea, Amfa Finans, Cerdo Bankpartner, Ikano Bank, CGI, Controller of Certifying Authorities, The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), The Indian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Bayer AG, BMW Group
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