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Fortinet NSE 4 - FortiOS 7.6 Administrator NSE4_FGT_AD-7.6 · Domain 2: Firewall policies and authentication

Firewall authentication: local users, LDAP (regular bind), RADIUS and TACACS+ servers, user groups

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Last reviewed September 25, 2026 · Leer en español

Firewall authentication lets policies allow or deny traffic based on who the user is, not just their IP address. FortiGate can authenticate users against several kinds of identity stores, and the way you wire them into policies through user groups is a reliable exam topic.

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