Fortinet FortiGate v3.0 MR7 - Manual (Page 47)

Configuring authenticated access Authentication timeout
FortiOS v3.0 MR7 User Authentication User Guide
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Configuring authenticated access
When you have configured authentication servers, users, and user groups, you
are ready to configure firewall policies and certain types of VPNs to require user
authentication.
This section describes:
• Authentication timeout
• Authentication protocols
• Firewall policy authentication
• VPN authentication
Authentication timeout
You set the firewall user authentication timeout (Authentication Timeout) to control
how long an authenticated connection can be idle before the user must
authenticate again. The maximum timeout is 480 minutes (8 hours). The default
timeout is 5 minutes.
To set the firewall authentication timeout
1 Go to User > Authentication.
2 Enter the Authentication Timeout value in minutes.
The default authentication timeout is 5 minutes.
3 Select Apply.
You set the SSL VPN user authentication timeout (Idle Timeout) to control how
long an authenticated connection can be idle before the user must authenticate
again. The maximum timeout is 28800 seconds. The default timeout is 300
seconds.
To set the SSL VPN authentication timeout
1 Go to VPN > SSL > Config.
2 Enter the Idle Timeout value (seconds).
3 Select Apply.
Authentication protocols
User authentication can be performed for the following protocols:
• HTTP
• HTTPS
• FTP
• Telnet