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FortiAuthenticator as a CA Server

In other articles, I have covered creating CA servers on Microsoft Windows and OpenSSL, here is an article using FortiAuthenticator.…

By Manny Fernandez

November 26, 2019

Homebrew and Catalina FIX

As you all may have experienced, there is a problem with macOS Catalina and Homebrew.  When trying to install packages…

By Manny Fernandez

November 25, 2019

Fortinet FIT / Tinycore Linux Static IP addressing

Last night, I decided to deploy the Fortinet FIT OVA which is essentially a packet generator that pushes attacks, web…

By Manny Fernandez

November 25, 2019

DNS over TLS (DoT) on the Fortigate

I recently wrote an article about the difference between DNS over HTTPS and DNS over TLS and the differences between…

By Manny Fernandez

November 19, 2019

DoH (DNS over HTTPS) vs DoT (DNS over TLS) in the Secure DNS Wars

It appears we are seeing a "Betamax vs VHS" battle in the aging DNS war.  Who will win? Will it…

By Manny Fernandez

November 19, 2019

FortiOS to PANOS Site-to-Site VPN

In this article, I am using "WAY OLD" PAN OS.  Mostly because I no longer own an updated PAN box.…

By Manny Fernandez

November 17, 2019

Site-to-Site VPN with Checkpoint Stand-Alone

A colleague wanted to test VPNs to multiple platforms.  I set up a Checkpoint 1450, PAN 200, and an ASA…

By Manny Fernandez

November 15, 2019

Search and Add Line Script

The other day, a friend called me about a Cisco ASA configuration he migrated to Fortigate. They needed to add…

By Manny Fernandez

November 14, 2019

Troubleshooting IPSec VPNs on Fortigate Firewalls

Lets start with a little primer on IPSec.  I am going to describe some concepts of IPSec VPNs. IPSec Primer…

By Manny Fernandez

November 12, 2019

Route-Based VPN between Cisco Router and Fortigate Firewall using OSPF

Earlier, I wrote an article showing how to do a VTI (Virtual Tunnel Interface) from a Cisco ASA to a…

By Manny Fernandez

November 10, 2019

Creating a VIP on Fortigate using a Dynamic IP address

When you have a dynamic IP address assigned by your carrier, you are normally only assigned one IP address to…

By Manny Fernandez

November 9, 2019

ASA Route-Based VPN (VTI) with Fortigate Firewall

  Customer had a question about creating a route-based VPN between a Cisco ASA and a Fortigate.  Traditionally, the ASA…

By Manny Fernandez

November 7, 2019

Running a FortiTest with FortiTester

Earlier, I wrote an article on upgrading the FortiTester.  At the time, I did not have any SFPs for 10GB…

By Manny Fernandez

November 6, 2019

Upgrading a FortiTester

In preparation for a Proof-of-Concept with a customer where they wanted to test the breaking point of a FortiGate firewall,…

By Manny Fernandez

November 5, 2019

Fortinet Security Fabric in Action

A colleague of mine, Chris Fore, SE in the San Fransisco Bay Area created an amazing video showing the Fortinet…

By Manny Fernandez

November 2, 2019

Upgrading Code on FortiFones

There are different models of the FortiFones.  Below I will show the basic upgrade process for the two GUI methods…

By Manny Fernandez

October 30, 2019

SED and AWK for scripting configs

Let me start by saying that I did not write this code, but I have used it for many years.…

By Manny Fernandez

October 27, 2019

Showing Hidden Files in macOS

Quick little article.  I had a debacle with my Catalina and Mail.app.  I do NOT use Outlook, mostly because Micro$oft…

By Manny Fernandez

October 20, 2019

IPv6 VPNs in Fortigate Firewalls

I have two Fortigate 140Es in my environment.  SecPrimate-01 and SecPrimate-02.  The SecPrimate-01 is using the Mariner color while the…

By Manny Fernandez

October 20, 2019

Adding Static Routes on Different OS’s

Quick post on static routes.  Today I needed to have my MacBook connected to a wired connection after upgrading to…

By Manny Fernandez

October 19, 2019

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