NSE7_LED-7.0 Questions and Answers

Fortinet’s official documentation, including the FortiOS Handbook and NSE 7 training materials, provides detailed guidance on troubleshooting RADIUS authentication issues. The three tools listed below are explicitly supported for diagnosing RADIUS-related problems in FortiOS:

B. You can use the diagnose test authserver radius command to verify RADIUS server configuration, user credentials, and user group membership.This command is a well-documented troubleshooting tool in the FortiOS CLI Reference and Technical Documentation. It allows administrators to manually test RADIUS authentication by specifying the RADIUS server, username, and password. The output provides details on whether the authentication succeeds or fails, along with information about group membership and server reachability. For example:

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diagnose test authserver radius

This is a critical tool for verifying the RADIUS server's configuration and user authentication flow.

D. You can enable debug for the fnbamd process to view RADIUS authentication details.The fnbamd process (FortiNet Authentication Daemon) handles non-local authentication protocols like RADIUS and LDAP in FortiOS. Enabling debug for this process provides real-time logs of the authentication exchange between the FortiGate and the RADIUS server. This is officially recommended in Fortinet’s troubleshooting guides for advanced diagnostics. The command sequence is:

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diagnose debug application fnbamd -1

diagnose debug enable

After testing, you can disable debugging with diagnose debug disable. This tool is invaluable for identifying issues such as misconfigured shared secrets, timeouts, or attribute mismatches.

E. You can use the diagnose test application radiusd command to verify the RADIUS server configuration, user credentials, and user group membership.The radiusd process relates to the RADIUS daemon on the FortiGate, and this diagnostic command tests the RADIUS server’s operational status and authentication functionality. While less commonly highlighted than diagnose test authserver radius, it is referenced in Fortinet’s CLI documentation for deeper troubleshooting of the RADIUS service itself. It provides detailed output about the server’s response and can help isolate issues specific to the RADIUS protocol implementation.

Why not A and C?

A. You can enable debug for the fssod process to view RADIUS authentication details.The fssod process relates to FortiSSO (Single Sign-On) and is primarily used for FSSO-based authentication, not direct RADIUS troubleshooting. While it may log some authentication-related events in specific SSO scenarios, it is not a standard tool for RADIUS diagnostics according to Fortinet’s official documentation. Thus, it is not a correct choice here.

C. You can check the Firewall Users widget to view the list of active RADIUS users.While the Firewall Users widget (available in the FortiOS GUI underUser & Authentication > Firewall Users) shows a list of authenticated users, it is a monitoring tool, not a troubleshooting tool. It does not provide diagnostic details about RADIUS authentication failures or server issues, making it insufficient for this purpose per Fortinet’s troubleshooting methodology.

Source Verification

The answers are derived from official Fortinet resources, including:

FortiOS 7.0 CLI Reference(diagnose commands section)

FortiOS Handbook: Authentication(RADIUS troubleshooting section)

NSE 7 - LAN Edge 7.0 training materials (authentication diagnostics module)

These tools (B, D, E) align with Fortinet’s recommended practices for diagnosing RADIUS authentication issues effectively.

According to the FortiGate Administration Guide, “To use an external captive portal, you must configure a user group that uses the external captive portal as the authentication method and apply it to a firewall policy.” Therefore, option C is true because it will allow the wireless users to be redirected to the external captive portal URL when they try to access the Internet. Option A is false because disabling the user group from the SSID configuration will prevent the wireless users from being authenticated by the FortiGate device. Option B is false because enabling the captive-portal-exempt option in the firewall policy will bypass the captive portal authentication for the wireless users, which is not the desired outcome. Option D is false because including the wireless client subnet range in the Exempt Source section will also bypass the captive portal authentication for the wireless users, which is not the desired outcome.

According to the FortiManager Administration Guide1, “FortiManager obtains the FortiSwitch status information by querying the FortiGate REST API every three minutes.” Therefore, option B is true because it describes how FortiManager gets the information about the managed switches. According to the same guide2, “If you make any changes in this module, you must install them on your managed device so that they are applied on your managed switches.” Therefore, option C is true because it describes what the administrator must do after making any changes on FortiSwitch manager. Option A is false because central management is the default management mode on FortiManager, not per-device management. Option D is false because any switch discovered or authorized on FortiGate will be automatically added on FortiSwitch manager, not manually.

1: https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortimanager/7.0.0/administration-guide/734537/fortiswitch-manager  2: https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortimanager/7.0.0/administration-guide/734537/fortiswitch-manager#fortiswitch-manager

According to the exhibit, the network topology and SSID settings show that FortiGate is configured to use an external captive portal hosted on FortiAuthenticator, which is connected to a Windows AD server for user authentication. However, wireless users are not able to see the captive portal login page, which means that they are not redirected to the external captive portal URL. Therefore, option B is true because adding the FortiAuthenticator and WindowsAD address objects as exempt destinations services will allow the wireless users to access the external captive portal URL without being blocked by the firewall policy. Option A is false because enabling NAT in the firewall policy with the ID 13 will not affect the redirection to the external captive portal URL, but rather the source IP address of the wireless traffic. Option C is false because enabling the captive-portal-exempt option in the firewall policy with the ID 12 will bypass the captive portal authentication for the wireless users, which is not the desired outcome. Option D is false because removing the guest.portal user group in the firewall policy with the ID 12 will prevent the wireless users from being authenticated by FortiGate, which is required for accessing the external captive portal.

https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-How-to-enable-and-disable-broadcast-of-SSID/ta-p/191840

According to the FortiSwitch Administration Guide, “If a device does not support 802.1X authentication, you can configure the switch to assign the device to an onboarding VLAN. The onboarding VLAN is a separate VLAN that you can use to provide limited network access to non-802.1X devices.” Therefore, option C is true because it describes the behavior of FortiSwitch when the security profile shown in the exhibit is assigned to all ports. Option A is false because FortiSwitch can authenticate multiple devices connected to the same port using MAC-based or MAB-EAP modes. Option B is false because FortiSwitch will not try to authenticate non-802.1X devices using the device MAC address as the username and password, but rather use MAC authentication bypass (MAB) or EAP pass-through modes. Option D is false because all EAP messages will be terminated on FortiGate, not FortiSwitch, when using 802.1X authentication.

According to the exhibit, the debug output shows that the device connected to port2 on FortiSwitch is sending an EAPOL-Start message, which is the first step of the 802.1X authentication process. However, the output also shows that the device is not sending any EAP-Response messages, which are required to complete the authentication process. Therefore, option A is true because the device is not configured for 802.1X authentication, which means that it does not have the correct credentials or settings to authenticate with the RADIUS server. Option D is also true because the device does not support 802.1X authentication, which means that it does not have the capability or software to perform 802.1X authentication. Option B is false because the device has not been quarantined for 3600 seconds, but rather has a session timeout of 3600 seconds, which is the default value for 802.1X sessions. Option C is false because the device has not been assigned the guest VLAN, but rather has been assigned the default VLAN, which is VLAN 1.