Configuring the Security Fabric with SAML:


Log in to the root FortiGate.


Go to Security Fabric > Fabric Connectors and double-click the Security Fabric Setup card.









In the Topology tree, hover over a FortiGate and click Configure.







Upload the Idp Certificate file


In order to do this, you need to convert the 'crt'  file that was downloaded in the previous section to a 'cer' file.

To begin, Open the crt file and install the Certificate to your personal folder in Certificate manager



  






Once installed the Certificate needs to be exported


Export it as a Base-64 encoded X.509 (.CER)



 




You will also need to download the IdP Certificate


Upload the exported CER file.