FortiAuthenticator-1000C
Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 1000C — Fortinet FortiAuthenticator-1000C identity & access appliance
Lifecycle position
Options from here
Keep it in production past the OEM cutoff with an independent maintainer.
Buy spares now, while units still circulate on the secondary market.
It is unsupported today — set a migration timeline and budget.
Low-criticality role — document the risk, harden backups, retire on your terms.
FortiAuthenticator-1000C — questions
Is the Fortinet FortiAuthenticator-1000C still supported?
No. Fortinet's last date of support for FortiAuthenticator-1000C was Mar 2019 (per the Fortinet end-of-sale bulletin) — it is past end of service life.
When did the FortiAuthenticator-1000C reach end of sale?
FortiAuthenticator-1000C reached end of sale Mar 2014, per the Fortinet end-of-sale bulletin.
What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the FortiAuthenticator-1000C?
Mar 2019 — per the Fortinet end-of-sale bulletin.
Can the FortiAuthenticator-1000C be maintained after Fortinet support ends?
After the last date of support, FortiAuthenticator-1000C units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Fortinet no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.