<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Ultraviolet Networks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ultraviolet NetBlog]]></description><link>https://www.ultraviolet.network/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:41:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ultraviolet.network/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Special Post: Fortinet Accelerate 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ah, Accelerate! One of my favorite conferences to attend, 3-4 days of new information being poured into our brains, product and service announcements, and of course, amazing members of the FortiCommunity to meet! Photo Credit: Fortinet I had the priviledge of going this year, and it was a delight. We'll go over some of the highlights of Accelerate in this special post. The Keynote The Keynote sets the tone for the conference, it shows what is top of mind for this year's event. And this year -...]]></description><link>https://www.ultraviolet.network/post/special-post-fortinet-accelerate-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b2e668d0cd2535b5265278</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:35:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8613ee_7f435702a3a4460c90ebd7ce24961429~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Matt Sherif</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Implementation Guide: FortiProxy Kerberos Authentication]]></title><description><![CDATA[Configuring Kerberos authentication with your FortiProxy can be a good way improving identity security within your infrastructure. As Kerberos is considerdered more secure method of authentication vs say NTLM. As a result of working with a customer who wanted to enable Kerberos authentication I wanted to share the process here. Assumptions: You have a FortiProxy running version 7.6.x - this may work with earlier versions, however this is the version I used in this artlice You are running...]]></description><link>https://www.ultraviolet.network/post/implementation-guide-fortiproxy-kerberos-authentication</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a1dc4baac6e7cda916f553</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:00:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8613ee_8135c78625514151aa39aae998c1deb3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Matt Sherif</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Use Case Explorer: Spanning Tree Interoperability between FortiSwitch (MST) and Cisco PVST/RPVST]]></title><description><![CDATA[STP interoprability can be a pain in the neck, we hope to shed some light on making this a little easier.]]></description><link>https://www.ultraviolet.network/post/use-case-explorer-spanning-tree-interoperability-between-fortiswitch-mst-and-cisco-pvst-rpvst</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699f7410dcfe76b0f2d3664d</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:37:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e2df6a907c0c4fe6b0112734cf0cf807.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Matt Sherif</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[FortiOS Feature Explorer - Conditional DNS forwarding and translation]]></title><description><![CDATA[This topic is one that we've visited in the past  by linking to my friend Manny @ InfoSecMonkey. However, the link itself has been...]]></description><link>https://www.ultraviolet.network/post/fortios-feature-explorer-conditional-dns-forwarding-and-translation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ee8866d825671f5dcbbc1b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:04:56 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Matt Sherif</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Use Case Explorer - Nested IPSEC Cisco to FortiGate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hoo boy! It's been a minute since I've last written, or recorded anything. 2024 was a whirlwind year, and a lot went on then. Thank you...]]></description><link>https://www.ultraviolet.network/post/use-case-explorer-nested-ipsec-cisco-to-fortigate</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67b8e613efd67e3d7e2ec6d7</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 20:15:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8613ee_a72bd9e8853a47c79507125be4b57f52~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_378,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Matt Sherif</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feature Explorer - Threat Feeds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Threat feeds are helpful fabric connectors that allow you to dynamically whitelist or blacklist traffic, file hashes, and domains. In...]]></description><link>https://www.ultraviolet.network/post/feature-explorer-threat-feeds</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6580a2c4e5c3f816f381438b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 21:55:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/kxy1RhZGXx4/maxresdefault.jpg" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Matt Sherif</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Use Case Explorer - Part 1 - On boot VPN using machine/computer certs, and post login SAML VPN]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some IT organizations like to image laptops and ship them out to remote users without having to cache user credentials. For organizations...]]></description><link>https://www.ultraviolet.network/post/use-case-explorer-part-1-on-boot-vpn-using-machine-computer-certs-and-post-login-saml-vpn</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6439c04d3627f49b7f12853b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2023 21:09:50 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Matt Sherif</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Use Case Explorer - Terminate SSLVPN to loopback]]></title><description><![CDATA[Terminating SSL VPN to a loopback offers a lot more flexibility by means of security, filtering and inspection. In this video we take a...]]></description><link>https://www.ultraviolet.network/post/use-case-explorer-terminate-sslvpn-to-loopback</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63af4ec6223f71ecc56a88b6</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 20:50:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/T_l-do_oci8" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Matt Sherif</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Use Case Explorer - FortiSASE Secure Private Access (SPA)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Update: As I was deploying my other spokes I realized spoke to spoke connectivity wasn't establishing, and routing correctly. I have...]]></description><link>https://www.ultraviolet.network/post/use-case-explorer-fortisase-secure-private-access-spa</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63a595e068339e6d70996696</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2022 15:35:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8613ee_31b95d2a9d104f81a78bc1bb8a13536f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Matt Sherif</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Use Case Explorer - FortiSASE SIA]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this video we take a look at Securing Internet Access - say in lieu of DNS filtering services, or zecure internet access services....]]></description><link>https://www.ultraviolet.network/post/use-case-explorer-fortisase-sia</link><guid isPermaLink="false">638f9c5915712d56e5dc5849</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2022 19:48:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/9U03lKmI_bA" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Matt Sherif</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[FortiOS Conditional API Call using iOS Shortcuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[A colleague of mine asked a question "can you enabl/disable a policy using the FortiOS API with the iOS shortcuts app?". 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My first question was "What firmware...]]></description><link>https://www.ultraviolet.network/post/things-that-scare-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">636c1a0e731862f8307c8ce3</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2022 13:00:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_b8f256cebd334442b1c6d8bfb953d576~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Matt Sherif</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How To: MC-LAG with FortiGate Switch Controller]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this video we take a look at how you can set up MC-LAG on FortiGate managed FortiSwitches. Thank you for watching, I hope this helps.]]></description><link>https://www.ultraviolet.network/post/how-to-mc-lag-with-fortigate-switch-controller</link><guid isPermaLink="false">636c19abb30d1f2692622d36</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2022 21:21:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/4gMJplHJznw" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Matt Sherif</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[UltraBit - Get Factory Default Configuration for any FortiGate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let's say you had to prepare a configuration for a FortiGate not in your possession. Typically a good starting point is the factory...]]></description><link>https://www.ultraviolet.network/post/ultrabit-get-factory-default-configuration-for-any-fortigate</link><guid isPermaLink="false">630f906d6e566d7f2f637eff</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2022 16:49:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8613ee_d3782ae89f774d54b42f571ca2f67d79~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Matt Sherif</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intro to FortiGate Series 3.5 - Setup Decisions part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this video we follow on from the previous module, adding a high level look at VDOMs and admin accounts.]]></description><link>https://www.ultraviolet.network/post/intro-to-fortigate-series-3-5-setup-decisions-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62a9068759527fc0d1d2bc4e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2022 22:07:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/_YDq4bM5sMM" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Matt Sherif</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intro to FortiGate Series Module 3: Setup decisions]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this video we take a look at a few setup decisions that should be made prior to putting a FortiGate into production.]]></description><link>https://www.ultraviolet.network/post/intro-to-fortigate-series-module-3-setup-decisions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62a90626c27f75be755068af</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2022 22:05:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DQrvYceg34&amp;t=1105s" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Matt Sherif</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intro to FortiGate Series Module 2: Initial configuration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Starting where we left off in Module 1, we take a look at: Factory Reset / Log disk format WAN/LAN Addressing LAN Services (DHCP, DNS,...]]></description><link>https://www.ultraviolet.network/post/intro-to-fortigate-series-module-2-initial-configuration</link><guid isPermaLink="false">628e8c2c80cc34e0c2c73a03</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2022 12:00:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8613ee_d3782ae89f774d54b42f571ca2f67d79~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Matt Sherif</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intro to FortiGate series]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fortinet has come a long way in 22 years. And as they've started to lead in the network and cybersecurity market, I wanted to create a...]]></description><link>https://www.ultraviolet.network/post/intro-to-fortigate-series</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6286ae9d0112c2f6c0b893bd</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2022 20:56:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/9mqEpAiFI2U" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Matt Sherif</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[UltraNote: Some Unknown Error during SAML Single Logout]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a couple of my posts I noted that the Single Logout would need to be signed, and seemed to work fine despite a message that's...]]></description><link>https://www.ultraviolet.network/post/ultranote-some-unknown-error-during-saml-single-logout</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6239d5a71c736a5895e6e1b6</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 13:56:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8613ee_466f2d5de4f74d6193b566cfbd199b16~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_512,h_512,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Matt Sherif</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Implementation Guide: FortiGate SSL VPN with Okta MFA using SAML]]></title><description><![CDATA[You may be wondering didn't you already post a redirect to Kim Frellsen's blog on this? Yes, yes I did. Here's the thing though, I came...]]></description><link>https://www.ultraviolet.network/post/implementation-guide-fortigate-ssl-vpn-with-okta-mfa-using-saml</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62364c50afe3ff9307ed44cd</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2022 18:30:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8613ee_466f2d5de4f74d6193b566cfbd199b16~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_512,h_512,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Matt Sherif</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>