Chapter 11 IPsec VPN for FortiOS 5.0 : Phase 2 parameters : Advanced phase 2 settings : Perfect forward secrecy (PFS)
  
Perfect forward secrecy (PFS)
By default, phase 2 keys are derived from the session key created in phase 1. Perfect forward secrecy forces a new Diffie-Hellman exchange when the tunnel starts and whenever the phase 2 keylife expires, causing a new key to be generated each time. This exchange ensures that the keys created in phase 2 are unrelated to the phase 1 keys or any other keys generated automatically in phase 2.