Harden MS Reporting Services Using Custom Extensions

An incredibly flexible extensibility model is included with Microsoft Reporting Services and hammering down a custom security model is one smart way to take advantage. Shore up your implementation with forms authentication and role membership.

by Teo Lachev

January 13, 2005

ne of the most useful features of Microsoft Reporting Services is its extensibility model. Just about any aspect of Reporting Services can be custom-tailored to meet your specific requirements. Part one of this two-part series explains how to replace the default Windows-based security model of Reporting Services with forms authentication security. First, you'll learn the ropes of implementing forms authentication security and how you can leverage it for Web-based reporting. Then you'll enhance the form's authentication extension by adding role-membership features to simplify the security maintenance.

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Harden MS Reporting Services Using Custom Extensions

An incredibly flexible extensibility model is included with Microsoft Reporting Services and hammering down a custom security model is one smart way to take advantage. Shore up your implementation with forms authentication and role membership.

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