Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services
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Because SSRS is a .NET application, many of the existing .NET security paradigms come into play when securing access to the Report Server. From the end user 's viewpoint, SSRS uses role-based authorization built on top of Windows authentication. If using a custom authentication mechanism, the underlying principals are the same. It is simply up to the authorization mechanism to define valid users and roles (called principals). |