Installation guide
What to do next
To authenticate users and client applications against the report server, configure Basic Authentication on
the report server. See "Configure Basic Authentication on the Report Server for Multi-Tier Installations" on
page 107.
Configure Basic Authentication on the Report Server for Multi-Tier Installations
SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) provides several options to authenticate users and client applications
against the report server. When you install VCM in a three-tier split installation and use Basic
authentication, you must allow direct access to the Reports virtual directory.
Update the rsreportserver.config file so that VCM can authenticate users who use the VCM Web
console, and users can launch SSRS reports. To configure Basic authentication on the report server, edit the
XML elements and values in the RSReportServer.config file.
Procedure
1. On the Windows machine where you installed SSRS, stop the SSRS service.
2. Navigate to the rsreportserver.config file.
By default: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\{reporting-services-instance}
\Reporting Services\ReportServer\rsreportserver.config
3. Open rsreportserver.config in a text editor.
4. Locate the <AuthenticationTypes> XMLcode.
<Authentication>
<AuthenticationTypes>
<RSWindowsNegotiate/>
<RSWindowsNTLM/>
</AuthenticationTypes>
...
</Authentication>
5. Replace any existing <AuthenticationTypes> parameters with one <RSWindowsBasic/>
parameter.
<Authentication>
<AuthenticationTypes>
<RSWindowsBasic/>
</AuthenticationTypes>
...
</Authentication>
6. Save and close rsreportserver.config.
7. Start the SSRS service.
What to do next
To authenticate VCM reports with Kerberos, see "Configure Kerberos Authentication" below.
Configure Kerberos Authentication
The Kerberos network protocol uses secret-key cryptography to ensure security in your VCM
applications. To authenticate VCM Reports, you must use Basic Authentication with HTTPS or Kerberos
Authentication.
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