6.1 Specifying a Security Provider

A security provider is a module which handles security operations for the report server. You can specify independent security providers to provide the following functions:

You must specify a security provider in order to generate server audit records.

Authentication: Retrieving users, roles, and groups; authenticating logins.

Authorization: Storing and retrieving permissions for different components and functions.

See Also

Selecting a Security Provider, in Integration, for information on choosing a security configuration.

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