implementing-a-security-extension.md

title	Implementing a Security Extension | Microsoft Docs
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Implementing a Security Extension

[!INCLUDEmsCoName] Windows Authentication is the primary system for securing reports in [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] [!INCLUDEssRSnoversion]. In certain cases, however, you may need to extend the [!INCLUDEssRSnoversion] security system to accommodate custom security in your enterprise. You can do this using the development platform provided by the [!INCLUDEssRSnoversion] API. This section will present an overview of security extensions in [!INCLUDEssRSnoversion].

For complete details about implementing, deploying, and removing a [!INCLUDEssRSnoversion] security extension, please see SQL Server Reporting Services Product Samples.

In This Section

Security Extensions Overview
Provides an overview of Reporting Services Security Extensions.

Authentication in Reporting Services
Discusses authentication in [!INCLUDEssRSnoversion].

Authorization in Reporting Services
Covers authorization in [!INCLUDEssRSnoversion].

See Also

xref:Microsoft.ReportingServices.Interfaces
Reporting Services Extensions
Reporting Services Extension Library