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title: "Implementing a Security Extension | Microsoft Docs"
ms.date: 03/14/2017
ms.prod: reporting-services
ms.prod_service: "reporting-services-native"
ms.technology: extensions


ms.topic: reference
helpviewer_keywords: 
  - "security [Reporting Services], extensions"
  - "forms-based authentication [Reporting Services]"
  - "custom authentication [Reporting Services]"
  - "extensions [Reporting Services], custom security"
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author: maggiesMSFT
ms.author: maggies
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# Implementing a Security Extension
  [!INCLUDE[msCoName](../../../includes/msconame-md.md)] Windows Authentication is the primary system for securing reports in [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] [!INCLUDE[ssRSnoversion](../../../includes/ssrsnoversion-md.md)]. In certain cases, however, you may need to extend the [!INCLUDE[ssRSnoversion](../../../includes/ssrsnoversion-md.md)] security system to accommodate custom security in your enterprise. You can do this using the development platform provided by the [!INCLUDE[ssRSnoversion](../../../includes/ssrsnoversion-md.md)] API. This section will present an overview of security extensions in [!INCLUDE[ssRSnoversion](../../../includes/ssrsnoversion-md.md)].  
  
 For complete details about implementing, deploying, and removing a [!INCLUDE[ssRSnoversion](../../../includes/ssrsnoversion-md.md)] security extension, please see [SQL Server Reporting Services Product Samples](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=177889).  
  
## In This Section  
 [Security Extensions Overview](../../../reporting-services/extensions/security-extension/security-extensions-overview.md)  
 Provides an overview of Reporting Services Security Extensions.  
  
 [Authentication in Reporting Services](../../../reporting-services/extensions/security-extension/authentication-in-reporting-services.md)  
 Discusses authentication in [!INCLUDE[ssRSnoversion](../../../includes/ssrsnoversion-md.md)].  
  
 [Authorization in Reporting Services](../../../reporting-services/extensions/security-extension/authorization-in-reporting-services.md)  
 Covers authorization in [!INCLUDE[ssRSnoversion](../../../includes/ssrsnoversion-md.md)].  
  
## See Also  
 <xref:Microsoft.ReportingServices.Interfaces>   
 [Reporting Services Extensions](../../../reporting-services/extensions/reporting-services-extensions.md)   
 [Reporting Services Extension Library](../../../reporting-services/extensions/reporting-services-extension-library.md)