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How do you set credentials stored securely in the report server?
For Connect Using, select Credentials stored securely in the report server. Type a user name and password. If the account is a Windows domain user account, specify it in this format: \, and then select Use as Windows credentials when connecting to the data source.
What is report credentials?
A report server uses credentials to connect to external data sources that provide content to reports or recipient information to a data-driven subscription. Credentials are also used to authenticate users who access a report server. Information about authenticating users to a report server is provided in another topic.
How to check authentication in SQL Report Server?
A. Credentials stored securely in the report server must be selected. B. Use Windows credentials when connecting to the data source must be checked. C. Impersonate the authenticated user after a connection has been made to the data source must also be checked.
What kind of authentication does the report server use?
The report server uses internal features in the default Windows Authentication extension to support report servers in SharePoint integrated mode. Beginning with SQL Server 2008 R2, support for Extended Protection for Authentication is available.
How does reporting services connect to the database?
Reporting Services uses System.Data.SqlClient to connect to the Database Engine that hosts the report server database. If you are using a local instance of the Database Engine, the report server will establish the connection using shared memory.
What kind of credentials do I need to access report server?
There are three types of credentials that can be used in a connection to a report server database: Windows integrated security using the Report Server service account. Because the report server is implemented as a single service, only the account under which the service runs requires database access. A Windows user account.