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IReportServerCredentials Interface

Visual Studio 2010

Allows applications to provide credentials for connecting to a Reporting Services report server.

Namespace: Microsoft.Reporting.WebForms
Assembly: Microsoft.ReportViewer.WebForms (in microsoft.reportviewer.webforms.dll)

Syntax

C++

'Declaration
Public Interface IReportServerCredentials
'Usage
Dim instance As IReportServerCredentials

public interface IReportServerCredentials

JScript

public interface IReportServerCredentials

Remarks

When implementing the IReportServerCredentials interface, it is important know that the ReportViewer control stores the instance of the object in ASP.NET session. If the server's ASP.NET session is being stored out of process, such as in Reporting Services, the class must be marked Serializable so that it may be serialized for storage.

Although it is not required, it is also a good practice to implement the IReportServerCredentials interface as a stateless object. This prevents the credential information, such as user name and password, from being stored when the object is serialized.

For more information about how to specify credentials with the ReportViewer control, see Specifying Connections and Credentials for the ReportViewer Web Server Control.

Example

The following example provides an implementation of IReportServerCredentials that is marked Serializable so that it can be serialized for storage. The credential information is retrieved from the Web.config file. This implementation will connect to the report server with the same credentials for all client requests.

Before using the example, three key value pairs must be added to the application's Web.config file in the appSettings block: MyReportViewerUser, MyReportViewerPassword, and MyReportViewerDomain. These values correspond to the user name, password, and domain that will be used to connect to the report server.

Imports System.Net
Imports System.Security.Principal
Imports Microsoft.Reporting.WebForms

Partial Class _Default
    Inherits System.Web.UI.Page

    Protected Sub Page_Init(ByVal sender As Object, _
                            ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _
                            Handles Me.Init

        ReportViewer1.ServerReport.ReportServerCredentials = _
            New MyReportServerCredentials()

    End Sub

End Class

<Serializable()> _
Public NotInheritable Class MyReportServerCredentials
    Implements IReportServerCredentials

    Public ReadOnly Property ImpersonationUser() As WindowsIdentity _
            Implements IReportServerCredentials.ImpersonationUser
        Get

            'Use the default windows user.  Credentials will be
            'provided by the NetworkCredentials property.
            Return Nothing

        End Get
    End Property

    Public ReadOnly Property NetworkCredentials() As ICredentials _
            Implements IReportServerCredentials.NetworkCredentials
        Get

            'Read the user information from the web.config file.  
            'By reading the information on demand instead of storing 
            'it, the credentials will not be stored in session, 
            'reducing the vulnerable surface area to the web.config 
            'file, which can be secured with an ACL.

            'User name
            Dim userName As String = _
                ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("MyReportViewerUser")

            If (String.IsNullOrEmpty(userName)) Then
                Throw New Exception("Missing user name from web.config file")
            End If

            'Password
            Dim password As String = _
                ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("MyReportViewerPassword")

            If (String.IsNullOrEmpty(password)) Then
                Throw New Exception("Missing password from web.config file")
            End If

            'Domain
            Dim domain As String = _
                ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("MyReportViewerDomain")

            If (String.IsNullOrEmpty(domain)) Then
                Throw New Exception("Missing domain from web.config file")
            End If

            Return New NetworkCredential(userName, password, domain)

        End Get
    End Property

    Public Function GetFormsCredentials(ByRef authCookie As Cookie, _
                                        ByRef userName As String, _
                                        ByRef password As String, _
                                        ByRef authority As String) _
                                        As Boolean _
            Implements IReportServerCredentials.GetFormsCredentials

        authCookie = Nothing
        userName = Nothing
        password = Nothing
        authority = Nothing

        'Not using form credentials
        Return False

    End Function

End Class

Reference

IReportServerCredentials Members
Microsoft.Reporting.WebForms Namespace
IReportServerConnection2 Interface

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