Can you password protect an RDL file or report?

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smallmoney SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4378 More actions · Answer 1

Dang it I figure it out.

Basically you can set the visibility property of an object like a chart or list or table or etc to hide if the password is wrong

create a parameter called password

throw this in the visibility-->hide :

=iif(Parameters!password.Value="password",False,True)

for things u want to hide if wrong password

for things you want to display if wrong password (like a text box saying access denied)

=iif(Parameters!password.Value="password",True,False)

amit_adarsh Ten Centuries Points: 1273 More actions · Answer 2

Ten Centuries

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September 20, 2009 at 12:23 pm

Hi

you can do it by many wayes

1)hide the report from menu

2)Ask password on clicking of the report menu

3)in the report you can give him a box to enter password

Paul Smith-221741 SSCommitted Points: 1953 More actions · Answer 3

Easiest way to secure SSRS Reports is to set the security of the report on the report server.

Call Up the report

Click on the properties tab

Click on the security menu option on the left

Click on Edit Item Security and remove the inherited permissions

Delete all the roles that are not required to see the report

Click on New Role Assignment

Add in the domain user(s) or Security Group(s) that do need to view the report with a role of Browser

Click OK

From here on only the users in the security list will be able to even see the report in the list let attempt to run it.

Enjoy