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Report Server prompts for credentials after changing parameter
After upgrading Report Server to the latest release (September 2021), a strange issue has started showing up for some users. The issue is as follows: user opens a paginated report with default para...
Hi FarhanAhmed,
Data sources are accessed using dedicated SQL server credentials without impersonation. Report server itself uses NTLM authentication.
I do not remeber being asked to backup and restore encryption keys during the upgrade.
One more thing to keep and mind that I have forgotten to mention, Report Server is behind Caddy as a reverse proxy and I believe that it might be causing the problems after all.
Actually, encryption keys are used to encrypt sensitive information that is stored on PBI Report Server. i.e. Connection String, User credentials, Schedule refresh information etc.
You can view this option when you execute PBIRS Configuration under Encryption Keys