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PowerBI report Server- Azure AD Integration
Hi,
I'm trying to integrate the Azure AD with my PowerBI report Server on my Windows server. I added configuration to the ReportServer file and according to certain sources. I'm getting an error message right now. Please have a look at the error message below.
2024-08-16 05:39:35.9814|ERROR|5|Error syncing configurationSystem.NotSupportedException: Extension not supported. at Microsoft.BIServer.Configuration.ConfigReader.GetAuthenticationTypes() at Microsoft.BIServer.Configuration.ConfigReader.GetAuthenticationMode() at Microsoft.BIServer.Configuration.ConfigReader.<Init>b__57_3() at System.Lazy1.CreateValue() at System.Lazy1.LazyInitValue() at Microsoft.BIServer.RSHostingService.ServiceConfigurationManager.SyncMachineKey() at Microsoft.BIServer.RSHostingService.ServiceConfigurationManager.UpdateApplicationConfigs()
Therefore, I want to know if the PowerBI report server supports Azure Authentication. If so, could you kindly share the necessary documentation?
Anonymous
Power BI Report Server (PBIRS) doesn't natively support Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) authentication.
Here are some alternative solutions:
1. Windows Authentication and ADFS Integration. PBIRS primarily supports Windows Authentication (NTLM/Kerberos) and can integrate with Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS). If your organization uses ADFS, you can configure claims-based authentication with ADFS, but this requires complex setup and is different from integrating directly with Azure AD.
If Azure AD integration is a must-have for your organization, consider migrating your reports to the Power BI service. The Power BI service fully supports Azure AD, including features such as single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and conditional access policies.
You can find the verification methods I mentioned above from the following documents:
Please note that these are workarounds. If we proceed with custom development, we will need deep expertise in PBIRS and .NET development
hackcrr
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Anonymous
Power BI Report Server (PBIRS) doesn't natively support Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) authentication.
Here are some alternative solutions:
1. Windows Authentication and ADFS Integration. PBIRS primarily supports Windows Authentication (NTLM/Kerberos) and can integrate with Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS). If your organization uses ADFS, you can configure claims-based authentication with ADFS, but this requires complex setup and is different from integrating directly with Azure AD.
If Azure AD integration is a must-have for your organization, consider migrating your reports to the Power BI service. The Power BI service fully supports Azure AD, including features such as single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and conditional access policies.
You can find the verification methods I mentioned above from the following documents:
Please note that these are workarounds. If we proceed with custom development, we will need deep expertise in PBIRS and .NET development
hackcrr
If I have answered your question, please mark my reply as solution and kudos to this post, thank you!