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Power BI Service usernames and passwords storage

How are usernames and passwords stored for your organization within Power BI Service?

I have been having trouble finding information regarding exactly how they are stored. 

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ibarrau
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Hi. The credentials are encrypted in Power Bi Service after adding the in data sources credentials or the gateway. I think you can get a deeper look in here:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/guidance/whitepaper-powerbi-security

I hope that helps,


If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

Happy to help!

LaDataWeb Blog

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ibarrau
Super User
Super User

Hi. The credentials are encrypted in Power Bi Service after adding the in data sources credentials or the gateway. I think you can get a deeper look in here:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/guidance/whitepaper-powerbi-security

I hope that helps,


If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

Happy to help!

LaDataWeb Blog

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