How to bypass login screen for public Report Server access (using free version)
Hi everyone, I hope you're doing well. I’d really appreciate your guidance on a Report Server access issue we’re dealing with. We’re working on a BI project using the free version of Power BI Report Server (on-premises). The client wants to publish some public, non-sensitive reports on the organization’s website. The key requirement is: 👉 Users should not be asked to log in. We were asked to provide a way for the backend team to embed the reports while passing a predefined username and password via the request header – so the authentication happens behind the scenes. One expert shared a link that seemed relevant (it describes how to pass credentials), but when I follow the steps, the only result is the default Report Server login screen (I've attached a screenshot). From that point, I’m not sure what to do next. Reference link: https://github.com/microsoft/Reporting-Services/blob/master/CustomSecuritySample/README.md So far: We’re using the free version of Report Server, so features like SSO or custom authentication extensions may not be available. We need to embed or expose reports publicly without manual login. Ideally, we want to send credentials programmatically or configure anonymous access somehow — if possible at all in this version. Has anyone successfully implemented something like this with the free version? Or is there any workaround that could meet this requirement? Thanks so much in advance for your help Best regards,
