Configuring the Report Server for .NET Single Sign-On Functionality using Microsoft Entra ID for Windows

Microsoft Entra ID is a cloud-based identity and access management service that can be used for authentication in the Telerik Report Server for .NET.

In this article, we will explain how to set up and enable the Microsoft Entra ID authentication for the users of the Telerik Report Server for .NET. Besides the enhanced authentication security, this approach also improves the user experience, because the users who are already registered in Microsoft Entra will be able to log into Report Server Manager UI without entering their login credentials each time.

Prerequisites

• Telerik Report Server installation with at least one administrator account.
• An Azure account with Microsoft Entra ID support.

In case you are unfamiliar with the process of using Microsoft Entra ID, we recommend checking out the Set up Microsoft Entra ID article.

Steps

1. Create a Microsoft Entra ID Tenant

1. Navigate to the Microsoft Azure Home page.
2. From the menu in the top left corner of the page, select Microsoft Entra ID.

3. From the Overview page that is displayed, click Manage Tenants:

   

4. Click the Create button on the Manage Tenants page:

   

5. On the Create a tenant page, choose Microsoft Entra ID as the tenant type (it should be selected by default):

   

6. Click Next: Configuration > and type Organization name (for example, Report Server Tenant) and Initial Domain Name (e.g. ReportServerNetDomain):

   

7. Click Next: Review + create > and if the configuration is correct, a green message notifying that the validation has passed will be displayed:

   

8. Click Create and then fill in the Captcha (it will take a minute or two to complete the process once it has been submitted).

2. Registering the Telerik Report Server for .NET Application

1. If the steps from the previous section were completed successfully, the following green message should appear above the Captcha:

   Tenant creation was successful. Click here to navigate to your new tenant: Report Server Tenant.

   The text - Report Server Tenant will be your chosen organization name and there will be a link to the Report Server Tenant Overview page.

   If you are not on the Report Server Tenant Overview page, then go to the top left Menu >> Microsoft Entra ID >> click Add >> App Registration.

2. Register the application by choosing Add > App registration.

   Add Report Server Application, for example, as a name, leave the rest options to be the default, and click Register.

   

3. Expand the Manage dropdown in the menu on the left and choose Authentication.

4. Click Add Platform >> Web >> Tick the ID Tokens checkbox, then click **Configure:

   

5. Add a Redirect URL http://localhost:81/signin-oidc:

   

6. Click Certificates & secrets in the expanded Manage dropdown in the menu on the left.

7. On the Certificates & secrets page, Click the New client secret button:

   

   Once the secret is created, copy and save the secret value as it will be used in the Report Server later. You can do this only at this stage. Upon failure, you need to create, copy and use another secret.

8. Go to the installation folder of the Telerik Report Server for .NET e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\Progress\Telerik Report Server\Telerik.ReportServer.Web.NET.

9. Open the appsettings.json file in a text editor and add the following (replacing the secret from the example below with your secret):

   "ExternalLogin":{
       "EntraId":{
           "ClientSecret":"mMr8Q~da2a55f0-1e7f-4f9d-bff0-dd193582218d"
       }
   }
   

3. Enabling Microsoft Entra ID Authentication in the Telerik Report Server for .NET

1. Open the Telerik Report Server for .NET in the browser. The default URL is http://localhost:81/.

2. Navigate to the Configuration page and select the Authentication tab:

   

3. Enable the Microsoft Entra ID Provider.

4. In the Instance field, use the URL - https://login.microsoftonline.com/.
5. In the Domain field, use the one from step 5 in the Create a Microsoft Entra ID Tenant section and add it as a URL, for example - https://ReportServerNetDomain.onmicrosoft.com/.

6. Open the Microsoft Azure Portal to get the Tenant ID:

   • From the menu in the top left corner of the page, select Microsoft Entra ID.
   • The Tenant ID can be copied from the Basic Information table in the center of the page.

7. Open the Microsoft Azure Portal to get the Client ID:

   • From the menu in the top left corner of the page, select Microsoft Entra ID.
   • Expand the Manage dropdown >> App Registrations >> All Applications.
   • Click the application name e.g. Report Server Application (defined in the previous section).

   • Copy the Application (client) ID and add it to the Report Server in the Client ID field:

     

   • Click the Save Changes button in the Report Server for .NET's Configuration page (a message that a manual restart of the service is required will appear on the screen).

   • The restart can be performed from the IIS Manager >> Application Pools >> Right-click the Telerik Report Server for .NET site and choose Recycle.
     

8. Once the service is manually restarted, log in with a user that has an administrator role and go to User Management.

9. Click the Add New User button:

   • Select the Authentication Provider to be EntraId.
   • Add a username.
   • Add the domain name login email e.g. [e-mail].
   • Choose a User Role and save the changes.

   

10. Log out of the Report Server to go to the Login page:

    

11. Click the blue Microsoft Entra ID button. You should be automatically logged in with your EntraID.

See Also

• What is Microsoft Entra ID?
• Set up Microsoft Entra ID
• Microsoft Entra ID Training