Obtaining Proxy Access Information

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15.14 Security Interfaces

The Security API of the Reports Software Development Kit RSDK enables you to integrate your own security model with the Reports Server. Oracle Reports Services enables you to plug in any security you wish, using the provided API. The Security API can control: ■ Who has access to each report ■ When a report can be run ■ Which servers and printers can be used to run a report ■ Which report parameters a user can edit with what range of values The RSDK includes a tutorial that shows you how to integrate your own security using an XML file to store the authorization information. At the end of this tutorial, you will be able to: ■ Implement a security class with Oracle Reports Services ■ Register a security class with Oracle Reports Services ■ Use the security class with Oracle Reports Services For the tutorial and more information, refer to the Reports Software Development Kit RSDK on the Oracle Technology Network OTN: on the Oracle Reports page http:www.oracle.comtechnologyproductsreportsindex.html , click SDK. 16 Deploying Reports in Oracle Portal 16-1 16 Deploying Reports in Oracle Portal The steps for deploying reports in Oracle Portal is the same in 11g Release 1 11.1.1 as in prior releases. However, the security mechanism underlying the deployment has changed. You can continue to use the security features in Oracle Portal from prior releases for backward compatibility, but you can now also choose to use the new Oracle Platform Security Services security mechanism. For more information, see Chapter 15, Securing Oracle Reports Services . This chapter describes how to use Oracle Portal to deploy your Oracle Reports Services reports. It includes the following sections: ■ Creating Reports Users and Named Groups ■ Registering Oracle Reports Components ■ Publishing Your Report as a Portlet ■ Troubleshooting Information Before you deploy reports, both Oracle Portal and Oracle Reports Services must be installed and configured.

16.1 Creating Reports Users and Named Groups

If you use the security features in Oracle Portal to control access to your reports, you must register all of your Reports users in Oracle Internet Directory and assign security privileges to all of them through Oracle Portal. See also: The following resources for further information: ■ Chapter 8, Configuring Oracle Reports Services for information on configuring Oracle Reports Services ■ The Oracle Portal Administrators Guide for information on configuring Oracle Portal ■ The Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Planning Guide for information on installing both components ■ The Oracle Fusion Middleware documentation CD ■ The Oracle Technology Network, http:www.oracle.comtechnologyindex.html