CPC H04L 63/101 (2013.01) [G06F 9/45533 (2013.01); H04L 9/3242 (2013.01); H04L 9/3247 (2013.01); H04L 63/0815 (2013.01); H04L 67/1097 (2013.01); H04L 2209/24 (2013.01); H04L 2209/72 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a storage array access module, of a storage system, a token representing authentication of user credentials and authorized access privileges defining one or more storage services accessible by the user, wherein the token is generated by a cloud-based security module upon authentication of the user credentials and identification of authorized access privileges for the user;
determining, by the storage array access module, that the user is authorized based on the authorized access privileges represented by the token, wherein the access privileges are defined by user profiles including at least one multi-array profile specifying access privileges for a plurality of storage systems; and
initiating, by the storage array access module, a storage session between the user and a storage array, wherein the storage array access module grants access to a plurality of storage arrays for the user based on a single receipt of the token.
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