CPC H04L 67/10 (2013.01) [H04L 63/0807 (2013.01); H04L 67/1097 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
receiving, over a first network by a client-side array services module, user credentials associated with an access request to a storage system;
sending, over a second network by the client-side array services module to a cloud-based security module, the user credentials;
receiving, over the second network by the client-side array services module from the cloud-based security module, a token representing that the user credentials were successfully authenticated by the cloud-based security module; and
sending, over the first network by the client-side array services module to the storage system, the token with a management instruction, wherein the storage system is not coupled for data communications to the cloud-based security module.
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