SECURE ACCESS DEVICE FOR CLOUD COMPUTING
First Claim
1. Secure access device for providing secure access of a computing resources (CR) user to remote computing resources offered by multiple CR providers, the secure access device comprising:
- a network interface for providing interface to a data network configured for accessing the remote computing resources offered by the multiple CR providers,a network access controller configured to interact with the network interface for controlling access of the CR user to the remote computing resources,multiple data storage sections, each data storage section being configured to keep computing environment data (CED) associated with a particular CR provider of the multiple CR providers, the CED defining a secure local computing environment prescribed by the CR provider for accessing the remote computing resources offered by the CR provider,the network access controller being configured for enabling the CR provider to manage the CED and for preventing the CED from being modified.
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Abstract
A secure access device for providing secure access of a computing resources (CR) user, such as a cloud user, to remote computing resources offered by multiple CR providers, such as cloud providers. The device has a network interface circuit for providing interface to a data network configured for accessing the remote computing resources offered by the multiple CR providers. A network access controller is configured to interact with the network interface for controlling access of the CR user to the remote computing resources. Multiple data storage sections may be provided. Each of them keeps computing environment data (CED) associated with a particular CR provider. The CED define a secure local computing environment prescribed by the CR provider for accessing the remote computing resources offered by this CR provider. The network access controller enables the CR provider to manage the CED and prevents the CED from being modified even by the CR user.
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28 Claims
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1. Secure access device for providing secure access of a computing resources (CR) user to remote computing resources offered by multiple CR providers, the secure access device comprising:
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a network interface for providing interface to a data network configured for accessing the remote computing resources offered by the multiple CR providers, a network access controller configured to interact with the network interface for controlling access of the CR user to the remote computing resources, multiple data storage sections, each data storage section being configured to keep computing environment data (CED) associated with a particular CR provider of the multiple CR providers, the CED defining a secure local computing environment prescribed by the CR provider for accessing the remote computing resources offered by the CR provider, the network access controller being configured for enabling the CR provider to manage the CED and for preventing the CED from being modified. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of enabling a CR user to access remote computing resources offered by multiple CR providers over a data network, the method comprising the steps of:
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enabling multiple CR providers to manage access data in an access device available for the CR user, the access data being provided to enable the CR user to access the remote computing resources over the data network, maintaining the access data in the access device so as to prevent the CR user from modifying the access data, and enabling the CR user to prevent an authorized party from accessing the remote computing resources associated with the CR user. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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