Enterprise to Cloud to Enterprise Authentication Use Case

Title: Enterprise to Cloud to Enterprise Authentication

Use Case Description: Two enterprises using the same cloud

Use Case Category: Cloud Computing

Contributor: NIST Cloud Computing Use Cases

Use Case Details

Actors:

• Enterprise
• Cloud Provider

Goals: Two enterprises using the same cloud

Assumptions: Both Enterprises and Cloud Vendor has been issued credentials in an Identity Ecosystem.

Requirements:

Process Flow:

Success Scenario: Hosting resources in the cloud so that applications from the enterprises can interoperate.

Error Conditions: Transactions and concurrency are vital. If two enterprises are using the same cloud- hosted application, VM, middleware or storage, it's important that any changes made by either enterprise are done reliably. More than one enterprise requires interoperability between the enterprises as an essential function.

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