ICEMAN: An architecture for secure federated inter-cloud identity management

Similar as the Internet is the network of networks, the evolution from Clouds towards the Inter-Cloud, a global cloud of clouds, represents a huge developmental leap for cloud computing, enabling the development of new innovative value-added services. One of the challenges in the field of Inter-Cloud is Identity Management. Up to now, no concepts have been developed that consider the characteristics of Inter-Clouds as well as the needs and rights of the users. Therefore, ICEMAN (Inter-Cloud Identity Management) aims to develop technical and organizational solutions for secure Federated Inter-Cloud Identity Management. This paper shows the work in progress on this specific aspect introducing a realistic scenario (Inter-Cloud Services used in a disastrous event), giving an overview on the subject, identifying key issues of Federated Identity Management and presenting an outlook on further research.