Adaptive Ownership and Cloud-Based Configuration and Control of Network Devices

A method of configuring a network device by a cloud-based configuration controller, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the cloud-based configuration controller, a configuration request from the network device, the configuration request including access information pertaining to an access made by a user to a cloud-based service;
• determining a cloud-based identity of the user based upon the received access information;
• associating the cloud-based identity with an ownership identifier;
• and
• forming one or more instructions to configure the network device with the ownership identifier as an owner of the network device.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions for a cloud-based configuration controller, the instructions executable by one or more processors to configure the cloud-based configuration controller to:

• receive a configuration request from a network device, the configuration request including access information pertaining to an access made by a user to a cloud-based service;
• determine a cloud-based identity of the user based upon the received access information;
• associate the cloud-based identity with an ownership identifier;
• and
• form one or more instructions to configure the network device with the ownership identifier as an owner of the network device.