Cross provider security management functionality within a cloud service brokerage platform

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having tangibly embodied thereon and accessible therefrom instructions interpretable by at least one data processing device of a cloud service brokering (CSB) platform, the instructions are configured for causing the at least one data processing device to perform a method enabling brokering of cloud services by the CSB platform, the method comprising:

• instantiating an instance of an application programming interface (API) configured for provisioning cloud resources procured from a first one of a plurality of cloud service providing entities;
• instantiating, within the CSB platform, a cloud service bus through which the API is instantiated to provide an interface through which information required for said cloud resource provisioning is communicated between the CSB platform and said cloud service providing entities using a message-based architecture that allows asynchronous and parallel execution of provisioning tasks across cloud services and cloud service providers and wherein the cloud service bus comprises an inbuilt data driven engine that supports multiple workflow definitions and process definitions for at least one of cloud services, cloud service providers and cloud service types;
• communicating, between the CSB platform and the first one of the cloud service providing entities via the interface of the cloud service bus during creation of a first virtual data center, information required for provisioning said cloud resources of a first virtual data center (VDC) that are procured from the first one of the cloud service providing entities, wherein said information required for provisioning said cloud resources includes a security credential issued by the first one of the cloud service providing entities for enabling provisioning of said cloud resources of the first VDC;
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• enabling creation of a second VDC comprising cloud resources procured from a second one of the cloud service providing entities different than the first one of the cloud service providing entities and having access privileged granted thereto through use of the security credential issued by the first one of the cloud service providing entities, wherein enabling creation of the second VDC includes causing an instance of the API to provide the security credential to the second one of the cloud service providing entities via the interface of the cloud service bus for enabling the security credential to be used by the second cloud service providing entity for provisioning of the cloud resources procured from the second one of the cloud service providing entities and wherein said provisioning of the cloud resources procured from the second one of the cloud service providing entities is performed via the interface provided by the cloud service bus.