US Patent 8713633 Security access protection for user data stored in a cloud computing facility

In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a method and system including storing a plurality of proxy access credentials for a user to securely access each of a plurality of cloud computing facilities; receiving a request from a client device for access to one of the plurality of cloud computing facilities; securing a communication link to the client device, thereby providing a secure link; receiving access credentials from the user through the secure link; verifying an identity of the user with the access credentials; assessing a security state of the client device to determine if the client is in compliance with a security policy; and if the client is in compliance with the security policy, coupling the client to one of the plurality of cloud computing facilities through a second secure link using a corresponding one of the plurality of proxy access credentials for the user.