Patent attributes
Cluster state information is generated in response to a request to establish a connection with a cloud service system. The cluster state information includes a first instance of a security token and host information. The cluster state information is provided to a web browser associated with a user. The web browser associated with the user is redirected to a cloud identity provider. The cloud identity provider is configured to provide to the cloud service system via the web browser associated with the user, the cluster state information that includes the first instance of the security token and the host information. A certificate is requested from the cloud service system. The cluster state information that includes a second instance of the security token is provided to the cloud service system. The cloud service system is configured to establish the connection based on comparison between the first instance of the security token and the second instance of the security token. The established connection enables the user to manage a secondary storage system via the cloud service system.