Identity and policy enforced inter-cloud and intra-cloud channel

Techniques for identity and policy enforced cloud communications are presented. Cloud channel managers (302) monitor messages occurring within a cloud or between independent clouds (600,610,620). Policy actions are enforced when processing the messages. The policy actions can include identity-based restrictions and the policy actions are specific to the messages and/or clouds within which the messages are being processed. A method may comprise configuring (110) a first process within a first cloud computing environment to manage select messages occurring within a communication channel within the first cloud computing environment; instantiating (120) the first cloud computing environment with the first process executing therein; and enforcing (130), by the first process, selective policy restrictions based on the select messages that enter and exit the communication channel.