1. A method comprises: receiving a dispersed storage network (DSN) access request; determining whether the DSN access request is associated with a local DSN vault or a global DSN vault, wherein the local DSN vault is contained within a DSN of a plurality of DSNs and the global DSN vault is contained within at least some of the plurality of DSNs; and when the DSN access request is associated with the global DSN vault: identifying a primary DSN of the plurality of DSNs; and facilitating processing of the DSN access request by the primary DSN.