On-demand personal hotspot

A computer system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• one or more memory devices coupled to the one or more processors;
• and
• one or more computer readable storage devices coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the one or more storage devices contain program code executable by the one or more processors via the one or more memory devices to implement a method, the method comprising:
• receiving, by the one or more processors of the computer system, registration information by a plurality of offering participants, the registration information including a device identifier, a connection identifier, and a password, wherein the device identifier, the connection identifier and the password are each associated with a secure wireless internet connection of each offering participant;
• verifying, by the one or more processors of the computer system, that the secure wireless internet connections of each of the plurality of offering participants is acceptable;
• providing, by the one or more processors of the computer system, an interface to a receiving participant device, the interface configured to allow a receiving participant to view each of the secure wireless internet connections and make a selection;
• receiving, by the one or more processors of the computer system, the selection by the receiving participant to join a selected one of the secure wireless internet connections;
• authenticating, by the one or more processors of the computer system, connection initialization for the receiving participant to join the selected one of the secure wireless internet connections;
• and
• facilitating, by the one or more processors of the computer system, a secure access connection by the receiving participant to the selected one of the secure wireless internet connections,
• wherein the computer system is a third party system not controlled by a party other than by any of the plurality of offering participants or and the receiving participant.

A computer program product, comprising a computer readable hardware storage device storing a computer readable program code, the computer readable program code comprising an algorithm that when executed by one or more processors of a computer system implements a method, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the one or more processors of the computer system, registration information by a plurality of offering participants, the registration information including a device identifier, a connection identifier, and a password, wherein the device identifier, the connection identifier and the password are each associated with a secure wireless internet connection of each offering participant;
• verifying, by the one or more processors of the computer system, that the secure wireless internet connections of each of the plurality of offering participants is acceptable;
• providing, by the one or more processors of the computer system, an interface to a receiving participant device, the interface configured to allow a receiving participant to view each of the secure wireless internet connections and make a selection;
• receiving, by the one or more processors of the computer system, the selection by the receiving participant to join a selected one of the secure wireless internet connections;
• authenticating, by the one or more processors of the computer system, connection initialization for the receiving participant to join the selected one of the secure wireless internet connections;
• and
• facilitating, by the one or more processors of the computer system, a secure access connection by the receiving participant to the selected one of the secure wireless internet connections,
• wherein the computer system is a third party system controlled by a party other than any of the plurality of offering participants and the receiving participant.