Method, system, and computer program product for providing e-token based access control for virtual world spaces

A system for providing e-token based access control to virtual world (VW) spaces, comprising:

• a VW server;
• an administrator system executing a verification and tracking application;
• a first VW member system in communication with the VW server and the administrator system;
• and
• a proxy application and an e-tokenizer application executing on the first VW member system, the proxy application and the e-tokenizer application implementing a method, comprising:
• the proxy application intercepting a request from the first VW member system to invite a second VW member system to a VW space within a VW network, the request intercepted outside of the VW network;
• the e-tokenizer application using a secret code associated with the first VW member system to generate an e-token, the e-token including a name of identifier of the second VW member system and an identifier of the VW space;
• sending the e-token inside the VW network for storage;
• in response to a request, by the second VW member system, for access to the VW space, sending the e-token outside of the VW network to the verification and tracking application for verification, the verification including determining whether a number of users that may be granted access to the first VW space has been exceeded;
• and
• upon successful verification of the e-token, the verification and tracking application accesses the VW network and controls a guard bot residing inside the VW network to grant the access to the second VW member with respect to the VW space upon verifying that the number of users to the first VW space has not been exceeded;
• wherein the guard bot adds the second VW member to an access control list for the VW space.