Confidential presentations in virtual world infrastructure

A network, comprising:

• a confidential asset server to securely maintain store textures and correspondence indicators outside a computing environment associated with a virtual application, wherein the confidential asset server does not reside on, and is not accessible by a computing resource maintained by a service provider of the virtual application;
• and a proxy authorized to access the confidential asset server and configured to form a confidential presentation by performing the steps of:
• obtaining a correspondence indicator from the confidential asset server, wherein the correspondence indicator indicates a first texture that corresponds to a first object, wherein the first object is within the computing environment associated with the virtual application, wherein the first texture comprises confidential content that is securely maintained stored by the confidential asset server outside the computing environment associated with the virtual application;
• obtaining the first texture from the confidential asset server, wherein the confidential presentation comprises the first texture;
• overlaying the first texture onto the first object, wherein the first texture is overlaid by the proxy;
• obtaining a plurality of additional textures from the asset server;
• and overlaying the plurality of additional textures, wherein the correspondence indicator indicates correspondence between each of a plurality of additional objects and a corresponding one of the plurality of additional textures and wherein the confidential presentation comprises the plurality of additional textures, wherein P′={p1, p2, p3 . . . p_n} is a set of texture identifiers comprising a plurality of texture identifiers, p1, p2, p3 . . . p_n, uniquely identifying each of the plurality of additional textures, wherein U′={ul, u2, u3 . . . u k} is a set of Universally Unique Identifiers comprising a plurality of Universally Unique Identifiers, u1, u2, u3, . . . u_k, uniquely identifying each of the plurality of additional objects, wherein a correspondence indicator, m \in M, is created that correspond one of the plurality of texture identifiers to each one of the plurality of Universally Unique Identifiers.

Apparatus for forming a confidential presentation, the apparatus comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
• obtain a correspondence indicator from a confidential asset server, wherein the confidential asset server securely stores textures and correspondence indicators outside a computing environment associated with a virtual application, wherein the confidential asset server is not accessible by a computing resource maintained by a service provider of the virtual application, wherein the correspondence indicator indicates a first texture that cooresponds to a first object, wherein the first object is within the computing environment associated with the virtual application, wherein the first texture comprises confidential content that is securely stored by the confidential asset server outside the computing environment associated with the virtual application;
• obtain the first texture from the confidential asset server, wherein the confidential presentation comprises the first texture;
• overlay the first texture onto the first object;
• obtain a plurality of additional textures from the asset server;
• and
• overlay the plurality of additional textures, wherein the correspondence indicator indicates correspondence between each of a plurality of additional objects and a corresponding one of the plurality of additional textures and wherein the confidential presentation comprises the plurality of additional textures,
• wherein P′={p1, p2, p3 . . . p_n} is a set of texture identifiers comprising a plurality of texture identifiers, p1, p2, p3 . . . p_n, uniquely identifying each of the plurality of additional textures,
• wherein U′={u1, u2, u3 . . . u k} is a set of Universally Unique Identifiers comprising a plurality of Universally Unique Identifiers, u1, u2, u3, . . . u_k, uniquely identifying each of the plurality of additional objects, wherein a correspondence indicator, m \in M, is created that correspond one of the plurality of texture identifiers to each one of the plurality of Universally Unique Identifiers.

An article of manufacture for forming a confidential presentation, the article comprising a computer readable storage medium having one or more programs embodied therewith, wherein the one or more programs, when executed by a computer, perform steps of:

• securely maintaining storing textures and correspondence indicators in a memory of a confidential asset server outside a computing environment associated with a virtual application, wherein the confidential asset server does not reside on, and is not accessible by a computing resource maintained by a service provider of the virtual application;
• obtaining, by an authorized entity, a correspondence indicator from the confidential asset server, wherein the correspondence indicator indicates a first texture that corresponds to a first object, wherein the first object is within the computing environment associated with the virtual application, wherein the first texture comprises confidential content that is securely stored by the confidential asset server outside the computing environment associated with the virtual application;
• obtaining the first texture from the confidential asset server, wherein the confidential presentation comprises the first texture;
• overlaying the first texture onto the first object;
• ;
• obtaining a plurality of additional textures from the asset server;
• and overlaying the plurality of additional textures, wherein the correspondence indicator indicates correspondence between each of a plurality of additional objects and a corresponding one of the plurality of additional textures and wherein the confidential presentation comprises the plurality of additional textures, wherein P′={p1, p2, p3 . . . p_n} is a set of texture identifiers comprising a plurality of texture identifiers, p1, p2, p3 . . . p_n, uniquely identifying each of the plurality of additional textures, wherein U′={u1, u2, u3 . . . u k} is a set of Universally Unique Identifiers comprising a plurality of Universally Unique Identifiers, u1, u2, u3, . . . u_k, uniquely identifying each of the plurality of additional objects, wherein a correspondence indicator, m \in M, is created that correspond one of the plurality of texture identifiers to each one of the plurality of Universally Unique Identifiers.

A confidential asset server for forming a confidential

• presentation, the confidential asset server configured to:
• securely maintain store textures and correspondence indicators outside a computing environment associated with a virtual application, wherein the confidential asset server does not reside on, and is not accessible by a computing resource maintained by a service provider of the virtual application;
• provide a correspondence indicator, wherein the correspondence indicator indicates a first texture that corresponds to a first object, wherein the first object is within the computing environment associated with the virtual application, wherein the first texture comprises confidential content that is securely stored by the confidential asset server outside the computing environment associated with the virtual application;
• provide the first texture, wherein the confidential presentation comprises the first texture;
• provide a plurality of additional textures, wherein the correspondence indicator indicates correspondence between each of a plurality of additional objects and a corresponding one of the plurality of additional textures and wherein the confidential presentation comprises the plurality of additional textures, wherein P′={p1, p2, p3 . . . p_n} is a set of texture identifiers comprising a plurality of texture identifiers, p1, p2, p3 . . . p_n, uniquely identifying each of the plurality of additional textures, wherein U′={u1, u2, u3 . . . u k} is a set of Universally Unique Identifiers comprising a plurality of Universally Unique Identifiers, u1, u2, u3, . . . u_k, uniquely identifying each of the plurality of additional objects, wherein a correspondence indicator, m \in M, is created that correspond one of the plurality of texture identifiers to each one of the plurality of Universally Unique Identifiers.