Security of virtual worlds

Abstract

As a result of interactions of global computer networks, cyberspace has been born. One can be linked to cyberspace through the local virtual world. A central problem of the security in virtual worlds is the control of the participant's own interactions. A solution of several security problems can be the total involvement of cryptographic means. Spread of encryption, however, would be faced with powerful political constraints. Avoiding successfully these barriers depends on the enforcement capabilities of the participants' and users' interests. Potential of using the opportunities offered by novel mathematical and technological tools depends also on the strength of trust between the participants. A solution offered for both problems is the development of vivid human relations between cyberspace participants, based on the formation of participants' communities. The network of communities populating cyberspace that mutually support each other through their members will be formed due to the extended cooperation. This network can face the challenge of the present closed distribution coalitions who attempt to assert their own interests.