LionShare P2P is an innovative technology that facilitates legitimate file-sharing among institutions around the world through the use of authenticated Peer-to-Peer (P2P) networking. LionShare technology provides tools for the exchange of academic, personal and work-related materials on an officially sanctioned and secure P2P network among participating groups and institutions around the world.

Additionally, an authentication/trust model between institutions has been developed that allows an authenticated P2P network user at one institution to search and access resources at other participating institutions. This extends LionShare's capabilities to a global scale by creating collaborative networks that enable individuals from a diverse range of institutions to connect to the same secure P2P system.