LionShare, unlike other P2P technologies, is an authenticated file-sharing network that tracks and identifies network users - participants will never appear as "anonymous" to fellow LionShare members. The ability to link inappropriate file-sharing to specific users is expected to deter most abuses and provide a more secure computing environment.

LionShare's authenticated network is similar in concept to faculty, students, and staff placing files on a university offered personal Web space. The specific criteria that will be used to determine inappropriate use, as well as the measures that will be taken when abuse is detected, have not been determined at this point in time.