[jonwchu]

We authenticate when people try to use the link. We are exploring ideas on how to enable fine-grain permissions for sharing.

The link is an association between team members who are in a live share session. The workspace (i.e. source files) is not stored in the cloud. During a live share session, the communication is facilitated by an Azure Relay in the cloud. We are also looking at the ability to have peer-to-peer communication if you are on the same network.