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AWS dcv low security documentation change

Service: dcv · 2025-06-19 · Security-related low

File: dcv/latest/userguide/using-multiple-screens.md

Summary

Restructured documentation about multi-monitor support and added explicit note disabling it during collaboration

Security assessment

Explicitly disabling multi-monitor during collaboration sessions appears to be a security control to prevent unintended information exposure in shared environments. This change documents a security-conscious feature limitation.

Diff

diff --git a/dcv/latest/userguide/using-multiple-screens.md b/dcv/latest/userguide/using-multiple-screens.md
index 343585eae..d4af23da0 100644
--- a//dcv/latest/userguide/using-multiple-screens.md
+++ b//dcv/latest/userguide/using-multiple-screens.md
@@ -7 +7 @@
-DCV is capable of extending full screen resolution across a single monitor, a set of selected monitors, or all available monitors.
+###### Note
@@ -9 +9 @@ DCV is capable of extending full screen resolution across a single monitor, a se
-You can also manually specify custom display layouts. For more information, see [ Managing the Amazon DCV Session Display Layout](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/dcv/latest/adminguide/managing-session-display.html) in the _Amazon DCV Administrator Guide_.
+When collaborating on Amazon DCV sessions, the multiple monitor function is disabled.
@@ -11 +11 @@ You can also manually specify custom display layouts. For more information, see
-###### Note
+Amazon DCV is capable of extending full screen resolution across a single monitor, a set of selected monitors, or all available monitors.
@@ -14,0 +15,2 @@ If the requested layout is not supported by the server, the layout might be adju
+You can also manually specify custom display layouts. For more information, see [ Managing the Amazon DCV Session Display Layout](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/dcv/latest/adminguide/managing-session-display.html) in the _Amazon DCV Administrator Guide_.
+
@@ -24,4 +25,0 @@ Amazon DCV can configure a resolution according to the settings and the server s
-Note that the available resolutions and number of monitors depend on the configuration of the server. Maximum supported per-monitor resolution is 4096x4096 for up to 4 monitors. Higher resolutions or more than 4 monitors are not supported in any configuration.
-
-Make sure to follow the [prerequisites guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/dcv/latest/adminguide/setting-up-installing.html) to properly setup the system environment and drivers for best performance.
-
@@ -30 +28,3 @@ Make sure to follow the [prerequisites guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/dcv/la
-When collaborating on Amazon DCV sessions, the multiple monitor function is disabled.
+Maximum supported per-monitor resolution is 4096x4096 for up to 4 monitors. Higher resolutions or more than 4 monitors are not supported in any configuration.
+
+Make sure to follow the [prerequisites guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/dcv/latest/adminguide/setting-up-installing.html) to properly setup the system environment and drivers for best performance.