AWS dcv low security documentation change
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.