AWS workspaces high security documentation change
Summary
Added deprecation notice for PCoIP Web Access and migration guidance to DCV protocol
Security assessment
Highlights security implications of protocol deprecation and promotes migration to a protocol with enhanced security features (SAML/certificate-based authentication). The notice indicates reduced security updates for legacy systems after 2025.
Diff
diff --git a/workspaces/latest/userguide/amazon-workspaces-web-access.md b/workspaces/latest/userguide/amazon-workspaces-web-access.md index c094f1d4d..9de09e437 100644 --- a//workspaces/latest/userguide/amazon-workspaces-web-access.md +++ b//workspaces/latest/userguide/amazon-workspaces-web-access.md @@ -8,0 +9,6 @@ Display supportProxy serversSupported features for DCV-based WorkSpacesSupported +###### Note + +Starting November 7, 2025, Amazon WorkSpaces PCoIP Web Access will no longer be open to new customers. After this date, the feature will only receive critical functional and security updates. While existing users can continue using the feature, new users will not be able to connect to their PCoIP WorkSpaces using Web Access. + +For continued Web Access usage, we recommend evaluating [ migration to DCV protocol](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/desktop-and-application-streaming/seamlessly-modify-existing-amazon-workspaces-to-use-the-workspaces-streaming-protocol/), which has Web Access support that offers improved performance and enhanced features including SAML and certificate-based authentication. Alternatively, PCoIP users can switch to [WorkSpaces client applications](https://clients.amazonworkspaces.com/) for full feature support. +