AWS dcv documentation change
Summary
Added technical note about smart card visibility limitations in DCV sessions
Security assessment
Adds documentation about security feature limitations (smart card visibility) but doesn't address a specific vulnerability. Clarifies that smart cards aren't visible to server host components like Windows Device Manager.
Diff
diff --git a/dcv/latest/userguide/using-smartcard.md b/dcv/latest/userguide/using-smartcard.md index 02c4247da..745582247 100644 --- a//dcv/latest/userguide/using-smartcard.md +++ b//dcv/latest/userguide/using-smartcard.md @@ -18,0 +19,4 @@ You must be authorized to use this feature. If you are not authorized, the funct +###### Note + +Smart card access in a Amazon DCV session operates at the PC/SC interface level. This means that applications using the PC/SC interface can interact with smart cards connected to the client computer. However, these smart cards will not be visible to server host components that interact directly with smart card devices. Most notably, the smart card devices will not appear in Windows Device Manager. +