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AWS res documentation change

Service: res · 2026-06-22 · Documentation medium

File: res/archive/release-minus-1/ug/desktop-settings.md

Summary

Added documentation for new 'DCV Session Token Expiration' setting with configuration options.

Security assessment

Documents a new security feature (session token expiration) that reduces risks from stolen credentials but doesn't fix a specific vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/res/archive/release-minus-1/ug/desktop-settings.md b/res/archive/release-minus-1/ug/desktop-settings.md
index 5bc4a45d2..b02f8c8c4 100644
--- a//res/archive/release-minus-1/ug/desktop-settings.md
+++ b//res/archive/release-minus-1/ug/desktop-settings.md
@@ -31,0 +32,16 @@ The default value for the allowed number of VDI sessions per user per project.
+**DCV Session Token Expiration**
+    
+
+The duration for which a DCV session token remains valid. When a token expires, users must re-download the DCV connection file from the web portal to continue accessing their virtual desktop session. The available options are:
+
+  * 1,440 minutes (1 day)
+
+  * 10,080 minutes (7 days)
+
+  * 43,200 minutes (30 days)
+
+
+
+
+![DCV session token expiration setting in Desktop Settings](/images/res/archive/release-minus-1/ug/images/dcv-settings-form.png)
+