Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser will no longer be open to new customers starting October 29, 2026. If you would like to use Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser, sign up prior to that date. Existing customers can continue to use the service as normal. For more information, see Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser availability change.
Document history for the Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser Administration Guide
The following table describes the documentation releases for Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser.
| Change | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser will no longer be open to new customers starting October 29, 2026. If you would like to use Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser, sign up prior to that date. Existing customers can continue to use the service as normal. | September 29, 2026 | |
Set up Session Logger to capture a wide range of session events. | August 1, 2025 | |
Updated CloudWatch metrics. | July 21, 2025 | |
With toolbar controls, you can configure the toolbar presentation for end user sessions. | February 21, 2025 | |
Access APIs using an interface VPC endpoint (AWS PrivateLink) | Directly call the Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser API endpoint from within a private cloud (VPC), instead of connecting over the internet. | January 10, 2025 |
Add Data Protection Settings to help protect data from being shared during a session. | November 20, 2024 | |
Protect data in transit with FIPS endpoints. | October 7, 2024 | |
Use the session management dashboard to monitor and manage active and complete sessions. | September 19, 2024 | |
Allow portals to receive deep links that connect users to a specific website during a session. | June 25, 2024 | |
Added AmazonWorkSpacesSecureBrowserReadOnly managed policy | June 24, 2024 | |
You can increase the size of the display, icons, and text with the toolbar. | May 1, 2024 | |
You can now specify Instance type and Max concurrent user limit for your web portal. | April 22, 2024 | |
Added GlobalCpuPercent and GlobalMemoryPercent metrics. | February 26, 2024 | |
You can use Chrome Policy to filter which URLs users can access from their remote browser. | February 21, 2024 | |
You can choose either the standard or IAM Identity Center authentication type. | February 5, 2024 | |
You can enable an extension for your end users to have a better portal sign-on experience. | August 28, 2023 | |
Added content to help guide end users, who want to learn more about accessing Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser, launching and configuring a session, and using the toolbar and web browser. | July 17, 2023 | |
WorkSpaces Secure Browser allows you to control which IP addresses your web portal can be accessed from. | May 31, 2023 | |
Updated AmazonWorkSpacesWebReadOnly managed policy | May 15, 2023 | |
WorkSpaces Secure Browser offers two authentication types: Standard and AWS IAM Identity Center | March 15, 2023 | |
Updated and restructured browser policy section | January 31, 2023 | |
Updated AmazonWorkSpacesWebServiceRolePolicy managed policy | December 15, 2022 | |
Specify the Allowlist and Blocklist to specify a list of domains that your users can or cannot access. | November 14, 2022 | |
Updated AmazonWorkSpacesWebReadOnly managed policy | November 2, 2022 | |
Updated AmazonWorkSpacesWebServiceRolePolicy managed policy | October 24, 2022 | |
Set up user access logging to record user events | October 17, 2022 | |
Various updates to "Networking and access" section | September 22, 2022 | |
Updated AmazonWorkSpacesWebServiceRolePolicy managed policy | September 6, 2022 | |
Configure the Input Method Editor (IME) and in-session localization | July 28, 2022 | |
Various updates to "Networking and access" section | July 7, 2022 | |
Specify the Disconnect timeout in minutes and Idle disconnect timeout in minutes | May 16, 2022 | |
Updated the AmazonWorkSpacesWebServiceRolePolicy managed policy to add the AWS/Usage namespace to the PutMetricData API permissions | April 6, 2022 | |
New AWSServiceRoleForAmazonWorkSpacesWeb service-linked role | November 30, 2021 | |
New AmazonWorkSpacesWebReadOnly managed policy | November 30, 2021 | |
New AmazonWorkSpacesWebServiceRolePolicy managed policy | November 30, 2021 | |
Initial release of the WorkSpaces Secure Browser Administration Guide | November 30, 2021 |
