Supported DCV features for WorkSpaces
The following table compares the features that are supported by the DCV WorkSpaces clients.
Note
Android and iPad clients aren't currently supported by DCV WorkSpaces.
| Feature | Windows client | MacOS client | Linux client | Web access | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WorkSpaces Pool support | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | On client version 5.20.0 or greater. |
| Client access restriction | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Control device access |
| USB redirection | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Audio input | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Not supported on Amazon Linux DCV WorkSpaces but supported on Ubuntu WorkSpaces. See Manage your Ubuntu WorkSpaces, Manage your Rocky Linux WorkSpaces, and Manage your Red Hat Enterprise Linux WorkSpaces for more information. |
| Video input | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Not supported on Amazon Linux 2 DCV WorkSpaces and Red Hat Enterprise Linux WorkSpaces but supported on Ubuntu and Rocky Linux WorkSpaces. See Manage your Ubuntu WorkSpaces and Manage your Rocky Linux WorkSpaces for more information. |
| Storage redirection | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Local printer redirection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | Print from a WorkSpaces |
| Clipboard redirection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Copy and paste on iPad and Android supports text and HTML content only. |
| HIPAA/PCI compliance | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Compliance and Security FAQ |
| Active directory authentication | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Manage directories for WorkSpaces |
| SAML 2.0 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Certificate-based Authentication | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Multi-factor authentication (MFA) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Compliance and Security FAQ |
| Smart card (CAC and PIV readers) | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | WorkSpaces client smart card support |
| Certificate for access control | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | Configure the restriction |
| Encryption at rest | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Encryption FAQ |
| Client customization available | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Customize WorkSpaces branding |
| WebAuthn support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | WebAuthn authentication for WorkSpaces client |
| Monitor support | Windows display support | macOS display support | Linux display support | Web access client views | |
| File transfer support | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
File transfer support in the WorkSpaces client
applications
Only available for personal and Windows WorkSpaces. Unavailable for pooled and Linux WorkSpaces. |
| Idle disconnect timeout | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Configure idle disconnect timeout for DCV
Not supported on Linux WorkSpaces. |
| AWS Global Accelerator (AGA) support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
On Windows and Mac client version 5.23.0 or greater. On Linux client version 2024.7 or greater. |
