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What are the limitations of the Army AVD Program?

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Introduction #

Below is a list of limitations of the Army AVD Program. Consider these limitations as a method to balance your ability to remain productive without Government-Furnished Equipment (GFE) with the security and integrity of Army and DoD networks.

General Limitations: #

  1. You can not update CAC certificates. AVD does not have ActivClient or the HID Credential Management Extension.
  2. You can not copy/paste from your local machine into the AVD environment.
  3. You can not copy/past from the AVD environment to your local machine.
  4. You can not transfer files from your local machine into the AVD environment.
  5. You can not transfer files from the AVD environment to your local machine.
  6. You can not access attached hard drives.
  7. You can not access attached USB or thumb drives.
  8. You can not access attached USB CD or DVD drives.
  9. You can not access attached USB or wireless printers.
  10. You can not access local networks; wired or wireless.
  11. You can not use other remote desktop clients, or double-hopping, such as:
    1. Citrix
    2. VMware
  12. You can not install software on your AVD image.

AVD Web Browser Version Limitation: #

  1. You can not use AVD via a browser to login to a CAC-enabled website. This feature is called CAC-passthrough. For example, you cannot login to eFLIPL, myPay, or GCSS-Army. You will need to use the Windows Remote Desktop App for CAC-passthrough.
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