diff --git a/src/store/fenceConnection/index.ts b/src/store/fenceConnection/index.ts
index e6cee74d1..95caf7b49 100644
--- a/src/store/fenceConnection/index.ts
+++ b/src/store/fenceConnection/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-import { FENCE_NAMES } from 'common/fenceTypes';
 import { useEffect } from 'react';
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
+
+import { FENCE_NAMES } from 'common/fenceTypes';
+
 import { fenceConnectionSelector } from './selector';
 import { checkFenceAuthStatus, checkFencesAuthStatus } from './thunks';
 
diff --git a/src/store/fenceConnection/thunks.ts b/src/store/fenceConnection/thunks.ts
index 76d0e3df1..086abccde 100644
--- a/src/store/fenceConnection/thunks.ts
+++ b/src/store/fenceConnection/thunks.ts
@@ -38,14 +38,7 @@ const checkFenceAuthStatus = createAsyncThunk<
       error,
       data: {
         auth: data!,
-        acls: [
-          'phs001138.c1',
-          'phs001138.c2',
-          'phs001138.c999',
-          'phs002330.c1',
-          'phs002330.c2',
-          'phs002330.c999',
-        ],
+        acls: fenceAcls,
       },
       reject: thunkAPI.rejectWithValue,
     });
@@ -71,50 +64,47 @@ const connectToFence = createAsyncThunk<
   {
     state: RootState;
   }
->(
-  'fence/connection',
-  async (fence, thunkAPI) => {
-    const { fenceConnection } = thunkAPI.getState();
-    let fenceInfo = fenceConnection.fencesInfo[fence];
+>('fence/connection', async (fence, thunkAPI) => {
+  const { fenceConnection } = thunkAPI.getState();
+  let fenceInfo = fenceConnection.fencesInfo[fence];
 
-    if (!fenceInfo) {
-      const { data } = await FenceApi.fetchInfo(fence);
-      fenceInfo = data;
-    }
+  if (!fenceInfo) {
+    const { data } = await FenceApi.fetchInfo(fence);
+    fenceInfo = data;
+  }
+
+  const authWindow = window.open(fenceInfo?.authorize_uri)!;
 
-    const authWindow = window.open(fenceInfo?.authorize_uri)!;
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const interval = setInterval(async () => {
+      if (authWindow.closed) {
+        let fenceAcls: string[] = [];
+        const { data } = await FenceApi.isAuthenticated(fence);
 
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      const interval = setInterval(async () => {
-        if (authWindow.closed) {
-          let fenceAcls: string[] = [];
-          const { data } = await FenceApi.isAuthenticated(fence);
+        if (data?.authenticated) {
+          clearInterval(interval);
 
           if (data?.authenticated) {
-            clearInterval(interval);
-
-            if (data?.authenticated) {
-              const { data: aclData } = await FenceApi.fetchAcls(fence);
-              fenceAcls = aclData?.acl || [];
-            }
-
-            resolve({
-              info: fenceInfo!,
-              acls: fenceAcls,
-            });
-          } else {
-            clearInterval(interval);
-            reject('failed authenticating');
+            const { data: aclData } = await FenceApi.fetchAcls(fence);
+            fenceAcls = aclData?.acl || [];
           }
+
+          resolve({
+            info: fenceInfo!,
+            acls: fenceAcls,
+          });
+        } else {
+          clearInterval(interval);
+          reject('failed authenticating');
         }
-      }, 1000);
-      setTimeout(() => {
-        clearInterval(interval);
-        reject('nothing');
-      }, TEN_MINUTES_IN_MS);
-    });
-  },
-);
+      }
+    }, 1000);
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      clearInterval(interval);
+      reject('nothing');
+    }, TEN_MINUTES_IN_MS);
+  });
+});
 
 const disconnectFromFence = createAsyncThunk<any, FENCE_NAMES>(
   'fence/disconnection',
diff --git a/src/store/fenceStudies/index.ts b/src/store/fenceStudies/index.ts
index 367d7377c..0fbd1be96 100644
--- a/src/store/fenceStudies/index.ts
+++ b/src/store/fenceStudies/index.ts
@@ -10,19 +10,18 @@ import { computeAllFencesAuthStudies } from './thunks';
 export type { initialState as fenceStudiesInitialState } from './types';
 export { default, FenceStudiesState } from './slice';
 
-export const useFenceStudies = () => {
+export const useFenceStudies = (fence: FENCE_NAMES) => {
   const state = useSelector(fenceStudiesSelector);
-  const { connectionStatus, fencesConnectError, loadingFences } = useFenceConnection(
-    FENCE_NAMES.gen3,
-  );
+
+  const { connectionStatus, fencesConnectError, loadingFences } = useFenceConnection(fence);
   const isConnected = (status: FENCE_CONNECTION_STATUSES) =>
     status === FENCE_CONNECTION_STATUSES.connected;
 
   return {
     ...state,
     fenceStudiesAcls: computeAllFencesAuthStudies(state.studies),
-    isConnected: isConnected(connectionStatus.gen3),
-    connectionLoading: loadingFences.includes(FENCE_NAMES.gen3),
-    hasErrors: fencesConnectError.includes(FENCE_NAMES.gen3) || !isEmpty(state.fencesError),
+    isConnected: isConnected(connectionStatus[fence]),
+    connectionLoading: loadingFences.includes(fence),
+    hasErrors: fencesConnectError.includes(fence) || !isEmpty(state.fencesError),
   };
 };
diff --git a/src/store/fenceStudies/thunks.ts b/src/store/fenceStudies/thunks.ts
index 6c3c8e2b8..1bb965a7d 100644
--- a/src/store/fenceStudies/thunks.ts
+++ b/src/store/fenceStudies/thunks.ts
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ const getAuthStudyIdsAndCounts = async (
             content: [
               {
                 op: TermOperators.in,
-                content: { field: 'access_control', value: [FileAccessType.REGISTERED] },
+                content: { field: 'controlled_access', value: [FileAccessType.REGISTERED] },
               },
             ],
           },
@@ -246,7 +246,15 @@ export const computeAllFencesAuthStudies = (fenceStudies: TFenceStudies) => {
   if (isEmpty(fenceStudies)) {
     return [];
   }
-  return flatMap(Object.values(fenceStudies), (studies) => studies.authorizedStudies);
+
+  return Object.values(fenceStudies)
+    .map((x) => x.authorizedStudies)
+    .flat()
+    .reduce((xs: TFenceStudy[], x: TFenceStudy) => {
+      // remove duplicates
+      const sId = x.id;
+      return xs.some((s) => s.id === sId) ? xs : [...xs, { ...x }];
+    }, []);
 };
 
 const replaceDashByUnderscore = (value: string) => value.replaceAll('-', '');
diff --git a/src/views/Dashboard/components/DashboardCards/AuthorizedStudies/index.tsx b/src/views/Dashboard/components/DashboardCards/AuthorizedStudies/index.tsx
index 908a8a890..84583752f 100644
--- a/src/views/Dashboard/components/DashboardCards/AuthorizedStudies/index.tsx
+++ b/src/views/Dashboard/components/DashboardCards/AuthorizedStudies/index.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import CardErrorPlaceholder from 'views/Dashboard/components/CardErrorPlaceHolde
 import CardHeader from 'views/Dashboard/components/CardHeader';
 import { DashboardCardProps } from 'views/Dashboard/components/DashboardCards';
 
+import { FENCE_NAMES } from 'common/fenceTypes';
 import PopoverContentLink from 'components/uiKit/PopoverContentLink';
 import { fenceConnectionActions } from 'store/fenceConnection/slice';
 import { useFenceStudies } from 'store/fenceStudies';
@@ -23,16 +24,34 @@ import styles from './index.module.scss';
 
 const AuthorizedStudies = ({ id, className = '' }: DashboardCardProps) => {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
-  const { loadingStudiesForFences, fenceStudiesAcls, isConnected, hasErrors, connectionLoading } =
-    useFenceStudies();
+  const {
+    loadingStudiesForFences,
+    fenceStudiesAcls,
+    isConnected: isGen3Connected,
+    hasErrors: hasGen3Errors,
+    connectionLoading: connectionGen3Loading,
+  } = useFenceStudies(FENCE_NAMES.gen3);
+
+  const {
+    //Shared: loadingStudiesForFences,
+    //Shared: fenceStudiesAcls,
+    isConnected: isDcfConnected,
+    hasErrors: hasDcfErrors,
+    connectionLoading: connectionDcfLoading,
+  } = useFenceStudies(FENCE_NAMES.dcf);
+
   const fenceStudiesLoading = loadingStudiesForFences.length > 0;
 
+  const isOneFenceAtLeastConnected = isGen3Connected || isDcfConnected;
+  const hasAtLeastOneFenceWithErrors = hasGen3Errors || hasDcfErrors;
+  const connectionLoadingForAtLeastOneFence = connectionGen3Loading || connectionDcfLoading;
+
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (isConnected) {
+    if (isOneFenceAtLeastConnected) {
       dispatch(fetchAllFenceStudies());
     }
     // eslint-disable-next-line
-  }, [isConnected]);
+  }, [isOneFenceAtLeastConnected]);
 
   return (
     <GridCard
@@ -42,7 +61,7 @@ const AuthorizedStudies = ({ id, className = '' }: DashboardCardProps) => {
         <CardHeader
           id={id}
           title={intl.get('screen.dashboard.cards.authorizedStudies.title', {
-            count: isConnected ? fenceStudiesAcls.length : 0,
+            count: isOneFenceAtLeastConnected ? fenceStudiesAcls.length : 0,
           })}
           infoPopover={{
             title: intl.get('screen.dashboard.cards.authorizedStudies.infoPopover.title'),
@@ -66,7 +85,7 @@ const AuthorizedStudies = ({ id, className = '' }: DashboardCardProps) => {
       }
       content={
         <div className={styles.authorizedWrapper}>
-          {isConnected && !hasErrors && !fenceStudiesLoading && (
+          {isOneFenceAtLeastConnected && !hasAtLeastOneFenceWithErrors && !fenceStudiesLoading && (
             <Space className={styles.authenticatedHeader} direction="horizontal">
               <Space align="start">
                 <SafetyOutlined className={styles.safetyIcon} />
@@ -81,7 +100,7 @@ const AuthorizedStudies = ({ id, className = '' }: DashboardCardProps) => {
                       dispatch(fenceConnectionActions.setConnectionModalParams({ open: true }))
                     }
                     className={styles.disconnectBtn}
-                    loading={connectionLoading}
+                    loading={connectionLoadingForAtLeastOneFence}
                   >
                     {intl.get('screen.dashboard.cards.authorizedStudies.manageConnections')}
                   </Button>
@@ -93,11 +112,11 @@ const AuthorizedStudies = ({ id, className = '' }: DashboardCardProps) => {
             className={styles.authorizedStudiesList}
             bordered
             itemLayout="vertical"
-            loading={fenceStudiesLoading || connectionLoading}
+            loading={fenceStudiesLoading || connectionLoadingForAtLeastOneFence}
             locale={{
-              emptyText: hasErrors ? (
+              emptyText: hasAtLeastOneFenceWithErrors ? (
                 <CardErrorPlaceholder />
-              ) : isConnected ? (
+              ) : isOneFenceAtLeastConnected ? (
                 <Empty
                   imageType="grid"
                   description={intl.get(
@@ -117,7 +136,9 @@ const AuthorizedStudies = ({ id, className = '' }: DashboardCardProps) => {
                 />
               ),
             }}
-            dataSource={isConnected && !hasErrors ? fenceStudiesAcls : []}
+            dataSource={
+              isOneFenceAtLeastConnected && !hasAtLeastOneFenceWithErrors ? fenceStudiesAcls : []
+            }
             renderItem={(item) => <AuthorizedStudiesListItem id={item.id} data={item} />}
           ></List>
         </div>