Your remote desktop connection failed because the remote computer cannot be authenticated.
Your remote desktop connection failed because the remote computer cannot be authenticated.
You may receive a warning like the following when connecting to your Windows VPS. The error will be similar in Mac OS X, as well:
To resolve this error and allow RDC to connect to your VPS, you need to update RDC's security options to allow this type of connection.
Click the Show Options link in Remote Desktop Connection (RDC).
Then click the Advanced tab. In this tab, you will be able to see the Server Authentication part. Select Warn me, then re-connect to the VPS. The error will now allow you to bypass and connect anyway.
Note: Your VPS cannot be authenticated because the security certificate used by the VPS is self-generated and self-signed at the time of VPS installation. Despite this warning, the RDP connection to your VPS is encrypted and highly secure. There should be no concern about connecting to the VPS because you are its Administrator.
You may receive a warning like the following when connecting to your Windows VPS. The error will be similar in Mac OS X, as well:
To resolve this error and allow RDC to connect to your VPS, you need to update RDC's security options to allow this type of connection.
Click the Show Options link in Remote Desktop Connection (RDC).
Then click the Advanced tab. In this tab, you will be able to see the Server Authentication part. Select Warn me, then re-connect to the VPS. The error will now allow you to bypass and connect anyway.
Note: Your VPS cannot be authenticated because the security certificate used by the VPS is self-generated and self-signed at the time of VPS installation. Despite this warning, the RDP connection to your VPS is encrypted and highly secure. There should be no concern about connecting to the VPS because you are its Administrator.
Updated on: 20/06/2022
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