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penalvch
Copper Contributor
Jul 24, 2022

How to permanently dismiss "The certificate couldn't be verified..." prompt when remoting in

Hi developers of the Microsoft Remote Desktop client for MacOS,

 

Could you please stop annoying your users with displaying the same GUI popup below noting:

"You are connecting to the RDP host "A.B.C.D". The certificate couldn't be verified back to a root certificate. Your connection may not be secure. Do you want to continue?

 

This is not reproducible in the Windows version of the Remote Desktop Connection, as noted below, given it has a checkbox allowing those who don't want to be eyespammed with the same prompt everytime they connect to a known remote computer with a known certificate:

 

 

This has been consistently reproducible for the last 3+ years since I started using MRD for Mac.

 

 

  • penalvch 

     

    fast forward a few moments >>>

     

    I did some more clicking and found when you click on the show certificate button, there was an always trust checkbox! And it worked!

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    MachoTaco
    Copper Contributor

    penalvch 

     

    fast forward a few moments >>>

     

    I did some more clicking and found when you click on the show certificate button, there was an always trust checkbox! And it worked!

  • MachoTaco's avatar
    MachoTaco
    Copper Contributor
    Nobody replied to this? Well I am then. It can't be that hard to have a "don't remind me again" or "always allow" option. But then I wonder if it's Apple security policies that are not allowing this sort of thing? Hopefully not.

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