How to verify remote end RDP identity?

remmina

Get in the terminal when face the following screen:

Cannot copy the Fingerprint...

Output:

[00:13:58:244] [61249:61305] [ERROR][com.freerdp.common.settings] - [freerdp_settings_get_bool] Invalid key index CENSORED
[00:13:58:244] [61249:61305] [ERROR][com.freerdp.common.settings] - [freerdp_settings_get_bool] Invalid key index 0
[00:13:58:335] [61249:61305] [WARN][com.freerdp.crypto] - Certificate verification failure 'self-signed certificate (CENSORED)' at stack position 0
[00:13:58:335] [61249:61305] [WARN][com.freerdp.crypto] - CN = GNOME, C = US
[00:13:58:335] [61249:61305] [ERROR][com.freerdp.crypto] - @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
[00:13:58:335] [61249:61305] [ERROR][com.freerdp.crypto] - @           WARNING: CERTIFICATE NAME MISMATCH!           @
[00:13:58:335] [61249:61305] [ERROR][com.freerdp.crypto] - @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
[00:13:58:335] [61249:61305] [ERROR][com.freerdp.crypto] - The hostname used for this connection (pegasus:3389) 
[00:13:58:335] [61249:61305] [ERROR][com.freerdp.crypto] - does not match the name given in the certificate:
[00:13:58:335] [61249:61305] [ERROR][com.freerdp.crypto] - Common Name (CN):
[00:13:58:335] [61249:61305] [ERROR][com.freerdp.crypto] - 	GNOME
[00:13:58:335] [61249:61305] [ERROR][com.freerdp.crypto] - A valid certificate for the wrong name should NOT be trusted!

Related to Benjamin_Loison/gnome-control-center/issues/15.

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