Remote folder connection fails with "Host denied (verification failed)" for specific hostname

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Jun 1, 2026 by Swamp-Ig Closed Jul 4, 2026

Describe the bug

Connecting to a remote folder via SSH fails with "Connection failed: Host denied (verification failed)" for a specific hostname (frigate.ahfp), but connecting to the same host using a different hostname format (frigate.ahfp.local) works fine.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Add a remote folder connection using hostname root@frigate.ahfp or root@pve.ahfp
  2. Connection fails with "Host denied (verification failed)"
  3. Add the same connection using frigate.ahfp.local instead, so does orangepi@wait-room-kiosk.ahfp
  4. Connection succeeds

Expected behavior

Both hostname formats should work, or the error message should indicate what is wrong with the hostname.

Additional context

  • SSH to the host works fine in the terminal
  • Signing out and back in does not fix it
  • Deleting and re-adding the connection does not fix it
  • Net log shows a 401 from the claude.ai API when attempting to register the connection with the failing hostname
  • Request ID from net log: req_011Cbc9DQ6wqdwW7MUiH2QYV
  • Claude Code version: 1.9659.2 (Electron 41.6.1)
  • OS: Windows 11

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