Remote accessed certificate

Note

New in 3.6

You’ve been asked to accept a “not secure” certificate.

A certificate is needed to encrypt all the data transferred between your browser and the server (the VLC instance running on your device).

It warranties that none of this data can be read by anyone using the same network.

How it works for classic websites

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For the remote access

The browser will reject the certificate for the following reasons:

  • The certificate has been created by your device and is not known

  • As the website is hosted on your device and accessed with your IP, the Certificate Authority cannot validate the certificate.

How to accept the certificate

  1. Make sure you are on a trusted network. It will make sure the certificate you accept comes from VLC’s remote access

  2. Accept the certificate. See below how to do it on your browser

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Note

Click the “Advanced” button

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Accept the certificate