diff --git a/lan-mouse-gtk/resources/authorization_window.ui b/lan-mouse-gtk/resources/authorization_window.ui
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49f0c26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lan-mouse-gtk/resources/authorization_window.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<interface>
+  <requires lib="gtk" version="4.0"/>
+  <requires lib="libadwaita" version="1.0"/>
+  <template class="AuthorizationWindow" parent="AdwWindow">
+    <property name="modal">True</property>
+    <property name="width-request">180</property>
+    <property name="default-width">180</property>
+    <property name="height-request">180</property>
+    <property name="default-height">180</property>
+    <property name="title" translatable="yes">Unauthorized Device</property>
+    <property name="content">
+      <object class="GtkBox">
+        <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
+        <property name="vexpand">True</property>
+        <child type="top">
+          <object class="AdwHeaderBar">
+            <style>
+              <class name="flat"/>
+            </style>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+        <child>
+          <object class="GtkBox">
+            <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
+            <property name="spacing">30</property>
+            <property name="margin-start">30</property>
+            <property name="margin-end">30</property>
+            <property name="margin-top">30</property>
+            <property name="margin-bottom">30</property>
+            <child>
+              <object class="GtkLabel">
+                <property name="label">An unauthorized Device is trying to connect. Do you want to authorize this Device?</property>
+                <property name="width-request">100</property>
+                <property name="wrap">word-wrap</property>
+              </object>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <object class="AdwPreferencesGroup">
+                <property name="title">sha256 fingerprint</property>
+                <child>
+                  <object class="AdwActionRow">
+                    <property name="child">
+                      <object class="GtkLabel" id="fingerprint">
+                        <property name="ellipsize">PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_NONE</property>
+                        <property name="vexpand">True</property>
+                        <property name="hexpand">False</property>
+                        <property name="wrap">True</property>
+                        <property name="wrap-mode">word-char</property>
+                        <property name="justify">center</property>
+                        <property name="xalign">0.5</property>
+                        <property name="margin-top">10</property>
+                        <property name="margin-bottom">10</property>
+                        <property name="margin-start">10</property>
+                        <property name="margin-end">10</property>
+                        <property name="width-chars">64</property>
+                      </object>
+                    </property>
+                  </object>
+                </child>
+              </object>
+            </child>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+        <child>
+          <object class="GtkBox">
+            <property name="margin-start">30</property>
+            <property name="margin-end">30</property>
+            <property name="margin-top">30</property>
+            <property name="margin-bottom">30</property>
+            <property name="orientation">horizontal</property>
+            <property name="spacing">30</property>
+            <property name="hexpand">True</property>
+            <property name="vexpand">True</property>
+            <property name="valign">end</property>
+            <child>
+              <object class="GtkButton" id="cancel_button">
+                <signal name="clicked" handler="handle_cancel" swapped="true"/>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Cancel</property>
+                <property name="can-shrink">True</property>
+                <property name="height-request">50</property>
+                <property name="hexpand">True</property>
+              </object>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <object class="GtkButton" id="confirm_button">
+                <signal name="clicked" handler="handle_confirm" swapped="true"/>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Authorize</property>
+                <property name="can-shrink">True</property>
+                <property name="height-request">50</property>
+                <property name="hexpand">True</property>
+                <style>
+                  <class name="destructive-action"/>
+                </style>
+              </object>
+            </child>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+      </object>
+    </property>
+  </template>
+</interface>
diff --git a/lan-mouse-gtk/resources/resources.gresource.xml b/lan-mouse-gtk/resources/resources.gresource.xml
index 2a6812f..c94be6b 100644
--- a/lan-mouse-gtk/resources/resources.gresource.xml
+++ b/lan-mouse-gtk/resources/resources.gresource.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <gresources>
   <gresource prefix="/de/feschber/LanMouse">
     <file compressed="true" preprocess="xml-stripblanks">window.ui</file>
+    <file compressed="true" preprocess="xml-stripblanks">authorization_window.ui</file>
     <file compressed="true" preprocess="xml-stripblanks">fingerprint_window.ui</file>
     <file compressed="true" preprocess="xml-stripblanks">client_row.ui</file>
     <file compressed="true" preprocess="xml-stripblanks">key_row.ui</file>
diff --git a/lan-mouse-gtk/src/authorization_window.rs b/lan-mouse-gtk/src/authorization_window.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e1a026
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lan-mouse-gtk/src/authorization_window.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+mod imp;
+
+use glib::Object;
+use gtk::{gio, glib, subclass::prelude::ObjectSubclassIsExt};
+
+glib::wrapper! {
+    pub struct AuthorizationWindow(ObjectSubclass<imp::AuthorizationWindow>)
+    @extends adw::Window, gtk::Window, gtk::Widget,
+    @implements gio::ActionGroup, gio::ActionMap, gtk::Accessible, gtk::Buildable,
+                gtk::ConstraintTarget, gtk::Native, gtk::Root, gtk::ShortcutManager;
+}
+
+impl AuthorizationWindow {
+    pub(crate) fn new(fingerprint: &str) -> Self {
+        let window: Self = Object::builder().build();
+        window.imp().set_fingerprint(fingerprint);
+        window
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lan-mouse-gtk/src/authorization_window/imp.rs b/lan-mouse-gtk/src/authorization_window/imp.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4792b2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lan-mouse-gtk/src/authorization_window/imp.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+use std::sync::OnceLock;
+
+use adw::prelude::*;
+use adw::subclass::prelude::*;
+use glib::subclass::InitializingObject;
+use gtk::{
+    glib::{self, subclass::Signal},
+    template_callbacks, Button, CompositeTemplate, Label,
+};
+
+#[derive(CompositeTemplate, Default)]
+#[template(resource = "/de/feschber/LanMouse/authorization_window.ui")]
+pub struct AuthorizationWindow {
+    #[template_child]
+    pub fingerprint: TemplateChild<Label>,
+    #[template_child]
+    pub cancel_button: TemplateChild<Button>,
+    #[template_child]
+    pub confirm_button: TemplateChild<Button>,
+}
+
+#[glib::object_subclass]
+impl ObjectSubclass for AuthorizationWindow {
+    const NAME: &'static str = "AuthorizationWindow";
+    const ABSTRACT: bool = false;
+
+    type Type = super::AuthorizationWindow;
+    type ParentType = adw::Window;
+
+    fn class_init(klass: &mut Self::Class) {
+        klass.bind_template();
+        klass.bind_template_callbacks();
+    }
+
+    fn instance_init(obj: &InitializingObject<Self>) {
+        obj.init_template();
+    }
+}
+
+#[template_callbacks]
+impl AuthorizationWindow {
+    #[template_callback]
+    fn handle_confirm(&self, _button: Button) {
+        let fp = self.fingerprint.text().as_str().trim().to_owned();
+        self.obj().emit_by_name("confirm-clicked", &[&fp])
+    }
+
+    #[template_callback]
+    fn handle_cancel(&self, _: Button) {
+        self.obj().emit_by_name("cancel-clicked", &[])
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn set_fingerprint(&self, fingerprint: &str) {
+        self.fingerprint.set_text(fingerprint);
+    }
+}
+
+impl ObjectImpl for AuthorizationWindow {
+    fn signals() -> &'static [Signal] {
+        static SIGNALS: OnceLock<Vec<Signal>> = OnceLock::new();
+        SIGNALS.get_or_init(|| {
+            vec![
+                Signal::builder("confirm-clicked")
+                    .param_types([String::static_type()])
+                    .build(),
+                Signal::builder("cancel-clicked").build(),
+            ]
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl WidgetImpl for AuthorizationWindow {}
+impl WindowImpl for AuthorizationWindow {}
+impl ApplicationWindowImpl for AuthorizationWindow {}
+impl AdwWindowImpl for AuthorizationWindow {}
diff --git a/lan-mouse-gtk/src/fingerprint_window.rs b/lan-mouse-gtk/src/fingerprint_window.rs
index 9791c73..de59e5e 100644
--- a/lan-mouse-gtk/src/fingerprint_window.rs
+++ b/lan-mouse-gtk/src/fingerprint_window.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 mod imp;
 
 use glib::Object;
-use gtk::{gio, glib};
+use gtk::{gio, glib, prelude::ObjectExt, subclass::prelude::ObjectSubclassIsExt};
 
 glib::wrapper! {
     pub struct FingerprintWindow(ObjectSubclass<imp::FingerprintWindow>)
@@ -11,8 +11,12 @@ glib::wrapper! {
 }
 
 impl FingerprintWindow {
-    pub(crate) fn new() -> Self {
+    pub(crate) fn new(fingerprint: Option<String>) -> Self {
         let window: Self = Object::builder().build();
+        if let Some(fp) = fingerprint {
+            window.imp().fingerprint.set_property("text", fp);
+            window.imp().fingerprint.set_property("editable", false);
+        }
         window
     }
 }
diff --git a/lan-mouse-gtk/src/lib.rs b/lan-mouse-gtk/src/lib.rs
index edc2220..4532b0e 100644
--- a/lan-mouse-gtk/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lan-mouse-gtk/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+mod authorization_window;
 mod client_object;
 mod client_row;
 mod fingerprint_window;
@@ -146,8 +147,21 @@ fn build_ui(app: &Application) {
                     FrontendEvent::EmulationStatus(s) => window.set_emulation(s.into()),
                     FrontendEvent::AuthorizedUpdated(keys) => window.set_authorized_keys(keys),
                     FrontendEvent::PublicKeyFingerprint(fp) => window.set_pk_fp(&fp),
-                    FrontendEvent::IncomingConnected(_fingerprint, addr, pos) => {
-                        window.show_toast(format!("device connected: {addr} ({pos})").as_str());
+                    FrontendEvent::ConnectionAttempt { fingerprint } => {
+                        window.request_authorization(&fingerprint);
+                    }
+                    FrontendEvent::DeviceConnected {
+                        fingerprint: _,
+                        addr,
+                    } => {
+                        window.show_toast(format!("device connected: {addr}").as_str());
+                    }
+                    FrontendEvent::DeviceEntered {
+                        fingerprint: _,
+                        addr,
+                        pos,
+                    } => {
+                        window.show_toast(format!("device entered: {addr} ({pos})").as_str());
                     }
                     FrontendEvent::IncomingDisconnected(addr) => {
                         window.show_toast(format!("{addr} disconnected").as_str());
diff --git a/lan-mouse-gtk/src/window.rs b/lan-mouse-gtk/src/window.rs
index d11395d..a512688 100644
--- a/lan-mouse-gtk/src/window.rs
+++ b/lan-mouse-gtk/src/window.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ use lan_mouse_ipc::{
     DEFAULT_PORT,
 };
 
-use crate::{fingerprint_window::FingerprintWindow, key_object::KeyObject, key_row::KeyRow};
+use crate::{
+    authorization_window::AuthorizationWindow, fingerprint_window::FingerprintWindow,
+    key_object::KeyObject, key_row::KeyRow,
+};
 
 use super::{client_object::ClientObject, client_row::ClientRow};
 
@@ -394,8 +397,8 @@ impl Window {
         self.request(FrontendRequest::Create);
     }
 
-    fn open_fingerprint_dialog(&self) {
-        let window = FingerprintWindow::new();
+    fn open_fingerprint_dialog(&self, fp: Option<String>) {
+        let window = FingerprintWindow::new(fp);
         window.set_transient_for(Some(self));
         window.connect_closure(
             "confirm-clicked",
@@ -469,4 +472,29 @@ impl Window {
     pub(super) fn set_pk_fp(&self, fingerprint: &str) {
         self.imp().fingerprint_row.set_subtitle(fingerprint);
     }
+
+    pub(super) fn request_authorization(&self, fingerprint: &str) {
+        let window = AuthorizationWindow::new(fingerprint);
+        window.set_transient_for(Some(self));
+        window.connect_closure(
+            "confirm-clicked",
+            false,
+            closure_local!(
+                #[strong(rename_to = parent)]
+                self,
+                move |w: AuthorizationWindow, fp: String| {
+                    w.close();
+                    parent.open_fingerprint_dialog(Some(fp));
+                }
+            ),
+        );
+        window.connect_closure(
+            "cancel-clicked",
+            false,
+            closure_local!(move |w: AuthorizationWindow| {
+                w.close();
+            }),
+        );
+        window.present();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lan-mouse-gtk/src/window/imp.rs b/lan-mouse-gtk/src/window/imp.rs
index a0b40f6..f0a9b77 100644
--- a/lan-mouse-gtk/src/window/imp.rs
+++ b/lan-mouse-gtk/src/window/imp.rs
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ impl Window {
 
     #[template_callback]
     fn handle_add_cert_fingerprint(&self, _button: &Button) {
-        self.obj().open_fingerprint_dialog();
+        self.obj().open_fingerprint_dialog(None);
     }
 
     pub fn set_port(&self, port: u16) {
diff --git a/lan-mouse-ipc/src/lib.rs b/lan-mouse-ipc/src/lib.rs
index 4f5af99..37663f8 100644
--- a/lan-mouse-ipc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lan-mouse-ipc/src/lib.rs
@@ -202,10 +202,21 @@ pub enum FrontendEvent {
     AuthorizedUpdated(HashMap<String, String>),
     /// public key fingerprint of this device
     PublicKeyFingerprint(String),
-    /// incoming connected
-    IncomingConnected(String, SocketAddr, Position),
+    /// new device connected
+    DeviceConnected {
+        addr: SocketAddr,
+        fingerprint: String,
+    },
+    /// incoming device entered the screen
+    DeviceEntered {
+        fingerprint: String,
+        addr: SocketAddr,
+        pos: Position,
+    },
     /// incoming disconnected
     IncomingDisconnected(SocketAddr),
+    /// failed connection attempt (approval for fingerprint required)
+    ConnectionAttempt { fingerprint: String },
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
diff --git a/src/emulation.rs b/src/emulation.rs
index fac175e..4689556 100644
--- a/src/emulation.rs
+++ b/src/emulation.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::listen::{LanMouseListener, ListenerCreationError};
+use crate::listen::{LanMouseListener, ListenEvent, ListenerCreationError};
 use futures::StreamExt;
 use input_emulation::{EmulationHandle, InputEmulation, InputEmulationError};
 use input_event::Event;
@@ -24,8 +24,15 @@ pub(crate) struct Emulation {
 }
 
 pub(crate) enum EmulationEvent {
-    /// new connection
     Connected {
+        addr: SocketAddr,
+        fingerprint: String,
+    },
+    ConnectionAttempt {
+        fingerprint: String,
+    },
+    /// new connection
+    Entered {
         /// address of the connection
         addr: SocketAddr,
         /// position of the connection
@@ -34,7 +41,9 @@ pub(crate) enum EmulationEvent {
         fingerprint: String,
     },
     /// connection closed
-    Disconnected { addr: SocketAddr },
+    Disconnected {
+        addr: SocketAddr,
+    },
     /// the port of the listener has changed
     PortChanged(Result<u16, ListenerCreationError>),
     /// emulation was disabled
@@ -121,31 +130,36 @@ impl ListenTask {
         let mut last_response = HashMap::new();
         loop {
             select! {
-                e = self.listener.next() =>  {
-                    let (event, addr) = match e {
-                        Some(e) => e,
-                        None => break,
-                    };
-                    log::trace!("{event} <-<-<-<-<- {addr}");
-                    last_response.insert(addr, Instant::now());
-                    match event {
-                        ProtoEvent::Enter(pos) => {
-                            if let Some(fingerprint) = self.listener.get_certificate_fingerprint(addr).await {
-                                log::info!("releasing capture: {addr} entered this device");
-                                self.event_tx.send(EmulationEvent::ReleaseNotify).expect("channel closed");
-                                self.listener.reply(addr, ProtoEvent::Ack(0)).await;
-                                self.event_tx.send(EmulationEvent::Connected{addr, pos: to_ipc_pos(pos), fingerprint}).expect("channel closed");
+                e = self.listener.next() => {match e {
+                    Some(ListenEvent::Msg { event, addr }) => {
+                        log::trace!("{event} <-<-<-<-<- {addr}");
+                        last_response.insert(addr, Instant::now());
+                        match event {
+                            ProtoEvent::Enter(pos) => {
+                                if let Some(fingerprint) = self.listener.get_certificate_fingerprint(addr).await {
+                                    log::info!("releasing capture: {addr} entered this device");
+                                    self.event_tx.send(EmulationEvent::ReleaseNotify).expect("channel closed");
+                                    self.listener.reply(addr, ProtoEvent::Ack(0)).await;
+                                    self.event_tx.send(EmulationEvent::Entered{addr, pos: to_ipc_pos(pos), fingerprint}).expect("channel closed");
+                                }
                             }
+                            ProtoEvent::Leave(_) => {
+                                self.emulation_proxy.remove(addr);
+                                self.listener.reply(addr, ProtoEvent::Ack(0)).await;
+                            }
+                            ProtoEvent::Input(event) => self.emulation_proxy.consume(event, addr),
+                            ProtoEvent::Ping => self.listener.reply(addr, ProtoEvent::Pong(self.emulation_proxy.emulation_active.get())).await,
+                            _ => {}
                         }
-                        ProtoEvent::Leave(_) => {
-                            self.emulation_proxy.remove(addr);
-                            self.listener.reply(addr, ProtoEvent::Ack(0)).await;
-                        }
-                        ProtoEvent::Input(event) => self.emulation_proxy.consume(event, addr),
-                        ProtoEvent::Ping => self.listener.reply(addr, ProtoEvent::Pong(self.emulation_proxy.emulation_active.get())).await,
-                        _ => {}
                     }
-                }
+                    Some(ListenEvent::Accept { addr, fingerprint }) => {
+                        self.event_tx.send(EmulationEvent::Connected { addr, fingerprint }).expect("channel closed");
+                    }
+                    Some(ListenEvent::Rejected { fingerprint }) => {
+                        self.event_tx.send(EmulationEvent::ConnectionAttempt { fingerprint }).expect("channel closed");
+                    }
+                    None => break
+                }}
                 event = self.emulation_proxy.event() => {
                     self.event_tx.send(event).expect("channel closed");
                 }
diff --git a/src/listen.rs b/src/listen.rs
index b80b2ea..64598c1 100644
--- a/src/listen.rs
+++ b/src/listen.rs
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@ use lan_mouse_proto::{ProtoEvent, MAX_EVENT_SIZE};
 use local_channel::mpsc::{channel, Receiver, Sender};
 use rustls::pki_types::CertificateDer;
 use std::{
-    collections::HashMap,
+    collections::{HashMap, VecDeque},
     net::SocketAddr,
     rc::Rc,
-    sync::{Arc, RwLock},
+    sync::{Arc, Mutex, RwLock},
     time::Duration,
 };
 use thiserror::Error;
 use tokio::{
-    sync::Mutex,
+    sync::Mutex as AsyncMutex,
     task::{spawn_local, JoinHandle},
 };
 use webrtc_dtls::{
@@ -34,11 +34,26 @@ pub enum ListenerCreationError {
 
 type ArcConn = Arc<dyn Conn + Send + Sync>;
 
+pub(crate) enum ListenEvent {
+    Msg {
+        event: ProtoEvent,
+        addr: SocketAddr,
+    },
+    Accept {
+        addr: SocketAddr,
+        fingerprint: String,
+    },
+    Rejected {
+        fingerprint: String,
+    },
+}
+
 pub(crate) struct LanMouseListener {
-    listen_rx: Receiver<(ProtoEvent, SocketAddr)>,
-    listen_tx: Sender<(ProtoEvent, SocketAddr)>,
+    listen_rx: Receiver<ListenEvent>,
+    listen_tx: Sender<ListenEvent>,
     listen_task: JoinHandle<()>,
-    conns: Rc<Mutex<Vec<(SocketAddr, ArcConn)>>>,
+    connection_attempts: Arc<Mutex<VecDeque<String>>>,
+    conns: Rc<AsyncMutex<Vec<(SocketAddr, ArcConn)>>>,
     request_port_change: Sender<u16>,
     port_changed: Receiver<Result<u16, ListenerCreationError>>,
 }
@@ -58,26 +73,35 @@ impl LanMouseListener {
         let (listen_tx, listen_rx) = channel();
         let (request_port_change, mut request_port_change_rx) = channel();
         let (port_changed_tx, port_changed) = channel();
+        let connection_attempts: Arc<Mutex<VecDeque<String>>> = Default::default();
 
         let authorized = authorized_keys.clone();
-        let verify_peer_certificate: Option<VerifyPeerCertificateFn> = Some(Arc::new(
-            move |certs: &[Vec<u8>], _chains: &[CertificateDer<'static>]| {
-                assert!(certs.len() == 1);
-                let fingerprints = certs
-                    .iter()
-                    .map(|c| crypto::generate_fingerprint(c))
-                    .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-                if authorized
-                    .read()
-                    .expect("lock")
-                    .contains_key(&fingerprints[0])
-                {
-                    Ok(())
-                } else {
-                    Err(webrtc_dtls::Error::ErrVerifyDataMismatch)
-                }
-            },
-        ));
+        let verify_peer_certificate: Option<VerifyPeerCertificateFn> = {
+            let connection_attempts = connection_attempts.clone();
+            Some(Arc::new(
+                move |certs: &[Vec<u8>], _chains: &[CertificateDer<'static>]| {
+                    assert!(certs.len() == 1);
+                    let fingerprints = certs
+                        .iter()
+                        .map(|c| crypto::generate_fingerprint(c))
+                        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+                    if authorized
+                        .read()
+                        .expect("lock")
+                        .contains_key(&fingerprints[0])
+                    {
+                        Ok(())
+                    } else {
+                        let fingerprint = fingerprints.into_iter().next().expect("fingerprint");
+                        connection_attempts
+                            .lock()
+                            .expect("lock")
+                            .push_back(fingerprint);
+                        Err(webrtc_dtls::Error::ErrVerifyDataMismatch)
+                    }
+                },
+            ))
+        };
         let cfg = Config {
             certificates: vec![cert.clone()],
             extended_master_secret: ExtendedMasterSecretType::Require,
@@ -89,46 +113,60 @@ impl LanMouseListener {
         let listen_addr = SocketAddr::new("0.0.0.0".parse().expect("invalid ip"), port);
         let mut listener = listen(listen_addr, cfg.clone()).await?;
 
-        let conns: Rc<Mutex<Vec<(SocketAddr, ArcConn)>>> = Rc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::new()));
+        let conns: Rc<AsyncMutex<Vec<(SocketAddr, ArcConn)>>> =
+            Rc::new(AsyncMutex::new(Vec::new()));
 
         let conns_clone = conns.clone();
-        let tx = listen_tx.clone();
-        let listen_task: JoinHandle<()> = spawn_local(async move {
-            loop {
-                let sleep = tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(2));
-                tokio::select! {
-                    /* workaround for https://github.com/webrtc-rs/webrtc/issues/614 */
-                    _ = sleep => continue,
-                    c = listener.accept() => match c {
-                        Ok((conn, addr)) => {
-                            log::info!("dtls client connected, ip: {addr}");
-                            let mut conns = conns_clone.lock().await;
-                            conns.push((addr, conn.clone()));
-                            spawn_local(read_loop(conns_clone.clone(), addr, conn, tx.clone()));
-                        },
-                        Err(e) => log::warn!("accept: {e}"),
-                    },
-                    port = request_port_change_rx.recv() => {
-                        let port = port.expect("channel closed");
-                        let listen_addr = SocketAddr::new("0.0.0.0".parse().expect("invalid ip"), port);
-                        match listen(listen_addr, cfg.clone()).await {
-                            Ok(new_listener) => {
-                                let _ = listener.close().await;
-                                listener = new_listener;
-                                port_changed_tx.send(Ok(port)).expect("channel closed");
-                            }
+        let listen_task: JoinHandle<()> = {
+            let listen_tx = listen_tx.clone();
+            let connection_attempts = connection_attempts.clone();
+            spawn_local(async move {
+                loop {
+                    let sleep = tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(2));
+                    tokio::select! {
+                        /* workaround for https://github.com/webrtc-rs/webrtc/issues/614 */
+                        _ = sleep => continue,
+                        c = listener.accept() => match c {
+                            Ok((conn, addr)) => {
+                                log::info!("dtls client connected, ip: {addr}");
+                                let mut conns = conns_clone.lock().await;
+                                conns.push((addr, conn.clone()));
+                                let dtls_conn: &DTLSConn = conn.as_any().downcast_ref().expect("dtls conn");
+                                let certs = dtls_conn.connection_state().await.peer_certificates;
+                                let cert = certs.first().expect("cert");
+                                let fingerprint = crypto::generate_fingerprint(cert);
+                                listen_tx.send(ListenEvent::Accept { addr, fingerprint }).expect("channel closed");
+                                spawn_local(read_loop(conns_clone.clone(), addr, conn, listen_tx.clone()));
+                            },
                             Err(e) => {
-                                log::warn!("unable to change port: {e}");
-                                port_changed_tx.send(Err(e.into())).expect("channel closed");
+                                if let Some(fingerprint) = connection_attempts.lock().expect("lock").pop_front() {
+                                    listen_tx.send(ListenEvent::Rejected { fingerprint }).expect("channel closed");
+                                }
                             }
-                        };
-                    },
-                };
-            }
-        });
+                        },
+                        port = request_port_change_rx.recv() => {
+                            let port = port.expect("channel closed");
+                            let listen_addr = SocketAddr::new("0.0.0.0".parse().expect("invalid ip"), port);
+                            match listen(listen_addr, cfg.clone()).await {
+                                Ok(new_listener) => {
+                                    let _ = listener.close().await;
+                                    listener = new_listener;
+                                    port_changed_tx.send(Ok(port)).expect("channel closed");
+                                }
+                                Err(e) => {
+                                    log::warn!("unable to change port: {e}");
+                                    port_changed_tx.send(Err(e.into())).expect("channel closed");
+                                }
+                            };
+                        },
+                    };
+                }
+            })
+        };
 
         Ok(Self {
             conns,
+            connection_attempts,
             listen_rx,
             listen_tx,
             listen_task,
@@ -186,7 +224,7 @@ impl LanMouseListener {
 }
 
 impl Stream for LanMouseListener {
-    type Item = (ProtoEvent, SocketAddr);
+    type Item = ListenEvent;
 
     fn poll_next(
         mut self: std::pin::Pin<&mut Self>,
@@ -197,16 +235,18 @@ impl Stream for LanMouseListener {
 }
 
 async fn read_loop(
-    conns: Rc<Mutex<Vec<(SocketAddr, ArcConn)>>>,
+    conns: Rc<AsyncMutex<Vec<(SocketAddr, ArcConn)>>>,
     addr: SocketAddr,
     conn: ArcConn,
-    dtls_tx: Sender<(ProtoEvent, SocketAddr)>,
+    dtls_tx: Sender<ListenEvent>,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let mut b = [0u8; MAX_EVENT_SIZE];
 
     while conn.recv(&mut b).await.is_ok() {
         match b.try_into() {
-            Ok(event) => dtls_tx.send((event, addr)).expect("channel closed"),
+            Ok(event) => dtls_tx
+                .send(ListenEvent::Msg { event, addr })
+                .expect("channel closed"),
             Err(e) => {
                 log::warn!("error receiving event: {e}");
                 break;
diff --git a/src/service.rs b/src/service.rs
index a1bb4de..d742a8d 100644
--- a/src/service.rs
+++ b/src/service.rs
@@ -211,7 +211,10 @@ impl Service {
 
     fn handle_emulation_event(&mut self, event: EmulationEvent) {
         match event {
-            EmulationEvent::Connected {
+            EmulationEvent::ConnectionAttempt { fingerprint } => {
+                self.notify_frontend(FrontendEvent::ConnectionAttempt { fingerprint });
+            }
+            EmulationEvent::Entered {
                 addr,
                 pos,
                 fingerprint,
@@ -219,7 +222,11 @@ impl Service {
                 // check if already registered
                 if !self.incoming_conns.contains(&addr) {
                     self.add_incoming(addr, pos, fingerprint.clone());
-                    self.notify_frontend(FrontendEvent::IncomingConnected(fingerprint, addr, pos));
+                    self.notify_frontend(FrontendEvent::DeviceEntered {
+                        fingerprint,
+                        addr,
+                        pos,
+                    });
                 } else {
                     self.update_incoming(addr, pos, fingerprint);
                 }
@@ -246,6 +253,9 @@ impl Service {
                 self.notify_frontend(FrontendEvent::EmulationStatus(self.emulation_status));
             }
             EmulationEvent::ReleaseNotify => self.capture.release(),
+            EmulationEvent::Connected { addr, fingerprint } => {
+                self.notify_frontend(FrontendEvent::DeviceConnected { addr, fingerprint });
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -347,7 +357,11 @@ impl Service {
             self.remove_incoming(addr);
             self.add_incoming(addr, pos, fingerprint.clone());
             self.notify_frontend(FrontendEvent::IncomingDisconnected(addr));
-            self.notify_frontend(FrontendEvent::IncomingConnected(fingerprint, addr, pos));
+            self.notify_frontend(FrontendEvent::DeviceEntered {
+                fingerprint,
+                addr,
+                pos,
+            });
         }
     }