diff --git a/lan-mouse-cli/src/lib.rs b/lan-mouse-cli/src/lib.rs
index c12db06..e7209c7 100644
--- a/lan-mouse-cli/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lan-mouse-cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -274,12 +274,15 @@ impl Cli {
             FrontendEvent::EmulationStatus(s) => {
                 eprintln!("emulation status: {s:?}")
             }
-            FrontendEvent::AuthorizedUpdated(keys) => {
+            FrontendEvent::AuthorizedUpdated(fingerprints) => {
                 eprintln!("authorized keys changed:");
-                for key in keys {
-                    eprintln!("{key}");
+                for (desc, fp) in fingerprints {
+                    eprintln!("{desc}: {fp}");
                 }
             }
+            FrontendEvent::PublicKeyFingerprint(fp) => {
+                eprintln!("the public key fingerprint of this device is {fp}");
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/lan-mouse-gtk/resources/fingerprint_window.ui b/lan-mouse-gtk/resources/fingerprint_window.ui
index 3cbfb34..c8db837 100644
--- a/lan-mouse-gtk/resources/fingerprint_window.ui
+++ b/lan-mouse-gtk/resources/fingerprint_window.ui
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
     <property name="modal">True</property>
     <property name="width-request">880</property>
     <property name="default-width">880</property>
-    <property name="default-height">240</property>
+    <property name="height-request">340</property>
+    <property name="default-height">340</property>
     <property name="title" translatable="yes">Add Public Key Fingerprint</property>
     <property name="content">
       <object class="AdwToolbarView">
@@ -21,13 +22,39 @@
               <object class="GtkBox">
                 <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
                 <property name="spacing">18</property>
+                <child>
+                  <object class="GtkLabel">
+                    <property name="label">you can find the fingerprint of a device under the `General` section</property>
+                  </object>
+                </child>
                 <child>
                   <object class="AdwPreferencesGroup">
+                    <property name="title">description</property>
                     <child>
                       <object class="AdwActionRow">
-                        <property name="title" translatable="yes">fingerprint</property>
                         <property name="child">
-                          <object class="GtkText" id="text">
+                          <object class="GtkText" id="description">
+                            <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="enable-undo">True</property>
+                            <property name="hexpand">True</property>
+                            <property name="vexpand">True</property>
+                            <property name="max-length">0</property>
+                          </object>
+                        </property>
+                      </object>
+                    </child>
+                  </object>
+                </child>
+                <child>
+                  <object class="AdwPreferencesGroup">
+                    <property name="title">sha256 fingerprint</property>
+                    <child>
+                      <object class="AdwActionRow">
+                        <property name="child">
+                          <object class="GtkText" id="fingerprint">
                             <property name="margin-top">10</property>
                             <property name="margin-bottom">10</property>
                             <property name="margin-start">10</property>
diff --git a/lan-mouse-gtk/resources/key_row.ui b/lan-mouse-gtk/resources/key_row.ui
index 07da85f..7931b62 100644
--- a/lan-mouse-gtk/resources/key_row.ui
+++ b/lan-mouse-gtk/resources/key_row.ui
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <interface>
 	<template class="KeyRow" parent="AdwActionRow">
-		<property name="title">hostname</property>
 		<child type="prefix">
 			<object class="GtkButton" id="delete_button">
 				<property name="valign">center</property>
diff --git a/lan-mouse-gtk/resources/window.ui b/lan-mouse-gtk/resources/window.ui
index 4233915..15fa7fd 100644
--- a/lan-mouse-gtk/resources/window.ui
+++ b/lan-mouse-gtk/resources/window.ui
@@ -178,6 +178,19 @@
                             </child>
                           </object>
                         </child>
+                        <child>
+                          <object class="AdwActionRow" id="fingerprint_row">
+                            <property name="title">public key fingerprint</property>
+                            <property name="icon-name">auth-fingerprint-symbolic</property>
+                            <child>
+                              <object class="GtkButton" id="copy-fingerprint-button">
+                                <property name="icon-name">edit-copy-symbolic</property>
+                                <property name="valign">center</property>
+                                <signal name="clicked" handler="handle_copy_fingerprint" swapped="true"/>
+                              </object>
+                            </child>
+                          </object>
+                        </child>
                       </object>
                     </child>
                     <child>
diff --git a/lan-mouse-gtk/src/fingerprint_window/imp.rs b/lan-mouse-gtk/src/fingerprint_window/imp.rs
index f6786cb..06e35fe 100644
--- a/lan-mouse-gtk/src/fingerprint_window/imp.rs
+++ b/lan-mouse-gtk/src/fingerprint_window/imp.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ use gtk::{
 #[template(resource = "/de/feschber/LanMouse/fingerprint_window.ui")]
 pub struct FingerprintWindow {
     #[template_child]
-    pub text: TemplateChild<Text>,
+    pub description: TemplateChild<Text>,
+    #[template_child]
+    pub fingerprint: TemplateChild<Text>,
     #[template_child]
     pub confirm_button: TemplateChild<Button>,
 }
@@ -39,8 +41,9 @@ impl ObjectSubclass for FingerprintWindow {
 impl FingerprintWindow {
     #[template_callback]
     fn handle_confirm(&self, _button: Button) {
-        let fp = self.text.text().to_string();
-        self.obj().emit_by_name("confirm-clicked", &[&fp])
+        let desc = self.description.text().to_string();
+        let fp = self.fingerprint.text().to_string();
+        self.obj().emit_by_name("confirm-clicked", &[&fp, &desc])
     }
 }
 
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ impl ObjectImpl for FingerprintWindow {
         static SIGNALS: OnceLock<Vec<Signal>> = OnceLock::new();
         SIGNALS.get_or_init(|| {
             vec![Signal::builder("confirm-clicked")
-                .param_types([String::static_type()])
+                .param_types([String::static_type(), String::static_type()])
                 .build()]
         })
     }
diff --git a/lan-mouse-gtk/src/key_object.rs b/lan-mouse-gtk/src/key_object.rs
index b09b77b..1717243 100644
--- a/lan-mouse-gtk/src/key_object.rs
+++ b/lan-mouse-gtk/src/key_object.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,15 @@ glib::wrapper! {
 }
 
 impl KeyObject {
-    pub fn new(fp: String) -> Self {
-        Object::builder().property("fingerprint", fp).build()
+    pub fn new(desc: String, fp: String) -> Self {
+        Object::builder()
+            .property("description", desc)
+            .property("fingerprint", fp)
+            .build()
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_description(&self) -> String {
+        self.imp().description.borrow().clone()
     }
 
     pub fn get_fingerprint(&self) -> String {
diff --git a/lan-mouse-gtk/src/key_object/imp.rs b/lan-mouse-gtk/src/key_object/imp.rs
index a10fb33..e3b6ee4 100644
--- a/lan-mouse-gtk/src/key_object/imp.rs
+++ b/lan-mouse-gtk/src/key_object/imp.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ use gtk::subclass::prelude::*;
 #[derive(Properties, Default)]
 #[properties(wrapper_type = super::KeyObject)]
 pub struct KeyObject {
+    #[property(name = "description", get, set, type = String)]
+    pub description: RefCell<String>,
     #[property(name = "fingerprint", get, set, type = String)]
     pub fingerprint: RefCell<String>,
 }
diff --git a/lan-mouse-gtk/src/key_row.rs b/lan-mouse-gtk/src/key_row.rs
index 94a04d8..cfc0d9a 100644
--- a/lan-mouse-gtk/src/key_row.rs
+++ b/lan-mouse-gtk/src/key_row.rs
@@ -21,11 +21,17 @@ impl KeyRow {
         let mut bindings = self.imp().bindings.borrow_mut();
 
         let title_binding = key_object
-            .bind_property("fingerprint", self, "title")
+            .bind_property("description", self, "title")
+            .sync_create()
+            .build();
+
+        let subtitle_binding = key_object
+            .bind_property("fingerprint", self, "subtitle")
             .sync_create()
             .build();
 
         bindings.push(title_binding);
+        bindings.push(subtitle_binding);
     }
 
     pub fn unbind(&self) {
diff --git a/lan-mouse-gtk/src/lib.rs b/lan-mouse-gtk/src/lib.rs
index 7ad5ed9..8fba714 100644
--- a/lan-mouse-gtk/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lan-mouse-gtk/src/lib.rs
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ fn build_ui(app: &Application) {
                     FrontendEvent::AuthorizedUpdated(keys) => {
                         window.set_authorized_keys(keys);
                     }
+                    FrontendEvent::PublicKeyFingerprint(fp) => {
+                        window.set_pk_fp(&fp);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/lan-mouse-gtk/src/window.rs b/lan-mouse-gtk/src/window.rs
index 8c56829..bcf32f0 100644
--- a/lan-mouse-gtk/src/window.rs
+++ b/lan-mouse-gtk/src/window.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 mod imp;
 
-use std::collections::HashSet;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 use adw::prelude::*;
 use adw::subclass::prelude::*;
@@ -360,8 +360,8 @@ impl Window {
             closure_local!(
                 #[strong(rename_to = parent)]
                 self,
-                move |w: FingerprintWindow, fp: String| {
-                    parent.request_fingerprint_add(fp);
+                move |w: FingerprintWindow, desc: String, fp: String| {
+                    parent.request_fingerprint_add(desc, fp);
                     w.close();
                 }
             ),
@@ -369,12 +369,12 @@ impl Window {
         window.present();
     }
 
-    pub fn request_fingerprint_add(&self, fp: String) {
-        self.request(FrontendRequest::FingerprintAdd(fp));
+    pub fn request_fingerprint_add(&self, desc: String, fp: String) {
+        self.request(FrontendRequest::AuthorizeKey(desc, fp));
     }
 
     pub fn request_fingerprint_remove(&self, fp: String) {
-        self.request(FrontendRequest::FingerprintRemove(fp));
+        self.request(FrontendRequest::RemoveAuthorizedKey(fp));
     }
 
     pub fn request(&self, request: FrontendRequest) {
@@ -411,15 +411,19 @@ impl Window {
             .set_visible(!capture || !emulation);
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn set_authorized_keys(&self, fingerprints: HashSet<String>) {
+    pub(crate) fn set_authorized_keys(&self, fingerprints: HashMap<String, String>) {
         let authorized = self.authorized();
         // clear list
         authorized.remove_all();
         // insert fingerprints
-        for fingerprint in fingerprints {
-            let key_obj = KeyObject::new(fingerprint);
+        for (description, fingerprint) in fingerprints {
+            let key_obj = KeyObject::new(description, fingerprint);
             authorized.append(&key_obj);
         }
         self.update_auth_placeholder_visibility();
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn set_pk_fp(&self, fingerprint: &str) {
+        self.imp().fingerprint_row.set_subtitle(fingerprint);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lan-mouse-gtk/src/window/imp.rs b/lan-mouse-gtk/src/window/imp.rs
index da35aa5..6f18750 100644
--- a/lan-mouse-gtk/src/window/imp.rs
+++ b/lan-mouse-gtk/src/window/imp.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ pub struct Window {
     #[template_child]
     pub authorized_placeholder: TemplateChild<ActionRow>,
     #[template_child]
+    pub fingerprint_row: TemplateChild<ActionRow>,
+    #[template_child]
     pub port_edit_apply: TemplateChild<Button>,
     #[template_child]
     pub port_edit_cancel: TemplateChild<Button>,
@@ -93,6 +95,25 @@ impl Window {
         }
     }
 
+    #[template_callback]
+    fn handle_copy_fingerprint(&self, button: &Button) {
+        let fingerprint: String = self.fingerprint_row.property("subtitle");
+        let display = gdk::Display::default().unwrap();
+        let clipboard = display.clipboard();
+        clipboard.set_text(&fingerprint);
+        button.set_icon_name("emblem-ok-symbolic");
+        button.set_css_classes(&["success"]);
+        glib::spawn_future_local(clone!(
+            #[weak]
+            button,
+            async move {
+                glib::timeout_future_seconds(1).await;
+                button.set_icon_name("edit-copy-symbolic");
+                button.set_css_classes(&[]);
+            }
+        ));
+    }
+
     #[template_callback]
     fn handle_port_changed(&self, _entry: &Entry) {
         self.port_edit_apply.set_visible(true);
diff --git a/lan-mouse-ipc/src/lib.rs b/lan-mouse-ipc/src/lib.rs
index 9e08b7d..4736b0d 100644
--- a/lan-mouse-ipc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lan-mouse-ipc/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use std::{
-    collections::HashSet,
+    collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
     env::VarError,
     fmt::Display,
     io,
@@ -197,7 +197,10 @@ pub enum FrontendEvent {
     CaptureStatus(Status),
     /// emulation status
     EmulationStatus(Status),
-    AuthorizedUpdated(HashSet<String>),
+    /// authorized public key fingerprints have been updated
+    AuthorizedUpdated(HashMap<String, String>),
+    /// public key fingerprint of this device
+    PublicKeyFingerprint(String),
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -230,10 +233,10 @@ pub enum FrontendRequest {
     EnableEmulation,
     /// synchronize all state
     Sync,
-    /// authorize fingerprint
-    FingerprintAdd(String),
-    /// remove fingerprint
-    FingerprintRemove(String),
+    /// authorize fingerprint (description, fingerprint)
+    AuthorizeKey(String, String),
+    /// remove fingerprint (fingerprint)
+    RemoveAuthorizedKey(String),
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
diff --git a/src/crypto.rs b/src/crypto.rs
index e504157..b135e25 100644
--- a/src/crypto.rs
+++ b/src/crypto.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use std::{fs::File, io::BufReader};
 
 use rcgen::KeyPair;
 use rustls::pki_types::CertificateDer;
+use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
 use thiserror::Error;
 use webrtc_dtls::crypto::{Certificate, CryptoPrivateKey};
 
@@ -28,6 +29,18 @@ pub enum Error {
     Other(String),
 }
 
+pub fn generate_fingerprint(cert: &[u8]) -> String {
+    let mut hash = Sha256::new();
+    hash.update(cert);
+    let bytes = hash
+        .finalize()
+        .iter()
+        .map(|x| format!("{x:02x}"))
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    let fingerprint = bytes.join(":").to_lowercase();
+    fingerprint
+}
+
 /// load_key_and_certificate reads certificates or key from file
 pub fn load_key_and_certificate(
     key_path: PathBuf,
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 8180864..67618b7 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ pub mod capture_test;
 pub mod client;
 pub mod config;
 mod connect;
-#[allow(unused)]
 mod crypto;
 mod dns;
 mod emulation;
diff --git a/src/listen.rs b/src/listen.rs
index a67c4f9..80a0760 100644
--- a/src/listen.rs
+++ b/src/listen.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,13 @@ use futures::{Stream, StreamExt};
 use lan_mouse_proto::{ProtoEvent, MAX_EVENT_SIZE};
 use local_channel::mpsc::{channel, Receiver, Sender};
 use rustls::pki_types::CertificateDer;
-use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
-use std::{net::SocketAddr, rc::Rc, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
+use std::{
+    collections::HashMap,
+    net::SocketAddr,
+    rc::Rc,
+    sync::{Arc, RwLock},
+    time::Duration,
+};
 use thiserror::Error;
 use tokio::{
     sync::Mutex,
@@ -16,6 +21,8 @@ use webrtc_dtls::{
 };
 use webrtc_util::{conn::Listener, Conn, Error};
 
+use crate::crypto;
+
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum ListenerCreationError {
     #[error(transparent)]
@@ -38,29 +45,31 @@ type VerifyPeerCertificateFn = Arc<
 >;
 
 impl LanMouseListener {
-    pub(crate) async fn new(port: u16) -> Result<Self, ListenerCreationError> {
+    pub(crate) async fn new(
+        port: u16,
+        authorized_keys: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<String, String>>>,
+    ) -> Result<Self, ListenerCreationError> {
         let (listen_tx, listen_rx) = channel();
 
         let listen_addr = SocketAddr::new("0.0.0.0".parse().expect("invalid ip"), port);
         let certificate = Certificate::generate_self_signed(["localhost".to_owned()])?;
         let verify_peer_certificate: Option<VerifyPeerCertificateFn> = Some(Arc::new(
-            |certs: &[Vec<u8>], _chains: &[CertificateDer<'static>]| {
+            move |certs: &[Vec<u8>], _chains: &[CertificateDer<'static>]| {
+                assert!(certs.len() == 1);
                 let fingerprints = certs
                     .into_iter()
-                    .map(|cert| {
-                        let mut hash = Sha256::new();
-                        hash.update(cert);
-                        let bytes = hash
-                            .finalize()
-                            .iter()
-                            .map(|x| format!("{x:02x}"))
-                            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-                        let fingerprint = bytes.join(":").to_lowercase();
-                        fingerprint
-                    })
+                    .map(|c| crypto::generate_fingerprint(c))
                     .collect::<Vec<_>>();
                 log::info!("fingerprints: {fingerprints:?}");
-                Ok(())
+                if authorized_keys
+                    .read()
+                    .expect("lock")
+                    .contains_key(&fingerprints[0])
+                {
+                    Ok(())
+                } else {
+                    Err(webrtc_dtls::Error::ErrVerifyDataMismatch)
+                }
             },
         ));
         let cfg = Config {
diff --git a/src/server.rs b/src/server.rs
index d27137c..9d7f12a 100644
--- a/src/server.rs
+++ b/src/server.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use crate::{
     client::ClientManager,
     config::Config,
     connect::LanMouseConnection,
+    crypto,
     dns::DnsResolver,
     emulation::Emulation,
     listen::{LanMouseListener, ListenerCreationError},
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ use std::{
     io,
     net::{IpAddr, SocketAddr},
     rc::Rc,
+    sync::{Arc, RwLock},
 };
 use thiserror::Error;
 use tokio::{signal, sync::Notify};
@@ -42,10 +44,11 @@ pub struct ReleaseToken;
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Server {
     active: Rc<Cell<Option<ClientHandle>>>,
-    authorized_keys: Rc<RefCell<HashSet<String>>>,
+    authorized_keys: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<String, String>>>,
     known_hosts: Rc<RefCell<HashSet<String>>>,
     pub(crate) client_manager: ClientManager,
     port: Rc<Cell<u16>>,
+    public_key_fingerprint: String,
     notifies: Rc<Notifies>,
     pub(crate) config: Rc<Config>,
     pending_frontend_events: Rc<RefCell<VecDeque<FrontendEvent>>>,
@@ -95,6 +98,7 @@ impl Server {
             active: Rc::new(Cell::new(None)),
             authorized_keys: Default::default(),
             known_hosts: Default::default(),
+            public_key_fingerprint: "87:f9:d9:a6:c4:a1:14:d2:c8:25:4f:72:b7:01:86:65:73:cc:bc:a1:37:cc:96:69:f8:f4:72:8a:60:9a:3b:4d".to_owned(),
             config,
             client_manager,
             port,
@@ -118,8 +122,11 @@ impl Server {
             e => e?,
         };
 
+        // let cert = crypto::load_key_and_certificate(config.sk_path, config.pk_path)?;
+
         // listener + connection
-        let listener = LanMouseListener::new(self.config.port).await?;
+        let listener =
+            LanMouseListener::new(self.config.port, self.authorized_keys.clone()).await?;
         let conn = LanMouseConnection::new(self.clone());
 
         // input capture + emulation
@@ -257,28 +264,34 @@ impl Server {
                 self.notify_frontend(FrontendEvent::EmulationStatus(self.emulation_status.get()));
                 self.notify_frontend(FrontendEvent::CaptureStatus(self.capture_status.get()));
                 self.notify_frontend(FrontendEvent::PortChanged(self.port.get(), None));
+                self.notify_frontend(FrontendEvent::PublicKeyFingerprint(
+                    self.public_key_fingerprint.clone(),
+                ));
+                self.notify_frontend(FrontendEvent::AuthorizedUpdated(
+                    self.authorized_keys.read().expect("lock").clone(),
+                ));
             }
-            FrontendRequest::FingerprintAdd(key) => {
-                self.add_authorized_key(key);
+            FrontendRequest::AuthorizeKey(desc, fp) => {
+                self.add_authorized_key(desc, fp);
             }
-            FrontendRequest::FingerprintRemove(key) => {
+            FrontendRequest::RemoveAuthorizedKey(key) => {
                 self.remove_authorized_key(key);
             }
         };
         false
     }
 
-    fn add_authorized_key(&self, key: String) {
-        self.authorized_keys.borrow_mut().insert(key);
+    fn add_authorized_key(&self, desc: String, fp: String) {
+        self.authorized_keys.write().expect("lock").insert(fp, desc);
         self.notify_frontend(FrontendEvent::AuthorizedUpdated(
-            self.authorized_keys.borrow().clone(),
+            self.authorized_keys.read().expect("lock").clone(),
         ));
     }
 
-    fn remove_authorized_key(&self, key: String) {
-        self.authorized_keys.borrow_mut().remove(&key);
+    fn remove_authorized_key(&self, fp: String) {
+        self.authorized_keys.write().expect("lock").remove(&fp);
         self.notify_frontend(FrontendEvent::AuthorizedUpdated(
-            self.authorized_keys.borrow().clone(),
+            self.authorized_keys.read().expect("lock").clone(),
         ));
     }