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href="/support/kb/article/error-auth-received-control-message-auth_failed/" class="list-group-item"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-asterisk" aria-hidden="true"></span> Error: AUTH: Received control message: AUTH_FAILED</a> <a href="/support/kb/article/error-cannot-load-certificate-file-cert-crt/" class="list-group-item"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-asterisk" aria-hidden="true"></span> Error: Cannot load certificate file cert.crt</a> <a href="/support/kb/article/error-connection-name-could-not-be-connected/" class="list-group-item"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-asterisk" aria-hidden="true"></span> Error: Connection Name Could Not Be Connected</a> <a href="/support/kb/article/error-inactivity-timeout-ping-restart/" class="list-group-item"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-asterisk" aria-hidden="true"></span> Error: Inactivity timeout (--ping-restart)</a> <a href="/support/kb/article/error-insecure-signature-digest-detected/" class="list-group-item"><span class="glyphicon 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