remote desktop connection cannot verify the identity of the computer that you want to connect toYou are on a Mac. You want to use REMOTE DESKTOP CONNECTION (rdp). When you try and use it to connect to a WINDOWS SERVER, you get,"remote desktop connection cannot verify the identity of the computer that you want to connect to."
SOLUTIONS
-upgrade the a newer version of REMOTE DESKTOP CONNECTION via APP STORE on the MAC.
This will work if you are on v10.7 and higher. This will not work on 10.6.8 and lower. I suppose in 08/2015 that a more up-to-date OSX version is mostly everywhere but I still prefer stability. And that means 10.6.8. Looks like it's time to upgrade the OSX.
-get CORD.
Download. Install. Voila!