diff --git a/gns3server/api/routes/controller/dependencies/authentication.py b/gns3server/api/routes/controller/dependencies/authentication.py
index 60c880894..1712155cd 100644
--- a/gns3server/api/routes/controller/dependencies/authentication.py
+++ b/gns3server/api/routes/controller/dependencies/authentication.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import asyncio
+import hashlib
 import logging
 import bcrypt
 
@@ -176,7 +177,14 @@ async def get_current_active_user_from_websocket(
         return user
 
     except HTTPException as e:
-        err_msg = f"Could not authenticate while connecting to controller WebSocket: {e.detail}"
+        # Fingerprint the received token so clients can compare it against the fingerprint
+        # returned when the token was issued (e.g. token_sha256_prefix from the
+        # node_console_info MCP tool) and detect copy corruption on their side.
+        token_sha256_prefix = hashlib.sha256(token.encode()).hexdigest()[:8]
+        err_msg = (
+            f"Could not authenticate while connecting to controller WebSocket: {e.detail} "
+            f"(received token sha256 prefix: {token_sha256_prefix})"
+        )
         websocket_error = {"action": "log.error", "event": {"message": err_msg}}
         await websocket.send_json(websocket_error)
         log.error(err_msg)
diff --git a/gns3server/api/routes/mcp/nodes.py b/gns3server/api/routes/mcp/nodes.py
index 0a7c1320c..3d3a7133a 100644
--- a/gns3server/api/routes/mcp/nodes.py
+++ b/gns3server/api/routes/mcp/nodes.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ via Gns3Connector (from custom_gns3fy).
 from typing import Any
 from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor, as_completed
 
+import hashlib
 import logging
 
 from gns3server.services import auth_service
@@ -312,6 +313,12 @@ def get_node_console_info_handler(params: dict[str, Any], gns3_ctx: dict[str, An
         "ws_url": ws_url,
         "command": f"websocat -t --no-close {ws_url}",
     }
+    if ws_token:
+        # Fingerprint of the minted token: compare it against what actually reached the
+        # server (logged on WebSocket auth rejection) to detect copy corruption, and
+        # re-request the URL once token_ttl_seconds has elapsed.
+        result["token_sha256_prefix"] = hashlib.sha256(ws_token.encode()).hexdigest()[:8]
+        result["token_ttl_seconds"] = 600
     if console_type in ("vnc",):
         result["vnc_url"] = f"/v3/projects/{project_id}/nodes/{node_id}/console/vnc?token={gns3_ctx['jwt_token']}"
     return result
diff --git a/tests/api/routes/test_routes.py b/tests/api/routes/test_routes.py
index 0854581f7..bc357d668 100644
--- a/tests/api/routes/test_routes.py
+++ b/tests/api/routes/test_routes.py
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ class TestRoutes:
                     async with aconnect_ws(path, client, params=params) as ws:
                         json_notification = await ws.receive_json()
                         assert json_notification['event'] == {
-                            'message': 'Could not authenticate while connecting to controller WebSocket: Invalid token (DecodeError)'
+                            'message': 'Could not authenticate while connecting to controller WebSocket: '
+                                       'Invalid token (DecodeError) (received token sha256 prefix: 4d4f92fb)'
                         }