ssh authentication issue with Thunar

I have a server that I ssh into all the time. I have ssh keys set up, but I'm noticing a strange behavior with video files that I'm trying to edit with VLC.

As most know, with a program like Thunar, you can open individual files with VLC by double clicking in Thunar and you can also drag a selection of files onto a running instance of VLC to add them to a playlist on the fly.

This works as expected with local files on the localhost.

However, when browsing the remote server with Thunar, I'm able to open individual files with VLC by double clicking a single file, no problem...But, when I try to drag and drop a bunch of files into a running instance of VLC, I get a prompt that reads:

Please enter a valid login and password for the sftp connection to the server

Nothing I enter is accepted, even my remote useame and password.

Why is this? Why can I open an individual file, but can't drag and drop many files to a running instance of VLC?

Thanks

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