[CI Failure] Flaky: JsonRpcAuthenticationTests.FailedAuthentication_ClosesConnection_AndPreventsFurtherCalls times out connecting to named pipe RPC server

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Build Information

Build: https://github.com/microsoft/aspire/actions/runs/29787895542
Build error leg or test failing: Tests / Hosting.RemoteHost / Hosting.RemoteHost (windows-latest) / Aspire.Hosting.RemoteHost.Tests.JsonRpcAuthenticationTests.FailedAuthentication_ClosesConnection_AndPreventsFurtherCalls
Pull request: #18835

Error Message

System.TimeoutException : Timed out connecting to test RPC server 'aspire-remotehost-test-...'.
---- System.OperationCanceledException : The operation was canceled.
   at Aspire.Hosting.RemoteHost.Tests.JsonRpcAuthenticationTests.RemoteHostTestServer.ConnectToServerAsync(...) in /_/tests/Aspire.Hosting.RemoteHost.Tests/JsonRpcAuthenticationTests.cs:line 220
   at System.IO.Pipes.NamedPipeClientStream.ConnectInternal(Int32 timeout, CancellationToken cancellationToken, Int32 startTime)

Description

Flaky: JsonRpcAuthenticationTests.FailedAuthentication_ClosesConnection_AndPreventsFurtherCalls times out connecting to named pipe RPC server

Type: flaky-test

Occurrences

Date	Build	Job	PR
2026-07-21	29787895542	Tests / Hosting.RemoteHost / Hosting.RemoteHost (windows-latest)	#18835