Registring a RHEL 7 client to the Red Hat Satellite 6.16 (running on RHEL 9) fails with the error:[SSL: SSLV3_ALERT_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE] sslv3 alert handshake failure (_ssl.c:618)

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Issue

When attempting to register a RHEL 7 host to Red Hat Satellite 6.16 running on RHEL 9, the registration fails with the following error:

# subscription-manager register
  Registering to: satellite.example.com:443/rhsm
  Username: admin
  Password:
  Unable to verify server's identity: [SSL: SSLV3_ALERT_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE] sslv3 alert handshake failure (_ssl.c:618)

Environment

  • Satellite Server: Red Hat Satellite 6.16.z installed on RHEL 9.2 and above.
  • Client: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

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