Rsyslog TLS connection failing with 'peer name not authorized' error due to certificate CN mismatch

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Issue

  • Rsyslog TLS connection fails with "peer name not authorized" error on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
  • Rsyslog TLS handshake failing: "peer name not authorized" error with wildcard CN

    May 29 18:05:40 lab.example.com rsyslogd[1695]: error: peer name not authorized -  not permitted to talk to it. Names: CN: *;  [v8.2102.0-15.el8_10.1 try https://www.rsyslog.com/e/2088 ]
    May 29 18:05:40 lab.example.com rsyslogd[1695]: error: peer name not authorized -  not permitted to talk to it. Names: CN: *;  [v8.2102.0-15.el8_10.1 try https://www.rsyslog.com/e/2088 ]
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9
  • Rsyslog

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