ssh fails with "kex_exchange_identification: read: Connection reset by peer" error message

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • ssh attempts to RHEL 8 server fails with below error message:

    kex_exchange_identification: read: Connection reset by peer
    

Environment

  • RHEL 8
  • openssh-8.0p1-17.el8_7.x86_64
  • openssh-server-8.0p1-17.el8_7.x86_64

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