Error Encountered in Setting Up External LDAP Authentication in Red Hat Satellite 6 due to Weak SSL Certificate Key

Issue

• What is causing the certificate verify failed error during LDAP server authentication?
• How does the SSL connection error certificate verify failed (EE certificate key too weak) impact the LDAP authentication process?
• What steps can be taken to resolve the certificate verify failed (EE certificate key too weak) error during the external LDAP authentication setup in Red Hat Satellite 6?
• LDAPS authentication has failed due to SSL issues, specifically the weak EE certificate key.
• The Red Hat Satellite LDAP authentication encounters an error related to the weak EE certificate key.

• Following an in-place upgrade from RHEL 7 to RHEL 8, the Red Hat satellite server now prevents login via the satellite WebUI using domain accounts and LDAP.

  ERF77-6997 [Foreman::LdapException]: Error while connecting to 'Org-server' LDAP server at 'ldap.example.com' during authentication ([Net::LDAP::Error]: SSL_connect returned=1 errno=0 state=error: certificate verify failed (EE certificate key too weak))
  

  ERF50-1006 [Foreman::WrappedException]: Unable to connect to LDAP server ([Net::LDAP::Error]: SSL_connect returned=1 errno=0 state=error: certificate verify failed (EE certificate key too weak))