diff --git a/core/canonicallog/canonicallog.go b/core/canonicallog/canonicallog.go
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index 0000000000..40de00ed1c
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+++ b/core/canonicallog/canonicallog.go
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+package canonicallog
+
+import (
+	"net"
+
+	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log/v2"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/peer"
+	"github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
+	manet "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr/net"
+)
+
+var log = logging.WithSkip(logging.Logger("canonical-log"), 1)
+
+// LogMisbehavingPeer is the canonical way to log a misbehaving peer.
+// Protocols should use this to identify a misbehaving peer to allow the end
+// user to easily identify these nodes across protocols and libp2p.
+func LogMisbehavingPeer(p peer.ID, peerAddr multiaddr.Multiaddr, component string, err error, msg string) {
+	log.Errorf("CANONICAL_MISBEHAVING_PEER: peer=%s addr=%s component=%s err=%v msg=%s", p, peerAddr.String(), component, err, msg)
+}
+
+// LogMisbehavingPeer is the canonical way to log a misbehaving peer.
+// Protocols should use this to identify a misbehaving peer to allow the end
+// user to easily identify these nodes across protocols and libp2p.
+func LogMisbehavingPeerNetAddr(p peer.ID, peerAddr net.Addr, component string, originalErr error, msg string) {
+	ma, err := manet.FromNetAddr(peerAddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("CANONICAL_MISBEHAVING_PEER: peer=%s netAddr=%s component=%s err=%v msg=%s", p, peerAddr.String(), component, originalErr, msg)
+	}
+
+	log.Errorf("CANONICAL_MISBEHAVING_PEER: peer=%s addr=%s component=%s err=%v msg=%s", p, ma, component, originalErr, msg)
+}
diff --git a/core/canonicallog/canonicallog_test.go b/core/canonicallog/canonicallog_test.go
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index 0000000000..9332ee4a92
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+++ b/core/canonicallog/canonicallog_test.go
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+package canonicallog
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/test"
+	"github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
+)
+
+func TestLogs(t *testing.T) {
+	LogMisbehavingPeer(test.RandPeerIDFatal(t), multiaddr.StringCast("/ip4/1.2.3.4"), "somecomponent", fmt.Errorf("something"), "hi")
+	LogMisbehavingPeerNetAddr(test.RandPeerIDFatal(t), dummyNetAddr{}, "somecomponent", fmt.Errorf("something"), "hi")
+}
+
+type dummyNetAddr struct{}
+
+func (d dummyNetAddr) Network() string { return "tcp" }
+func (d dummyNetAddr) String() string  { return "127.0.0.1:80" }