cipher suite

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Definitions:

A common set of cryptographic algorithms used for key establishment, signature generation, hash function computation, encryption, and/or data authentication.
Sources:
NIST CSWP 39-upd1 [

December 19, 2025. Includes updates as of June 29, 2026

]

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