Glossary: Network Attacks, Social Engineering and Indicators
cipher suite
Also written: Ciphersuite, cipher names, weak cipher
The set of cryptographic methods a TLS connection agrees to use, such as TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384. Weak cipher names in logs can point to a downgrade.
Where the book teaches it
Related terms
TLS (Transport Layer Security)protocol downgradeTLS_FALLBACK_SCSV (signaling cipher suite value)