What is a cipher suite in TLS?

A.A list of certificate authorities trusted by a TLS server, including the root authority, each intermediate authority, and the revocation list kept for the issuer chain
B.A set of firewall rules applied to a TLS gateway, including the allowed ports, source networks, and logging destinations
C.A set of algorithms used together for a TLS connection, including the key exchange algorithm, bulk encryption algorithm, and message authentication code
D.A bundle of key escrow records for a TLS session, including the master secret, session ticket, and the client certificate

Why C is correct

A cipher suite defines the combination of algorithms for key exchange, encryption, and authentication used in a TLS connection.

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