Association Request MPDU Assoc Req

MAC variable Association Request frame unverified

A management frame requesting membership of a BSS.

Reading a capture

Sent after authentication and before any data. Still unencrypted, because the keys that would protect it are derived by a handshake that has not happened yet — which is why the cipher suites being negotiated here are readable by anyone listening.

Subfields

Where it sits

Association Request MPDU

Accuracy

Clause
802.11-2024 §9.3.3.5
Verified
Not verified against the standard. Treat this as a claim, not a fact.