Pairwise Cipher Suite Count PW Count

How many pairwise cipher suites follow.

Reading a capture

The field that makes everything after it unlocatable until it is read. The AKM count is not at a fixed offset in this element — its position is four times this number further along, which is why an RSN parser cannot be written as a struct.

Where it sits

RSN > Pairwise Cipher Suite Count

• Open in the explorer — Association Request
• Open in the explorer — Probe Response

Accuracy

Clause

802.11-2024 §9.4.2.24

Byte order

little-endian — least significant octet first

Verified

Not verified against the standard. Treat this as a claim, not a fact.