Pairwise Cipher Suite List Pairwise

MAC 4 octets RSN element unverified

The ciphers offered for unicast traffic, four octets each.

Reading a capture

In a beacon this is what the AP will accept; in an association request it is the single one the station picked. Same element, two different meanings depending on which frame carries it.

Where it sits

RSN > Pairwise Cipher Suite List

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.