diff --git a/packets/dot11_types_test.go b/packets/dot11_types_test.go
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+package packets
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestDot11CipherTypes(t *testing.T) {
+	var units = []struct {
+		got interface{}
+		exp interface{}
+	}{
+		{uint8(Dot11CipherWep), uint8(1)},
+		{uint8(Dot11CipherTkip), uint8(2)},
+		{uint8(Dot11CipherWrap), uint8(3)},
+		{uint8(Dot11CipherCcmp), uint8(4)},
+		{uint8(Dot11CipherWep104), uint8(5)},
+	}
+	for _, u := range units {
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(u.exp, u.got) {
+			t.Fatalf("expected '%v', got '%v'", u.exp, u.got)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDot11CipherTypesAsString(t *testing.T) {
+	var units = []struct {
+		got interface{}
+		exp interface{}
+	}{
+		{Dot11CipherWep.String(), "WEP"},
+		{Dot11CipherTkip.String(), "TKIP"},
+		{Dot11CipherWrap.String(), "WRAP"},
+		{Dot11CipherCcmp.String(), "CCMP"},
+		{Dot11CipherWep104.String(), "WEP104"},
+	}
+	for _, u := range units {
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(u.exp, u.got) {
+			t.Fatalf("expected '%v', got '%v'", u.exp, u.got)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDot11AuthTypes(t *testing.T) {
+	var units = []struct {
+		got interface{}
+		exp interface{}
+	}{
+		{uint8(Dot11AuthMgt), uint8(1)},
+		{uint8(Dot11AuthPsk), uint8(2)},
+	}
+	for _, u := range units {
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(u.exp, u.got) {
+			t.Fatalf("expected '%v', got '%v'", u.exp, u.got)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDot11AuthTypesAsString(t *testing.T) {
+	var units = []struct {
+		got interface{}
+		exp interface{}
+	}{
+		{Dot11AuthMgt.String(), "MGT"},
+		{Dot11AuthPsk.String(), "PSK"},
+	}
+	for _, u := range units {
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(u.exp, u.got) {
+			t.Fatalf("expected '%v', got '%v'", u.exp, u.got)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDot11CipherSuite(t *testing.T) {
+	// must be three, but not currently
+	// implemented to really enforce [3]byte
+	bytes := []byte{1, 2, 3}
+	cs := CipherSuite{
+		OUI: bytes,
+	}
+	var units = []struct {
+		got interface{}
+		exp interface{}
+	}{
+		{cs.OUI, bytes},
+	}
+	for _, u := range units {
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(u.exp, u.got) {
+			t.Fatalf("expected '%v', got '%v'", u.exp, u.got)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDot11AuthSuite(t *testing.T) {
+	// must be three, but not currently
+	// implemented to really enforce [3]byte
+	bytes := []byte{1, 2, 3}
+	cs := AuthSuite{
+		OUI: bytes,
+	}
+	var units = []struct {
+		got interface{}
+		exp interface{}
+	}{
+		{cs.OUI, bytes},
+	}
+	for _, u := range units {
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(u.exp, u.got) {
+			t.Fatalf("expected '%v', got '%v'", u.exp, u.got)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDot11CipherSuiteSelector(t *testing.T) {
+	count := uint16(1)
+	cs := CipherSuiteSelector{
+		Count: count,
+	}
+	var units = []struct {
+		got interface{}
+		exp interface{}
+	}{
+		{cs.Count, count},
+	}
+	for _, u := range units {
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(u.exp, u.got) {
+			t.Fatalf("expected '%v', got '%v'", u.exp, u.got)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDot11AuthSuiteSelector(t *testing.T) {
+	count := uint16(1)
+	cs := AuthSuiteSelector{
+		Count: count,
+	}
+	var units = []struct {
+		got interface{}
+		exp interface{}
+	}{
+		{cs.Count, count},
+	}
+	for _, u := range units {
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(u.exp, u.got) {
+			t.Fatalf("expected '%v', got '%v'", u.exp, u.got)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDot11RSNInfo(t *testing.T) {
+	version := uint16(1)
+	rsn := RSNInfo{
+		Version: version,
+	}
+	var units = []struct {
+		got interface{}
+		exp interface{}
+	}{
+		{rsn.Version, version},
+		{rsn.Group, CipherSuite{}},
+		{rsn.Pairwise, CipherSuiteSelector{}},
+		{rsn.AuthKey, AuthSuiteSelector{}},
+	}
+	for _, u := range units {
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(u.exp, u.got) {
+			t.Fatalf("expected '%v', got '%v'", u.exp, u.got)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDot11VendorInfo(t *testing.T) {
+	version := uint16(1)
+	vendor := VendorInfo{
+		WPAVersion: version,
+	}
+	var units = []struct {
+		got interface{}
+		exp interface{}
+	}{
+		{vendor.WPAVersion, version},
+		{vendor.Multicast, CipherSuite{}},
+		{vendor.Unicast, CipherSuiteSelector{}},
+		{vendor.AuthKey, AuthSuiteSelector{}},
+	}
+	for _, u := range units {
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(u.exp, u.got) {
+			t.Fatalf("expected '%v', got '%v'", u.exp, u.got)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDot11canParse(t *testing.T) {
+	err := canParse("example", []byte{}, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("unable to check if able to parse")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDot11parsePairwiseSuite(t *testing.T) {
+	buf := []byte{0, 0, 1, 1}
+	suite, err := parsePairwiseSuite(buf)
+	var units = []struct {
+		got interface{}
+		exp interface{}
+	}{
+		{suite.OUI, buf[0:3]},
+		{suite.Type, Dot11CipherType(buf[3])},
+		{err, nil},
+	}
+	for _, u := range units {
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(u.exp, u.got) {
+			t.Fatalf("expected '%v', got '%v'", u.exp, u.got)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDot11parseAuthkeySuite(t *testing.T) {
+	buf := []byte{0, 0, 1, 1}
+	suite, err := parseAuthkeySuite(buf)
+	var units = []struct {
+		got interface{}
+		exp interface{}
+	}{
+		{suite.OUI, buf[0:3]},
+		{suite.Type, Dot11AuthType(buf[3])},
+		{err, nil},
+	}
+	for _, u := range units {
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(u.exp, u.got) {
+			t.Fatalf("expected '%v', got '%v'", u.exp, u.got)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// TODO: add test for Dot11InformationElementVendorInfoDecode
+// TODO: add test for Dot11InformationElementIDDSSetDecode