WPA2-Enterprise with AES 256-bit

bakaholic39 · ‎06-03-2025

Hi all!

I have a question about WPA encryption. Does Cisco support AES (CCMP or GCMP) 256-bit on WPA2 Enterprise or WPA3 Enterprise (not 192-bit mode) on both AireOS WLC and C9800 WLC?

Thanks.

Rich R · ‎06-28-2025

@bakaholic39 See https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/access_point/feature-matrix/ap-feature-matrix.html and https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/controller/9800/technical-reference/wpa3-dg.html and refer to the release notes and configuration guides for each software release for your specific use cases and software versions with reference to the previous links for hardware model specific info.

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