diff --git a/lib/rust/crates/eapol/src/lib.rs b/lib/rust/crates/eapol/src/lib.rs
index 49b8113..7c14626 100644
--- a/lib/rust/crates/eapol/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/rust/crates/eapol/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@
 
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate bitfield;
+extern crate bytes;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate nom;
 extern crate test;
 
+use bytes::Bytes;
 use nom::{be_u16, be_u64, be_u8};
 
 // IEEE Std 802.1X-2010, 11.9, Table 11-5
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@
 
 // IEEE Std 802.11-2016, 12.7.2, Figure 12-32
 #[derive(Default, Debug)]
-pub struct KeyFrame<'a> {
+pub struct KeyFrame {
     pub version: u8,
     pub packet_type: u8,
     pub packet_body_len: u16,
@@ -72,13 +74,13 @@
     pub key_info: KeyInformation,
     pub key_len: u16,
     pub key_replay_counter: u64,
-    pub key_nonce: &'a [u8], // 32 octets
-    pub key_iv: &'a [u8],    // 16 octets
+    pub key_nonce: Bytes, // 32 octets
+    pub key_iv: Bytes,    // 16 octets
     pub key_rsc: u64,
     // 8 octests reserved.
-    pub key_mic: &'a [u8], // AKM dependent size
+    pub key_mic: Bytes, // AKM dependent size
     pub key_data_len: u16,
-    pub key_data: &'a [u8],
+    pub key_data: Bytes,
 }
 
 named_args!(pub key_frame_from_bytes(mic_size: u16) <KeyFrame>,
@@ -107,12 +109,12 @@
                key_info: key_info,
                key_len: key_len,
                key_replay_counter: key_replay_counter,
-               key_mic: key_mic,
+               key_mic: Bytes::from(key_mic),
                key_rsc: key_rsc,
-               key_iv: key_iv,
-               key_nonce: key_nonce,
+               key_iv: Bytes::from(key_iv),
+               key_nonce: Bytes::from(key_nonce),
                key_data_len: key_data_len,
-               key_data: key_data,
+               key_data: Bytes::from(key_data),
            })
     )
 );
diff --git a/lib/rust/crates/wlan-rsn/src/akm.rs b/lib/rust/crates/wlan-rsn/src/akm.rs
index e9f0288..ebfa596 100644
--- a/lib/rust/crates/wlan-rsn/src/akm.rs
+++ b/lib/rust/crates/wlan-rsn/src/akm.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #![allow(dead_code)]
 
 use auth::{config, psk};
+use bytes::Bytes;
 use crypto_utils;
 use futures::Future;
 use integrity;
@@ -37,12 +38,12 @@
 pub const FT_EAP_SHA384: u8 = 13;
 // 14-255 - Reserved.
 
-pub struct Akm<'a> {
-    pub oui: &'a [u8],
+pub struct Akm {
+    pub oui: Bytes,
     pub suite_type: u8,
 }
 
-impl<'a> Akm<'a> {
+impl Akm {
     /// Only AKMs specified in IEEE 802.11-2016, 9.4.2.25.4, Table 9-133 have known algorithms.
     fn has_known_algorithm(&self) -> bool {
         if self.is_reserved() || self.is_vendor_specific() {
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@
 
     pub fn is_vendor_specific(&self) -> bool {
         // IEEE 802.11-2016, 9.4.2.25.4, Table 9-133
-        !self.oui.eq(&suite_selector::OUI)
+        !&self.oui[..].eq(&suite_selector::OUI)
     }
 
     pub fn is_reserved(&self) -> bool {
@@ -162,10 +163,10 @@
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> suite_selector::Factory<'a> for Akm<'a> {
-    type Suite = Akm<'a>;
+impl suite_selector::Factory for Akm {
+    type Suite = Akm;
 
-    fn new(oui: &'a [u8], suite_type: u8) -> Result<Self::Suite> {
+    fn new(oui: Bytes, suite_type: u8) -> Result<Self::Suite> {
         if oui.len() != 3 {
             Err(Error::InvalidOuiLength(oui.len()))
         } else {
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> fmt::Debug for Akm<'a> {
+impl fmt::Debug for Akm {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         write!(
             f,
diff --git a/lib/rust/crates/wlan-rsn/src/cipher.rs b/lib/rust/crates/wlan-rsn/src/cipher.rs
index 9ef588e..3052e8c 100644
--- a/lib/rust/crates/wlan-rsn/src/cipher.rs
+++ b/lib/rust/crates/wlan-rsn/src/cipher.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #![allow(dead_code)]
 
 use super::{Error, Result};
+use bytes::Bytes;
 use std::fmt;
 use suite_selector;
 
@@ -32,12 +33,12 @@
 pub const BIP_CMAC_256: u8 = 13;
 // 14-255 - Reserved.
 
-pub struct Cipher<'a> {
-    pub oui: &'a [u8],
+pub struct Cipher {
+    pub oui: Bytes,
     pub suite_type: u8,
 }
 
-impl<'a> Cipher<'a> {
+impl Cipher {
     /// Reserved and vendor specific cipher suites have no known usage and require special
     /// treatments.
     fn has_known_usage(&self) -> bool {
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@
 
     pub fn is_vendor_specific(&self) -> bool {
         // IEEE 802.11-2016, 9.4.2.25.2, Table 9-131
-        !self.oui.eq(&suite_selector::OUI)
+        !&self.oui[..].eq(&suite_selector::OUI)
     }
 
     pub fn is_reserved(&self) -> bool {
@@ -101,10 +102,10 @@
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> suite_selector::Factory<'a> for Cipher<'a> {
-    type Suite = Cipher<'a>;
+impl suite_selector::Factory for Cipher {
+    type Suite = Cipher;
 
-    fn new(oui: &'a [u8], suite_type: u8) -> Result<Self::Suite> {
+    fn new(oui: Bytes, suite_type: u8) -> Result<Self::Suite> {
         if oui.len() != 3 {
             Err(Error::InvalidOuiLength(oui.len()))
         } else {
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> fmt::Debug for Cipher<'a> {
+impl fmt::Debug for Cipher {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         write!(
             f,
diff --git a/lib/rust/crates/wlan-rsn/src/key/ptk.rs b/lib/rust/crates/wlan-rsn/src/key/ptk.rs
index 40b8bec..88ebcdf 100644
--- a/lib/rust/crates/wlan-rsn/src/key/ptk.rs
+++ b/lib/rust/crates/wlan-rsn/src/key/ptk.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 use akm::Akm;
+use bytes::Bytes;
 use cipher::Cipher;
 use crypto_utils::prf;
 use std::cmp::{max, min};
@@ -112,8 +113,8 @@
     }
 
     fn new_ptk(data: &TestData, akm_suite: u8, cipher_suite: u8) -> Result<Ptk> {
-        let akm = Akm::new(&OUI[..], akm_suite).unwrap();
-        let cipher = Cipher::new(&OUI[..], cipher_suite).unwrap();
+        let akm = Akm::new(Bytes::from(&OUI[..]), akm_suite).unwrap();
+        let cipher = Cipher::new(Bytes::from(&OUI[..]), cipher_suite).unwrap();
         new(
             &data.pmk[..],
             &data.aa,
diff --git a/lib/rust/crates/wlan-rsn/src/key_data/mod.rs b/lib/rust/crates/wlan-rsn/src/key_data/mod.rs
index 07700a9..696cd2f 100644
--- a/lib/rust/crates/wlan-rsn/src/key_data/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/rust/crates/wlan-rsn/src/key_data/mod.rs
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 use {Error, Result};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub enum Element<'a> {
+pub enum Element {
     Gtk(kde::Header, kde::Gtk),
-    Rsne(rsne::Rsne<'a>),
+    Rsne(rsne::Rsne),
     Padding,
     UnsupportedKde(kde::Header),
     UnsupportedIe(u8, u8),
diff --git a/lib/rust/crates/wlan-rsn/src/pmkid.rs b/lib/rust/crates/wlan-rsn/src/pmkid.rs
index c4ffec6..35bcfa8 100644
--- a/lib/rust/crates/wlan-rsn/src/pmkid.rs
+++ b/lib/rust/crates/wlan-rsn/src/pmkid.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 use super::{Error, Result};
+use bytes::Bytes;
 
-pub type Pmkid<'a> = &'a [u8];
+pub type Pmkid = Bytes;
 
-pub fn new<'a>(pmkid: &'a [u8]) -> Result<Pmkid> {
+pub fn new(pmkid: Bytes) -> Result<Pmkid> {
     if pmkid.len() != 16 {
         Err(Error::InvalidPmkidLength(pmkid.len()))
     } else {
diff --git a/lib/rust/crates/wlan-rsn/src/rsne.rs b/lib/rust/crates/wlan-rsn/src/rsne.rs
index b9ea898..d02becf 100644
--- a/lib/rust/crates/wlan-rsn/src/rsne.rs
+++ b/lib/rust/crates/wlan-rsn/src/rsne.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 use akm;
+use bytes::Bytes;
 use cipher;
 use pmkid;
 use suite_selector;
@@ -17,30 +18,32 @@
 
 // IEEE 802.11-2016, 9.4.2.25.1
 #[derive(Default, Debug)]
-pub struct Rsne<'a> {
+pub struct Rsne {
     pub element_id: u8,
     pub length: u8,
     pub version: u16,
-    pub group_data_cipher_suite: Option<cipher::Cipher<'a>>,
-    pub pairwise_cipher_suites: Vec<cipher::Cipher<'a>>,
-    pub akm_suites: Vec<akm::Akm<'a>>,
+    pub group_data_cipher_suite: Option<cipher::Cipher>,
+    pub pairwise_cipher_suites: Vec<cipher::Cipher>,
+    pub akm_suites: Vec<akm::Akm>,
     pub rsn_capabilities: u16,
-    pub pmkids: Vec<pmkid::Pmkid<'a>>,
-    pub group_mgmt_cipher_suite: Option<cipher::Cipher<'a>>,
+    pub pmkids: Vec<pmkid::Pmkid>,
+    pub group_mgmt_cipher_suite: Option<cipher::Cipher>,
 }
 
 fn read_suite_selector<'a, T>(input: &'a [u8]) -> IResult<&'a [u8], T>
 where
-    T: suite_selector::Factory<'a, Suite = T>,
+    T: suite_selector::Factory<Suite = T>,
 {
     let (i1, bytes) = try_parse!(input, take!(4));
-    let (i2, ctor_result) = try_parse!(i1, expr_res!(T::new(&bytes[0..3], bytes[3])));
+    let oui = Bytes::from(&bytes[0..3]);
+    let (i2, ctor_result) = try_parse!(i1, expr_res!(T::new(oui, bytes[3])));
     return IResult::Done(i2, ctor_result);
 }
 
 fn read_pmkid<'a>(input: &'a [u8]) -> IResult<&'a [u8], pmkid::Pmkid> {
     let (i1, bytes) = try_parse!(input, take!(16));
-    let (i2, result) = try_parse!(i1, expr_res!(pmkid::new(&bytes)));
+    let pmkid_data = Bytes::from(bytes);
+    let (i2, result) = try_parse!(i1, expr_res!(pmkid::new(pmkid_data)));
     return IResult::Done(i2, result);
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/rust/crates/wlan-rsn/src/suite_selector.rs b/lib/rust/crates/wlan-rsn/src/suite_selector.rs
index b1b7969..ce9da67 100644
--- a/lib/rust/crates/wlan-rsn/src/suite_selector.rs
+++ b/lib/rust/crates/wlan-rsn/src/suite_selector.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 use super::Result;
+use bytes::Bytes;
 
 pub const OUI: [u8; 3] = [0x00, 0x0F, 0xAC];
 
-pub trait Factory<'a> {
+pub trait Factory {
     type Suite;
 
-    fn new(oui: &'a [u8], suite_type: u8) -> Result<Self::Suite>;
+    fn new(oui: Bytes, suite_type: u8) -> Result<Self::Suite>;
 }