IBM Networking Protocol
Researcher: Martyn Ruks
Date Started: May 01, 2006
Systems Network Architecture (SNA) protocol may be run by many IBM mainframes, the proprietary IBM networking protocol created more than 30 years ago and commonly used by zSeries (z/OS) computers. Despite the emergence of cheaper alternatives, such systems have been mainstays in corporate data centres for years because of their reliability in running mission-critical finance, inventory and point-of-sale applications.
The project has focused on investigating the methods used to integrate mainframe communications into modern IP based networks and the risks that are exposed because of their use.