Listing CICS transaction IDs in IBM mainframes
CICS transaction IDs from IBM mainframes can be enumerated. Transaction IDs are used to look up the corresponding program that is invoked.
In the following recipe, you will learn how to enumerate CICS transaction IDs.
How to do it...
Open up Terminal and enter the following Nmap command:
$ nmap --script cics-enum -sV <target>
The output will contain the results of the cics-enum script, which enumerates the valid transaction IDs inside the scanned system:
PORT   STATE SERVICE 23/tcp open  tn3270 | cics-enum: |   Accounts: |     CBAM: Valid - CICS Transaction ID |     CETR: Valid - CICS Transaction ID |     CEST: Valid - CICS Transaction ID |     CMSG: Valid - CICS Transaction ID |     CEDA: Valid - CICS Transaction ID |     DSNC...
