Microsoft Copilot security directory

IA-Connect Mainframe

Published by Ultima Labs

Medium risk

IA-Connect is a Robotic Process Automation (RPA) platform which adds RPA functionality from the Cloud to on-premises virtual machines or over Citrix or Microsoft Remote Desktop (RDS) connections. This is the module for automating 5250 and 3270 Mainframe sessions using Terminal Emulation applications that support the HLLAPI API.

Security assessment

Plutonium assessed this connector for permissions, capabilities, and security-relevant behavior.

  • Reads your private information: This connector can read data the connected service holds about you - documents, messages, contact lists, source code, customer records, or saved profile details - and pass it back to the AI.
  • Can change or update your information: This connector can edit, rename, overwrite, or otherwise modify records in the connected service. If a request gets manipulated, your data could be altered without you noticing.
  • Can send messages as you: This connector can post messages, emails, or notifications on your behalf. Recipients will believe the message came from you, which makes phishing or social-engineering risks higher.
  • Sends your data to outside companies: Anything you share with this connector flows to a third-party service. That company sees, stores, and may use the data according to their own policies.

Available capabilities

This add-on exposes 23 tools or capabilities.

  • Connect to terminal emulation session
  • Disconnect from terminal emulation session
  • Dispose of terminal emulation HLLAPI DLL
  • Get is terminal emulation keyboard unlocked
  • Get terminal emulation connection status
  • Get terminal emulation cursor position
  • Get terminal emulation Operator Information Area (OIA)
  • Query terminal emulation session status
  • Read terminal emulation screen at cursor position
  • Read terminal emulation screen rows
  • Reset terminal emulation session
  • Search for string in terminal emulation session
  • Send password to terminal emulation session
  • Send password to terminal emulation session at position
  • Send reset key to terminal emulation session
  • Send string to terminal emulation session
  • Send string to terminal emulation session at position
  • Set session parameter in terminal emulation session
  • Set terminal emulation cursor position
  • Set terminal emulation HLLAPI DLL
  • Wait for string in terminal emulation session
  • Wait for terminal emulation keyboard unlocked
  • Wait for terminal emulation system ready

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