Paper Topic:

Security IP based SAN VS Fibre Cahnnel

Running head : SECURITY IP BASED SAN VS FIBRE CHANNEL

Security IP based SAN VS Fibre Channel

Name

University

Date

Security IP based SAN VS Fibre Channel

Fibre Channel and IP storage area network (SAN ) topologies are the widely used storage options in organizations with each having its merits and demerits . Fibre channel SAN topology provides a higher speed storage compared to IP based SAN and was therefore until recently , the method of choice for network storage (Isaacson , 2003 . The advent of Internet small computer system interface (iSCSI ) saw the

companies adopting the cost effective IP SAN although the method grants a slower speed compared to Fibre Channel SAN . While the cost might attract IT project managers to implement IP SAN in their organizations , there exist biggest security differences between pure Fibre Channel-based SAN and IP-based SANS (Ferelli , 2004

Security is one of the issues that emerge while running SAN over IP networks (Ferelli , 2004 . The move to IP-based SAN has made SAN to be more vulnerable to a number of attacks especially on systems connected to corporate networks . These security threats include sniffing untrusted networks , spoofing , and denial of service (DoS ) as well as physical security . Attacking IP networks is much easier although it is lot easier also to monitor IP networks . For instance , sniffing network traffic in IP-based SANs is easier than in Fibre Channel SANs (Isaacson 2003 . Perhaps to solve security issues with IP-based SAN , IT project managers should consider SAN traffic encryption with IP Security (IPSec so...

2 pages

29.5 KB

Free sing-up