SNIA SMB3 Interoperability Lab EMEA

SNIA SMB3 Interoperability Lab EMEA

The SNIA SMB3 Interoperability (IO) Lab will take place Tuesday, April 8 through Thursday, April 10, 2025, co-located with the SambaXP 2025 event at the Hotel Freizeit in Goettingen, Germany.

The purpose of the IO Lab is for vendors to bring their implementations of SMB3 to test, identify, and fix bugs in a collaborative setting with the goal of providing a forum in which companies can develop interoperable products.

SNIA provides and supports networks and infrastructure for the IO Lab, creating a collaborative framework for testing. The participants of the IO Lab work together to define the testing process, assuring that objectives are accomplished.

There are several new features that have recently been added to the SMB3 protocol:

• SMB auditing improvements
• SMB NTLM disable option
• SMB over QUIC all server editions
• SMB over QUIC client access control
• SMB signing required
• SMB auth rate limiter
• SMB alternative ports
• SMB Mailslots disabled
• SMB guest auth off in Pro
• SMB global encrypt from client
• SMB server dialect control

The IO Lab is an opportunity to learn about these new features and test your implementation with Microsoft Windows protocol test suites. During the IO Lab you have the opportunity to directly engage with Windows Protocol Support, Test Suite Development, and members of the Windows development team as well as network with other professionals from all over the world.

In addition the SNIA SMB3 IO Lab EMEA offers access to:

• The latest Windows client and server software from Microsoft, including test suites that help verify interoperability on various features of SMB3 protocols
• Technical support from SMB3 engineers to look at traces and help with diagnosing problems
• IO Lab participants are covered by a non-disclosure agreement and access is restricted to registrants only

If you are reluctant to participate because you feel that your SMB implementation is "not ready", you should still participate! The SMB IO Lab EMEA is also a development opportunity, not just a testing opportunity. Implementations still in development are encouraged to participate. It's a great opportunity to get help and learn from the experts!