Updated on 2026-06-01 GMT+08:00

Modifying a Security Group

Scenarios

After a security group is created, you can change its name and description.

Procedure

  1. Go to the security group list page.
  2. Locate the row that contains the security group, click More in the Operation column, and click Modify.

    The Modify Security Group dialog box is displayed.

  3. Modify the name and description of the security group as required.
    Table 1 Security group parameters

    Parameter

    Description

    Example Value

    Name

    Mandatory

    The name of the security group. The name:
    • Can contain 1 to 64 characters.
    • Can contain letters, digits, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods (.).

    sg-AB

    Description

    Optional

    Supplementary information about the security group.

    The description can contain a maximum of 255 characters and cannot contain angle brackets (< or >).

    -

  4. Click OK to save the modification.