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Updated on 2024-04-15 GMT+08:00

Step 5: Add a Security Group Rule

Scenarios

A security group consists of inbound and outbound rules. You can add security group rules to allow or deny the traffic to reach and leave the instances (such as ECSs) in the security group.

Adding Rules to a Security Group

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner and choose Network > Virtual Private Cloud.

    The Virtual Private Cloud page is displayed.

  3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Access Control > Security Groups.

    The security group list is displayed.

  4. Locate the row that contains the target security group, and click Manage Rule in the Operation column.

    The page for configuring security group rules is displayed.

  5. On the Inbound Rules tab, click Add Rule.

    The Add Inbound Rule dialog box is displayed.

  6. Configure required parameters.

    You can click + to add more inbound rules.

    Table 1 Inbound rule parameter description

    Parameter

    Description

    Example Value

    Protocol & Port

    The network protocol used to match traffic in a security group rule. The value can be All, TCP, UDP, GRE, and ICMP.

    TCP

    Destination port used to match traffic in a security group rule. The value can be from 1 to 65535.

    Inbound rules control incoming traffic over specific ports to instances in the security group.

    22, or 22-30

    Source

    Source of the security group rule. The value can be an IP address or a security group to allow access from IP addresses or instances in the security group.
    • IPv4 address: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/32
    • Subnet: xxx.xxx.xxx.0/24
    • Any IP address: 0.0.0.0/0

    If the source is a security group, this rule will apply to all instances associated with the selected security group.

    0.0.0.0/0

    Description

    (Optional) Supplementary information about the security group rule.

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

    -

  7. Click OK.

    The inbound rule list is displayed.

  8. On the Outbound Rules tab, click Add Rule.

    The Add Outbound Rule dialog box is displayed.

  9. Configure required parameters.

    You can click + to add more outbound rules.

  10. Click OK.

    The outbound rule list is displayed and you can view your added rule.