Fast-Adding Security Group Rules¶
Scenarios¶
The fast-adding rule function of security groups allows you to quickly add rules with common ports and protocols for remote login, ping tests, common web services, and database services.
Procedure¶
Log in to the management console.
Click
in the upper left corner and select the desired region and project.On the console homepage, under , click Virtual Private Cloud.
In the navigation pane on the left, choose Access Control > Security Groups.
The security group list is displayed.
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.
On the Inbound Rules tab, click Fast-Add Rule.
The Fast-Add Inbound Rule dialog box is displayed.
Configure required parameters.
Table 1 Inbound rule parameter description¶ Parameter
Description
Example Value
Protocols and Ports
Common protocols and ports are provided for:
Remote login and ping
Web services
Databases
SSH (22)
Type
Source IP address version. You can select:
IPv4
IPv6
IPv4
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. For example:
Single IP address: 192.168.10.10/32 (IPv4); 2002:50::44/127 (IPv6)
IP address range: 192.168.1.0/24 (IPv4); 2407:c080:802:469::/64 (IPv6)
All IP addresses: 0.0.0.0/0 (IPv4); ::/0 (IPv6)
Security group: sg-abc
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 >).
-Click OK.
The inbound rule list is displayed and you can view your added rule.
On the Outbound Rules tab, click Fast-Add Rule.
The Fast-Add Outbound Rule dialog box is displayed.
Configure required parameters.
Table 2 Outbound rule parameter description¶ Parameter
Description
Example Value
Protocols and Ports
Common protocols and ports are provided for:
Remote login and ping
Web services
Databases
SSH (22)
Type
Source IP address version. You can select:
IPv4
IPv6
IPv4
Destination
Destination of the security group rule. The value can be an IP address or a security group to allow access to IP addresses or instances in the security group. For example:
Single IP address: 192.168.10.10/32 (IPv4); 2002:50::44/127 (IPv6)
IP address range: 192.168.1.0/24 (IPv4); 2407:c080:802:469::/64 (IPv6)
All IP addresses: 0.0.0.0/0 (IPv4); ::/0 (IPv6)
Security group: sg-abc
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 >).
-Click OK.
The outbound rule list is displayed and you can view your added rule.