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Use the Edge Services portal to add, edit, and delete rules of an Amazon Web Services (AWS) security group for provisioned AWS instances. Rules determine the incoming and outgoing traffic allowed by the security group. You can add or remove security groups on AWS instances. You can also view details about, edit, create, or delete a security group.
To add a rule to an AWS security group:
Field | Description |
NAME | Type a name for the rule. |
DIRECTION |
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RULE TYPE | Select the third-party service to which this rule applies. For example, select a service that provides virtual machines. If you select Custom Rule, you enable the PROTOCOL and PORT RANGE fields. |
PROTOCOL | This field is only available if you selected Custom Rule for RULE TYPE.
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PORT RANGE | This field is only available if you selected Custom Rule for RULE TYPE. Type a port or range for ports (from 1 to 65000) used by the rule. For example, 22 or 6500-7500. |
SOURCE TYPE |
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SOURCE | This field is only available if you selected Network or All for SOURCE TYPE. Type one of the following sources for the rule:
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SOURCE GROUP | This field is only available if you selected Security Group for SOURCE TYPE. Select the security group to use to allow traffic from all instances using that security group. |
DESTINATION TYPE |
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DESTINATION | This field is only available if you selected Network or All for SOURCE TYPE. Type one of the following destinations for the rule:
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DESTINATION GROUP | This field is only available if you selected Security Group for DESTINATION TYPE. Select the security group to use to allow traffic to all instances using that security group. |
To edit a rule on an AWS security group:
Field | Description |
NAME | Type a name for the rule. |
DIRECTION |
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RULE TYPE | Select the third-party service to which this rule applies. For example, select a service that provides virtual machines. If you select Custom Rule, you enable the PROTOCOL and PORT RANGE fields. |
PROTOCOL | This field is only available if you selected Custom Rule for RULE TYPE.
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PORT RANGE | This field is only available if you selected Custom Rule for RULE TYPE. Type a port or range for ports (from 1 to 65000) used by the rule. For example, 22 or 6500-7500. |
SOURCE TYPE |
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SOURCE | This field is only available if you selected Network or All for SOURCE TYPE. Type one of the following sources for the rule:
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SOURCE GROUP | This field is only available if you selected Security Group for SOURCE TYPE. Select the security group to use to allow traffic from all instances using that security group. |
DESTINATION TYPE |
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DESTINATION | This field is only available if you selected Network or All for SOURCE TYPE. Type one of the following destinations for the rule:
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DESTINATION GROUP | This field is only available if you selected Security Group for DESTINATION TYPE. Select the security group to use to allow traffic to all instances using that security group. |
To delete a rule on an AWS security group:
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