Security Groups

In this section, you can access the list of security groups for the project and manage them, including creating, adding rules, viewing group status, and deleting.

Before discussing security groups, we must first examine their rules. Rules are a set of criteria and actions that determine which traffic is allowed to pass through the firewall. These rules are typically defined based on criteria such as IP addresses, protocols, ports, and traffic direction (inbound or outbound).

• To define a new security group, click on the Create New Group button.
• Then, enter the Name and Description of the group and click the Create button.

After creating the new group, you can define rules for it or assign it to a virtual machine or subnet.

By clicking on the (▼) icon for each group, a list of the group’s rules and their details is displayed:

• To delete a rule from a group, simply click on the Trash Can icon associated with the rule.
• Then, if you are sure about the deletion, click the Confirm button in the opened dialog.

The rules of each group determine the level and type of access. To assign a new rule, click on Add New Rule. Then, you need to define the required information for the rule:

• Inbound/Outbound: Specifies the traffic direction.
• IP Version: Specifies the IP version.
• CIDR: The IP range that gains access to resources through this rule.
• Protocol Port: Select the protocol port you want to open access for. This section includes a list of commonly used protocol ports, and if you need to define another protocol, you can select the Custom option and enter the desired information.

Finally, by clicking Add, the rule is created and assigned to the desired group.

• To delete a security group/rule, click on the three-dot button in the Operations column and select the Delete / Trash Can option.
• Then, if you are sure about the deletion, click the Delete button in the opened dialog.