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Security groups

Overview

Security groups provide a flexible mechanism for securing virtual machine instances by controlling the flow of network traffic. They are an essential component of network security in a cloud environment, enabling you to define and enforce security policies that meet your requirements.

Select Network > Security Groups to view the security groups console.

You can view, edit, and delete security groups.

You add and delete rules to and from a security group.

You can specify the remote source with an IP address block or a security group.

You can specify a port or port range for the rule.

Security groups

Security groups CLI reference

Security groups API reference

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