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Adds the specified inbound (ingress) rules to a security group.

An inbound rule permits instances to receive traffic from the specified IPv4 or IPv6 CIDR address range, or from the instances that are associated with the specified destination security groups. When specifying an inbound rule for your security group in a VPC, the IpPermissions must include a source for the traffic.

You specify a protocol for each rule (for example, TCP). For TCP and UDP, you must also specify the destination port or port range. For ICMP/ICMPv6, you must also specify the ICMP/ICMPv6 type and code. You can use -1 to mean all types or all codes.

Rule changes are propagated to instances within the security group as quickly as possible. However, a small delay might occur.

For more information about VPC security group quotas, see Amazon VPC quotas.

We are retiring EC2-Classic. We recommend that you migrate from EC2-Classic to a VPC. For more information, see Migrate from EC2-Classic to a VPC in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud User Guide.

get/#Action=AuthorizeSecurityGroupIngress

Query parameters

CidrIpstring
<p>The IPv4 address range, in CIDR format. You can't specify this parameter when specifying a source security group. To specify an IPv6 address range, use a set of IP permissions.</p> <p>Alternatively, use a set of IP permissions to specify multiple rules and a description for the rule.</p>
FromPortinteger
<p>If the protocol is TCP or UDP, this is the start of the port range. If the protocol is ICMP, this is the type number. A value of -1 indicates all ICMP types. If you specify all ICMP types, you must specify all ICMP codes.</p> <p>Alternatively, use a set of IP permissions to specify multiple rules and a description for the rule.</p>
GroupIdstring

The ID of the security group. You must specify either the security group ID or the security group name in the request. For security groups in a nondefault VPC, you must specify the security group ID.

GroupNamestring

[EC2-Classic, default VPC] The name of the security group. You must specify either the security group ID or the security group name in the request. For security groups in a nondefault VPC, you must specify the security group ID.

FromPortinteger

If the protocol is TCP or UDP, this is the start of the port range. If the protocol is ICMP or ICMPv6, this is the type number. A value of -1 indicates all ICMP/ICMPv6 types. If you specify all ICMP/ICMPv6 types, you must specify all ICMP/ICMPv6 codes.

IpProtocolstring
<p>The IP protocol name (<code>tcp</code>, <code>udp</code>, <code>icmp</code>, <code>icmpv6</code>) or number (see <a href="http://www.iana.org/assignments/protocol-numbers/protocol-numbers.xhtml">Protocol Numbers</a>).</p> <p>[VPC only] Use <code>-1</code> to specify all protocols. When authorizing security group rules, specifying <code>-1</code> or a protocol number other than <code>tcp</code>, <code>udp</code>, <code>icmp</code>, or <code>icmpv6</code> allows traffic on all ports, regardless of any port range you specify. For <code>tcp</code>, <code>udp</code>, and <code>icmp</code>, you must specify a port range. For <code>icmpv6</code>, the port range is optional; if you omit the port range, traffic for all types and codes is allowed.</p>
ToPortinteger

If the protocol is TCP or UDP, this is the end of the port range. If the protocol is ICMP or ICMPv6, this is the code. A value of -1 indicates all ICMP/ICMPv6 codes. If you specify all ICMP/ICMPv6 types, you must specify all ICMP/ICMPv6 codes.

The sets of IP permissions.

IpProtocolstring
<p>The IP protocol name (<code>tcp</code>, <code>udp</code>, <code>icmp</code>) or number (see <a href="http://www.iana.org/assignments/protocol-numbers/protocol-numbers.xhtml">Protocol Numbers</a>). To specify <code>icmpv6</code>, use a set of IP permissions.</p> <p>[VPC only] Use <code>-1</code> to specify all protocols. If you specify <code>-1</code> or a protocol other than <code>tcp</code>, <code>udp</code>, or <code>icmp</code>, traffic on all ports is allowed, regardless of any ports you specify.</p> <p>Alternatively, use a set of IP permissions to specify multiple rules and a description for the rule.</p>
SourceSecurityGroupNamestring

[EC2-Classic, default VPC] The name of the source security group. You can't specify this parameter in combination with the following parameters: the CIDR IP address range, the start of the port range, the IP protocol, and the end of the port range. Creates rules that grant full ICMP, UDP, and TCP access. To create a rule with a specific IP protocol and port range, use a set of IP permissions instead. For EC2-VPC, the source security group must be in the same VPC.

SourceSecurityGroupOwnerIdstring

[nondefault VPC] The Amazon Web Services account ID for the source security group, if the source security group is in a different account. You can't specify this parameter in combination with the following parameters: the CIDR IP address range, the IP protocol, the start of the port range, and the end of the port range. Creates rules that grant full ICMP, UDP, and TCP access. To create a rule with a specific IP protocol and port range, use a set of IP permissions instead.

ToPortinteger
<p>If the protocol is TCP or UDP, this is the end of the port range. If the protocol is ICMP, this is the code. A value of -1 indicates all ICMP codes. If you specify all ICMP types, you must specify all ICMP codes.</p> <p>Alternatively, use a set of IP permissions to specify multiple rules and a description for the rule.</p>
DryRunboolean

Checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, the error response is <code>DryRunOperation</code>. Otherwise, it is <code>UnauthorizedOperation</code>.

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The type of resource to tag on creation.

[VPC Only] The tags applied to the security group rule.

Action'AuthorizeSecurityGroupIngress' required
Version'2016-11-15' required

Response

Success