[ aws . ec2 ]

authorize-security-group-ingress

Note

To specify multiple rules in a single command use the --ip-permissions option

Description

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.

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 .

See also: AWS API Documentation

See ‘aws help’ for descriptions of global parameters.

Synopsis

  authorize-security-group-ingress
[--group-id <value>]
[--group-name <value>]
[--ip-permissions <value>]
[--dry-run | --no-dry-run]
[--tag-specifications <value>]
[--protocol <value>]
[--port <value>]
[--cidr <value>]
[--source-group <value>]
[--group-owner <value>]
[--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml]
[--generate-cli-skeleton <value>]

Options

--group-id (string)

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.

--group-name (string)

[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.

--ip-permissions (list)

The sets of IP permissions.

(structure)

Describes a set of permissions for a security group rule.

FromPort -> (integer)

The start of port range for the TCP and UDP protocols, or an ICMP/ICMPv6 type number. A value of -1 indicates all ICMP/ICMPv6 types. If you specify all ICMP/ICMPv6 types, you must specify all codes.

IpProtocol -> (string)

The IP protocol name (tcp , udp , icmp , icmpv6 ) or number (see Protocol Numbers ).

[VPC only] Use -1 to specify all protocols. When authorizing security group rules, specifying -1 or a protocol number other than tcp , udp , icmp , or icmpv6 allows traffic on all ports, regardless of any port range you specify. For tcp , udp , and icmp , you must specify a port range. For icmpv6 , the port range is optional; if you omit the port range, traffic for all types and codes is allowed.

IpRanges -> (list)

The IPv4 ranges.

(structure)

Describes an IPv4 range.

CidrIp -> (string)

The IPv4 CIDR range. You can either specify a CIDR range or a source security group, not both. To specify a single IPv4 address, use the /32 prefix length.

Description -> (string)

A description for the security group rule that references this IPv4 address range.

Constraints: Up to 255 characters in length. Allowed characters are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, spaces, and ._-:/()#,@[]+=&;{}!$*

Ipv6Ranges -> (list)

[VPC only] The IPv6 ranges.

(structure)

[EC2-VPC only] Describes an IPv6 range.

CidrIpv6 -> (string)

The IPv6 CIDR range. You can either specify a CIDR range or a source security group, not both. To specify a single IPv6 address, use the /128 prefix length.

Description -> (string)

A description for the security group rule that references this IPv6 address range.

Constraints: Up to 255 characters in length. Allowed characters are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, spaces, and ._-:/()#,@[]+=&;{}!$*

PrefixListIds -> (list)

[VPC only] The prefix list IDs.

(structure)

Describes a prefix list ID.

Description -> (string)

A description for the security group rule that references this prefix list ID.

Constraints: Up to 255 characters in length. Allowed characters are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, spaces, and ._-:/()#,@[]+=;{}!$*

PrefixListId -> (string)

The ID of the prefix.

ToPort -> (integer)

The end of port range for the TCP and UDP protocols, or an ICMP/ICMPv6 code. A value of -1 indicates all ICMP/ICMPv6 codes. If you specify all ICMP/ICMPv6 types, you must specify all codes.

UserIdGroupPairs -> (list)

The security group and Amazon Web Services account ID pairs.

(structure)

Describes a security group and Amazon Web Services account ID pair.

Description -> (string)

A description for the security group rule that references this user ID group pair.

Constraints: Up to 255 characters in length. Allowed characters are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, spaces, and ._-:/()#,@[]+=;{}!$*

GroupId -> (string)

The ID of the security group.

GroupName -> (string)

The name of the security group. In a request, use this parameter for a security group in EC2-Classic or a default VPC only. For a security group in a nondefault VPC, use the security group ID.

For a referenced security group in another VPC, this value is not returned if the referenced security group is deleted.

PeeringStatus -> (string)

The status of a VPC peering connection, if applicable.

UserId -> (string)

The ID of an Amazon Web Services account.

For a referenced security group in another VPC, the account ID of the referenced security group is returned in the response. If the referenced security group is deleted, this value is not returned.

[EC2-Classic] Required when adding or removing rules that reference a security group in another Amazon Web Services account.

VpcId -> (string)

The ID of the VPC for the referenced security group, if applicable.

VpcPeeringConnectionId -> (string)

The ID of the VPC peering connection, if applicable.

Shorthand Syntax:

FromPort=integer,IpProtocol=string,IpRanges=[{CidrIp=string,Description=string},{CidrIp=string,Description=string}],Ipv6Ranges=[{CidrIpv6=string,Description=string},{CidrIpv6=string,Description=string}],PrefixListIds=[{Description=string,PrefixListId=string},{Description=string,PrefixListId=string}],ToPort=integer,UserIdGroupPairs=[{Description=string,GroupId=string,GroupName=string,PeeringStatus=string,UserId=string,VpcId=string,VpcPeeringConnectionId=string},{Description=string,GroupId=string,GroupName=string,PeeringStatus=string,UserId=string,VpcId=string,VpcPeeringConnectionId=string}] ...

JSON Syntax:

[
  {
    "FromPort": integer,
    "IpProtocol": "string",
    "IpRanges": [
      {
        "CidrIp": "string",
        "Description": "string"
      }
      ...
    ],
    "Ipv6Ranges": [
      {
        "CidrIpv6": "string",
        "Description": "string"
      }
      ...
    ],
    "PrefixListIds": [
      {
        "Description": "string",
        "PrefixListId": "string"
      }
      ...
    ],
    "ToPort": integer,
    "UserIdGroupPairs": [
      {
        "Description": "string",
        "GroupId": "string",
        "GroupName": "string",
        "PeeringStatus": "string",
        "UserId": "string",
        "VpcId": "string",
        "VpcPeeringConnectionId": "string"
      }
      ...
    ]
  }
  ...
]

--dry-run | --no-dry-run (boolean)

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 DryRunOperation . Otherwise, it is UnauthorizedOperation .

--tag-specifications (list)

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

(structure)

The tags to apply to a resource when the resource is being created.

ResourceType -> (string)

The type of resource to tag on creation.

Tags -> (list)

The tags to apply to the resource.

(structure)

Describes a tag.

Key -> (string)

The key of the tag.

Constraints: Tag keys are case-sensitive and accept a maximum of 127 Unicode characters. May not begin with aws: .

Value -> (string)

The value of the tag.

Constraints: Tag values are case-sensitive and accept a maximum of 256 Unicode characters.

Shorthand Syntax:

ResourceType=string,Tags=[{Key=string,Value=string},{Key=string,Value=string}] ...

JSON Syntax:

[
  {
    "ResourceType": "capacity-reservation"|"client-vpn-endpoint"|"customer-gateway"|"carrier-gateway"|"dedicated-host"|"dhcp-options"|"egress-only-internet-gateway"|"elastic-ip"|"elastic-gpu"|"export-image-task"|"export-instance-task"|"fleet"|"fpga-image"|"host-reservation"|"image"|"import-image-task"|"import-snapshot-task"|"instance"|"instance-event-window"|"internet-gateway"|"ipam"|"ipam-pool"|"ipam-scope"|"ipv4pool-ec2"|"ipv6pool-ec2"|"key-pair"|"launch-template"|"local-gateway"|"local-gateway-route-table"|"local-gateway-virtual-interface"|"local-gateway-virtual-interface-group"|"local-gateway-route-table-vpc-association"|"local-gateway-route-table-virtual-interface-group-association"|"natgateway"|"network-acl"|"network-interface"|"network-insights-analysis"|"network-insights-path"|"network-insights-access-scope"|"network-insights-access-scope-analysis"|"placement-group"|"prefix-list"|"replace-root-volume-task"|"reserved-instances"|"route-table"|"security-group"|"security-group-rule"|"snapshot"|"spot-fleet-request"|"spot-instances-request"|"subnet"|"traffic-mirror-filter"|"traffic-mirror-session"|"traffic-mirror-target"|"transit-gateway"|"transit-gateway-attachment"|"transit-gateway-connect-peer"|"transit-gateway-multicast-domain"|"transit-gateway-route-table"|"volume"|"vpc"|"vpc-endpoint"|"vpc-endpoint-service"|"vpc-peering-connection"|"vpn-connection"|"vpn-gateway"|"vpc-flow-log",
    "Tags": [
      {
        "Key": "string",
        "Value": "string"
      }
      ...
    ]
  }
  ...
]

--protocol (string)

The IP protocol: tcp | udp | icmp

(VPC only) Use all to specify all protocols.

If this argument is provided without also providing the port argument, then it will be applied to all ports for the specified protocol.

--port (string)

For TCP or UDP: The range of ports to allow. A single integer or a range (min-max ).

For ICMP: A single integer or a range (type-code ) representing the ICMP type number and the ICMP code number respectively. A value of -1 indicates all ICMP codes for all ICMP types. A value of -1 just for type indicates all ICMP codes for the specified ICMP type.

--cidr (string)

The CIDR IP range.

--source-group (string)

The name or ID of the source security group.

--group-owner (string)

The AWS account ID that owns the source security group. Cannot be used when specifying a CIDR IP address.

--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml (string) Reads arguments from the JSON string provided. The JSON string follows the format provided by --generate-cli-skeleton. If other arguments are provided on the command line, those values will override the JSON-provided values. It is not possible to pass arbitrary binary values using a JSON-provided value as the string will be taken literally. This may not be specified along with --cli-input-yaml.

--generate-cli-skeleton (string) Prints a JSON skeleton to standard output without sending an API request. If provided with no value or the value input, prints a sample input JSON that can be used as an argument for --cli-input-json. Similarly, if provided yaml-input it will print a sample input YAML that can be used with --cli-input-yaml. If provided with the value output, it validates the command inputs and returns a sample output JSON for that command.

See ‘aws help’ for descriptions of global parameters.

Examples

Example 1: [EC2-Classic] To add a rule that allows inbound SSH traffic

The following example enables inbound traffic on TCP port 22 (SSH). If the command succeeds, no output is returned.

aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress \
    --group-name MySecurityGroup \
    --protocol tcp \
    --port 22 \
    --cidr 203.0.113.0/24

This command produces no output.

Example 2: [EC2-Classic] To add a rule that allows inbound HTTP traffic from a security group in another account

The following example enables inbound traffic on TCP port 80 from a source security group (otheraccountgroup) in a different AWS account (123456789012). Incoming traffic is allowed based on the private IP addresses of instances that are associated with the source security group (not the public IP or Elastic IP addresses).

aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress \
    --group-name MySecurityGroup \
    --protocol tcp \
    --port 80 \
    --source-group otheraccountgroup \
    --group-owner 123456789012

This command produces no output.

Example 3: [EC2-Classic] To add a rule that allows inbound HTTPS traffic from an ELB

The following example enables inbound traffic on TCP port 443 from an ELB.

aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress \
    --group-name MySecurityGroup \
    --protocol tcp \
    --port 443 \
    --source-group amazon-elb-sg \
    --group-owner amazon-elb

Example 4: [EC2-VPC] To add a rule that allows inbound SSH traffic

The following example enables inbound traffic on TCP port 22 (SSH). Note that you can’t reference a security group for EC2-VPC by name.

aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress \
    --group-id sg-1234567890abcdef0 \
    --protocol tcp \
    --port 22 \
    --cidr 203.0.113.0/24

This command produces no output.

Example 5: [EC2-VPC] To add a rule that allows inbound HTTP traffic from another security group

The following example enables inbound access on TCP port 80 from the source security group sg-1a2b3c4d. Note that for EC2-VPC, the source group must be in the same VPC or in a peer VPC (requires a VPC peering connection). Incoming traffic is allowed based on the private IP addresses of instances that are associated with the source security group (not the public IP or Elastic IP addresses).

aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress \
    --group-id sg-1234567890abcdef0 \
    --protocol tcp \
    --port 80 \
    --source-group sg-1a2b3c4d

This command produces no output.

Example 6: [EC2-VPC] To add one rule for RDP and another rule for ping/ICMP

The following example uses the ip-permissions parameter to add two rules, one that enables inbound access on TCP port 3389 (RDP) and the other that enables ping/ICMP.

Windows:

aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress ^
    --group-id sg-1234567890abcdef0 ^
    --ip-permissions IpProtocol=tcp,FromPort=3389,ToPort=3389,IpRanges=[{CidrIp=172.31.0.0/16}] IpProtocol=icmp,FromPort=-1,ToPort=-1,IpRanges=[{CidrIp=172.31.0.0/16}]

Example 7: [EC2-VPC] To add a rule for ICMP traffic

The following example uses the ip-permissions parameter to add an inbound rule that allows the ICMP message Destination Unreachable: Fragmentation Needed and Don't Fragment was Set (Type 3, Code 4) from anywhere.

Linux:

aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress \
    --group-id sg-1234567890abcdef0 \
    --ip-permissions IpProtocol=icmp,FromPort=3,ToPort=4,IpRanges='[{CidrIp=0.0.0.0/0}]'

Windows:

aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress ^
    --group-id sg-1234567890abcdef0 ^
    --ip-permissions IpProtocol=icmp,FromPort=3,ToPort=4,IpRanges=[{CidrIp=0.0.0.0/0}]

This command produces no output.

Example 8: [EC2-VPC] To add a rule for IPv6 traffic

The following example grants SSH access (port 22) from the IPv6 range 2001:db8:1234:1a00::/64.

Linux:

aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress \
    --group-id sg-1234567890abcdef0 \
    --ip-permissions IpProtocol=tcp,FromPort=22,ToPort=22,Ipv6Ranges='[{CidrIpv6=2001:db8:1234:1a00::/64}]'

Windows:

aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress ^
    --group-id sg-1234567890abcdef0 ^
    --ip-permissions IpProtocol=tcp,FromPort=22,ToPort=22,Ipv6Ranges=[{CidrIpv6=2001:db8:1234:1a00::/64}]

Example 9: [EC2-VPC] To add a rule for ICMPv6 traffic

The following example uses the ip-permissions parameter to add an inbound rule that allows ICMPv6 traffic from anywhere.

Linux:

aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress \
    --group-id sg-1234567890abcdef0 \
    --ip-permissions IpProtocol=icmpv6,Ipv6Ranges='[{CidrIpv6=::/0}]'

Windows:

aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress ^
    --group-id sg-1234567890abcdef0 ^
    --ip-permissions IpProtocol=icmpv6,Ipv6Ranges=[{CidrIpv6=::/0}]

Example 10: [EC2-VPC] To add an inbound rule that uses a prefix list

A prefix list is a set of one or more CIDR blocks. You can use prefix lists with security group rules to allow connections from IP addresses that fall within the CIDR block ranges in a prefix list. The following example uses the ip-permissions parameter to add an inbound rule for all CIDR ranges in a specific prefix list on port 22.

Linux:

aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress \
    --group-id sg-04a351bfe432d4e71 \
    --ip-permissions IpProtocol=all,FromPort=22,ToPort=22,PrefixListIds=[{PrefixListId=pl-002dc3ec097de1514}]

Windows:

aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress ^
    --group-id sg-04a351bfe432d4e71 ^
    --ip-permissions IpProtocol=all,FromPort=22,ToPort=22,PrefixListIds=[{PrefixListId=pl-002dc3ec097de1514}]

Example 11: Add a rule with a description

The following example uses the ip-permissions parameter to add an inbound rule that allows RDP traffic from a specific IPv4 address range. The rule includes a description to help you identify it later.

Linux:

aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress \
    --group-id sg-1234567890abcdef0 \
    --ip-permissions IpProtocol=tcp,FromPort=3389,ToPort=3389,IpRanges='[{CidrIp=203.0.113.0/24,Description="RDP access from NY office"}]'

Windows:

aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress ^
    --group-id sg-1234567890abcdef0 ^
    --ip-permissions IpProtocol=tcp,FromPort=3389,ToPort=3389,IpRanges=[{CidrIp=203.0.113.0/24,Description="RDP access from NY office"}]

For more information, see Using Security Groups in the AWS Command Line Interface User Guide.

Output

Return -> (boolean)

Returns true if the request succeeds; otherwise, returns an error.

SecurityGroupRules -> (list)

Information about the inbound (ingress) security group rules that were added.

(structure)

Describes a security group rule.

SecurityGroupRuleId -> (string)

The ID of the security group rule.

GroupId -> (string)

The ID of the security group.

GroupOwnerId -> (string)

The ID of the Amazon Web Services account that owns the security group.

IsEgress -> (boolean)

Indicates whether the security group rule is an outbound rule.

IpProtocol -> (string)

The IP protocol name (tcp , udp , icmp , icmpv6 ) or number (see Protocol Numbers ).

Use -1 to specify all protocols.

FromPort -> (integer)

The start of port range for the TCP and UDP protocols, or an ICMP/ICMPv6 type. A value of -1 indicates all ICMP/ICMPv6 types. If you specify all ICMP/ICMPv6 types, you must specify all codes.

ToPort -> (integer)

The end of port range for the TCP and UDP protocols, or an ICMP/ICMPv6 code. A value of -1 indicates all ICMP/ICMPv6 codes. If you specify all ICMP/ICMPv6 types, you must specify all codes.

CidrIpv4 -> (string)

The IPv4 CIDR range.

CidrIpv6 -> (string)

The IPv6 CIDR range.

PrefixListId -> (string)

The ID of the prefix list.

ReferencedGroupInfo -> (structure)

Describes the security group that is referenced in the rule.

GroupId -> (string)

The ID of the security group.

PeeringStatus -> (string)

The status of a VPC peering connection, if applicable.

UserId -> (string)

The Amazon Web Services account ID.

VpcId -> (string)

The ID of the VPC.

VpcPeeringConnectionId -> (string)

The ID of the VPC peering connection.

Description -> (string)

The security group rule description.

Tags -> (list)

The tags applied to the security group rule.

(structure)

Describes a tag.

Key -> (string)

The key of the tag.

Constraints: Tag keys are case-sensitive and accept a maximum of 127 Unicode characters. May not begin with aws: .

Value -> (string)

The value of the tag.

Constraints: Tag values are case-sensitive and accept a maximum of 256 Unicode characters.