Intermediate Security Groups

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Category: Intermediate

Difficulty: 2 out of 5

Duration: 37 minutes

1. Overview 2. Creating Security Groups 3. Allow connections by IP address 4. Allow connections by Security Groups 5. OpenStack CLI 6. Next Steps

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OpenStack CLI

An alternative to using the Nectar Research Cloud Dashboard to manage your security groups is to use the OpenStack CLI, which can be particularly useful when scripting.

OpenStack CLI
To use the OpenStack CLI, you’ll need to install them and set up your credentials. See the OpenStack CLI tutorial to get started.

Available Security Group Commands

openstack security group create  Create a new security group
openstack security group delete  Delete security group(s)
openstack security group list  List security groups
openstack security group rule create  Create a new security group rule
openstack security group rule delete  Delete security group rule(s)
openstack security group rule list  List security group rules
openstack security group rule show  Display security group rule details
openstack security group set  Set security group properties
openstack security group show  Display security group details
openstack security group unset  Unset security group properties

List All Security Groups

openstack security group list

List Security Group Rules

openstack security group rule list <security group id>

Show Security Group Rule Details

openstack security group rule show <rule id>

Create New Security Group Rules

security group rule create <security group id> --remote-ip <ip address> --dst-port <port> --protocol <protocol>

Remove Security Group Rule

openstack security group rule delete <rule id>

Remove Security Group

openstack security group delete <security group id>

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6. Next Steps