You can call this operation to create an inbound security group rule. This operation allows or denies the inbound traffic from other devices to ECS instances in the security group.

Description

In the security group-related API documents, inbound traffic refers to the traffic sent by the source device and received at the destination device.

When you call this operation, take note of the following points:

  • The maximum number of outbound and inbound security group rules in total is 200.
  • The priority (Priority) of a security group rule ranges from 1 to 100. A smaller value indicates a higher priority.
  • When multiple security group rules have the same priority, drop (drop) rules will take precedence.
  • The source device can belong to a specified range of IP addresses (SourceCidrIp) or can be an ECS instance in another security group (SourceGroupId).
  • If the rule to be created matches an existing rule, the operation succeeds but no rules are created.
  • You can determine a security group rule by specifying one of the following groups of parameters. You cannot determine a security group rule by specifying only one parameter.
    • Parameters used to grant access permissions to specified CIDR blocks: For a security group of the classic network type, you can set the NicType parameter to internet or intranet. For a security group of the VPC type, you can set the NicType parameter only to intranet. You can specify the following group of parameters: IpProtocol, PortRange, SourcePortRange (optional), NicType, Policy, and SourceCidrIp. 
      
        https://ecs.aliyuncs.com/?Action=AuthorizeSecurityGroup
        &SecurityGroupId=sg-F876FF7**
        &SourceCidrIp=10.0.0.0/8
        &IpProtocol=tcp
        &PortRange=22/22
        &NicType=intranet
        &Policy=accept
        &<Common request parameters>
    • Parameters used to grant access permissions to other security groups: In this case, you can set the NicType parameter only to intranet. For mutual access between security groups of the classic network type, you can configure the permission for another security group in the same region to access your security group. The security group granted access can belong to your own Alibaba Cloud account, or can belong to another Alibaba Cloud account specified by the SourceGroupOwnerAccount parameter. For mutual access between security groups of the VPC type, you can configure the permission for another security group in the same VPC to access your security group. You can specify the following group of parameters: IpProtocol, PortRange, SourcePortRange (optional), NicType, Policy, SourceGroupOwnerAccount, and SourceGroupId. 
      
        https://ecs.aliyuncs.com/?Action=AuthorizeSecurityGroup
        &SecurityGroupId=sg-F876FF7**
        &SourceGroupId=sg-1651FBB**
        &SourceGroupOwnerAccount=test@aliyun.com
        &IpProtocol=tcp
        &PortRange=22/22
        &NicType=intranet
        &Policy=drop
        &<Common request parameters>
  • For more information about examples on security group rule settings, see Scenarios for security groups and Security group quintuple rules.

Debugging

OpenAPI Explorer automatically calculates the signature value. For your convenience, we recommend that you call this operation in OpenAPI Explorer. OpenAPI Explorer dynamically generates the sample code of the operation for different SDKs.

Request parameters

Parameter Type Required Example Description
Action String No AuthorizeSecurityGroup

The operation that you want to perform. Set the value to AuthorizeSecurityGroup.
IpProtocol String Yes all

The transport layer protocol. This parameter is case-sensitive. Valid values:

  • tcp
  • udp
  • icmp
  • gre
  • all
Note IpProtocol can be set to icmp only for IPv4 addresses.
PortRange String Yes 22/22

The range of destination ports relevant to transport layer protocols. Valid values:

  • When the IpProtocol parameter is set to tcp or udp, the port number range is 1 to 65535. Separate the start port and the end port with a forward slash (/). Correct example: 1/200. Incorrect example: 200/1.
  • When the IpProtocol parameter is set to icmp, the port number range is -1/-1, indicating that all ports are available.
  • When the IpProtocol parameter is set to gre, the port number range is -1/-1, indicating that all ports are available.
  • When the IpProtocol parameter is set to all, the port number range is -1/-1, indicating that all ports are available.

For more information, see Typical applications of commonly used ports.

RegionId String Yes cn-hangzhou

The ID of the region to which the security group belongs. You can call the DescribeRegions operation to query the most recent region list.

SecurityGroupId String Yes sg-bp67acfmxazb4ph***

The ID of the destination security group.
SourceGroupId String No sg-bp67acfmxazb4pj***

The ID of the source security group to which you want to grant access permissions. Either SourceGroupId or SourceCidrIp must be specified.

  • If SourceGroupId is specified but SourceCidrIp is not, the NicType parameter can only be set to intranet.
  • If SourceGroupId and SourceCidrIp are specified at the same time, the SourceCidrIp parameter will take precedence.
SourceGroupOwnerId Long No 155780923770

The ID of the Alibaba Cloud account that manages the source security group when you set a security group rule across accounts.

  • If neither SourceGroupOwnerId nor SourceGroupOwnerAccount is specified, access permissions are configured for another security group managed by your account.
  • If SourceCidrIp is specified, the SourceGroupOwnerId parameter is ignored.
SourceGroupOwnerAccount String No test@aliyun.com

The Alibaba Cloud account of the source security group when you set a security group rule across accounts.

  • If neither SourceGroupOwnerId nor SourceGroupOwnerAccount is specified, access permissions are configured for another security group managed by your account.
  • If SourceCidrIp is specified, the SourceGroupOwnerAccount parameter is ignored.
SourceCidrIp String No 10.0.0.0/8

The range of source IPv4 addresses. CIDR blocks and IPv4 addresses are supported.

This parameter is empty by default.

Ipv6SourceCidrIp String No 2001:250:6000::***

The range of source IPv6 addresses. CIDR blocks and IPv6 addresses are supported.

Note Only IPv6 addresses of VPC-type instances are supported.

This parameter is empty by default.
SourcePortRange String No 22/22

The range of source ports relevant to transport layer protocols. Valid values:

  • When the IpProtocol parameter is set to tcp or udp, the port number range is 1 to 65535. Separate the start port and the end port with a forward slash (/). Correct example: 1/200. Incorrect example: 200/1.
  • When the IpProtocol parameter is set to icmp, the port number range is -1/-1, indicating that all ports are available.
  • When the IpProtocol parameter is set to gre, the port number range is -1/-1, indicating that all ports are available.
  • When the IpProtocol parameter is set to all, the port number range is -1/-1, indicating that all ports are available.
DestCidrIp String No 10.0.0.0/8

The range of destination IPv4 addresses. CIDR blocks and IPv4 addresses are supported.

This parameter is empty by default.

Ipv6DestCidrIp String No 2001:250:6000::***

The range of destination IPv6 addresses. CIDR blocks and IPv6 addresses are supported.

Note Only IPv6 addresses of VPC-type instances are supported.

This parameter is empty by default.
Policy String No accept

The access control policy. Default value: accept. Valid values:

  • accept: grants access.
  • drop: denies access without returning a rejection response. The request will be timeout or the connection failed to be built.
Priority String No 1

The priority of the security group rule. A smaller value indicates a higher priority. Valid values: 1 to 100.

Default value: 1.
NicType String No intranet

The NIC type of security group rules in the classic network. Valid values:

  • internet
  • intranet
    • If the security group is in a VPC, the parameter is set to intranet by default and cannot be modified.
    • If DestGroupId is specified but DestCidrIp is not, this parameter can only be set to intranet.

Default value: internet.
ClientToken String No 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426655440000

The client token that is used to ensure the idempotence of the request. You can use the client to generate the value, but you must ensure that it is unique among different requests. The ClientToken value can only contain ASCII characters and cannot exceed 64 characters in length. For more information, see How to ensure idempotence.

Description String No Manually authorize SSH port 22 - RuleDemo

The description of the security group rule. The description must be 1 to 512 characters in length.

Response parameters

Parameter Type Example Description
RequestId String 473469C7-AA6F-4DC5-B3DB-A3DC0DE3C83E

The ID of the request.

Examples

Sample requests

https://ecs.aliyuncs.com/?Action=AuthorizeSecurityGroup
&SecurityGroupId=sg-bp67acfmxazb4ph***
&SourceCidrIp=10.0.0.0/8
&IpProtocol=tcp
&PortRange=22/22
&NicType=intranet
&Policy=accept
&<Common request parameters>

Sample success responses

XML format 

<AuthorizeSecurityGroupResponse>
      <RequestId>CEF72CEB-54B6-4AE8-B225-F876FF7BA984</RequestId>
</AuthorizeSecurityGroupResponse>

JSON format 

{
    "RequestId":"CEF72CEB-54B6-4AE8-B225-F876FF7BA984"
}

Error codes

HTTP status code Error code Error message Description
404 InvalidSecurityGroupId.NotFound The specified SecurityGroupId does not exist. The error message returned because the specified SecurityGroupId parameter does not exist under this account. Check whether the security group ID is correct.
404 InvalidSourceGroupId.NotFound The SourceGroupId provided does not exist in our records. The error message returned because the specified SourceGroupId parameter does not exist.
400 OperationDenied The specified IpProtocol does not exist or IpProtocol and PortRange do not match. The error message returned because the specified IpProtocol parameter does not exist or does not match the specified PortRange parameter.
400 InvalidIpProtocol.Malformed The specified parameter "PortRange" is not valid. The error message returned because the specified PortRange parameter is invalid.
403 InvalidSourceGroupId.Mismatch NicType is required or NicType expects intranet. The error message returned because the NicType parameter is not specified or is not set to intranet.
400 InvalidSourceCidrIp.Malformed The specified parameter "SourceCidrIp" is not valid. The error message returned because the SourceCidrIp parameter is invalid.
403 MissingParameter The input parameter "SourceGroupId" or "SourceCidrIp" cannot be both blank. The error message returned because SourceGroupId and SourceCidrIp cannot be empty at the same time.
400 InvalidPolicy.Malformed The specified parameter "Policy" is not valid. The error message returned because the specified Policy parameter is invalid.
400 InvalidNicType.ValueNotSupported The specified NicType does not exist. The error message returned because the specified NicType parameter does not exist. Check whether the NicType parameter is correct.
400 InvalidNicType.Mismatch Specified nic type conflicts with the authorization record. The error message returned because the specified NIC type conflicts with the authorization record.
403 AuthorizationLimitExceed The limit of authorization records in the security group reaches. The error message returned because the maximum number of authorized rules in the security group has been reached. Check whether the authorization rule is valid.
403 InvalidParamter.Conflict The specified SecurityGroupId should be different from the SourceGroupId. The error message returned because the authorized security group is the same as the source security group.
400 InvalidSourceGroupId.Mismatch Specified security group and source group are not in the same VPC. The error message returned because the specified security group and the source security group are not in the same VPC.
400 InvalidSourceGroup.NotFound Specified source security group does not exist. The error message returned because the specified SourceGroupId parameter does not exist.
400 VPCDisabled Can't use the SecurityGroup in VPC. The error message returned because the current VPC does not support security groups.
400 InvalidPriority.Malformed The parameter Priority is invalid. The error message returned because the specified Priority parameter is invalid.
400 InvalidPriority.ValueNotSupported The parameter Priority is invalid. The error message returned because the specified Priority parameter is invalid.
500 InternalError The request processing has failed due to some unknown error. The error message returned because an internal error has occurred. Try again later. If the problem persists, submit a ticket.
403 InvalidNetworkType.Mismatch The specified SecurityGroup network type should be same with SourceGroup network type (vpc or classic). The error message returned because the network type of the specified security group is different from that of the source group.
403 InvalidNetworkType.Conflict The specified SecurityGroup network type should be same with SourceGroup network type (vpc or classic). The error message returned because the network type of the specified security group is different from that of the source group.
400 InvalidNicType.ValueNotSupported The specified NicType is not valid. The error message returned because the specified NicType parameter does not exist. Check whether the NicType parameter is correct.
400 InvalidSecurityGroupDiscription.Malformed The specified security group rule description is not valid. The error message returned because the description of the specified security group rule is invalid.
400 InvalidSecurityGroup.InvalidNetworkType The specified security group network type is not support this operation, please check the security group network types. For VPC security groups, ClassicLink must be enabled. The error message returned because the operation is not supported by security groups of the current network type. Check the network type of the security group. If the network type is VPC, ClassicLink must be enabled.
400 MissingParameter.Source Either SourceCidrIp or SourceGroupId must be specified. The error message returned because SourceCidrIp and SourceGroupId cannot be empty at the same time.
400 InvalidIpProtocol.ValueNotSupported The parameter IpProtocol must be specified with case insensitive TCP, UDP, ICMP, GRE or All. The error message returned because the IpProtocol parameter is not set to tcp, udp, icmp, gre, or all.
400 InvalidSecurityGroupId.Malformed The specified parameter "SecurityGroupId" is not valid. The error message returned because the specified SecurityGroupId parameter is invalid.
400 InvalidParamter.Conflict The specified SourceCidrIp should be different from the DestCidrIp. The error message returned because SourceCidrIp cannot be set to the same value as DestCidrIp.
500 InvalidGressFlow.Malformed The specified parameter GressFlow is not valid,it cause by internal,try calling again. The error message returned because the specified GressFlow parameter is invalid.
400 InvalidSourcePortRange.Malformed The specified parameter "SourcePortRange" is not valid. The error message returned because the specified SourcePortRange parameter is invalid.
400 InvalidParam.SourceIp %s The error message returned because the specified SourceCidrIp parameter is invalid.
400 InvalidParam.DestIp %s The error message returned because the specified DestCidrIp parameter is invalid.
400 InvalidParam.Ipv6DestCidrIp %s The error message returned because the specified Ipv6DestCidrIp parameter is invalid.
400 InvalidParam.Ipv6SourceCidrIp %s The error message returned because the specified Ipv6SourceCidrIp parameter is invalid.
400 InvalidParam.Ipv4ProtocolConflictWithIpv6Address %s The error message returned because the specified parameter value is invalid. Check whether you have entered an IPv6 address under an IPv4 protocol.
400 InvalidParam.Ipv6ProtocolConflictWithIpv4Address %s The error message returned because the specified parameter value is invalid. Check whether you have entered an IPv4 address under an IPv6 protocol.
400 ILLEGAL_IPV6_CIDR %s The error message returned because the specified IPv6 address is invalid.

For a list of error codes, visit the API Error Center.