Create a security group

This topic describes how to create a security group in the KubeSphere Virtualization (KSV) web console.

Precautions

In the initial state, the newly created security group does not contain any rules. Before you add security group rules, the system allows all outbound traffic and denies all inbound traffic by default.

Prerequisites

The user that you use has been granted the permissions to manage security groups. Only user admin, project administrators, and operators can manage security groups. Project viewers can view only security groups in the projects to which they belong.

Procedure

1. Log in to the KSV web console.

2. In the top navigation bar, click Virtual Resources to go to the management page of virtual resources.

3. In the left-side navigation pane, click Security Groups.

4. On the Security Groups page, click Create in the upper-right corner.

5. In the dialog box that appears, configure parameters for the security group. The following table describes the parameters.

   Parameter	Description
   Name	The name of the security group. The name can contain only lowercase letters, digits, and hyphens (-), and must start and end with a lowercase letter or a digit. The name can contain up to 16 characters in length.
   Description	The description of the security group. The description can be up to 128 characters in length. The character types are unlimited.

6. Click Create. The security group appears in the security group list after it is created.

What to do next

After you create a security group, you must add rules to the security group. The rules define whether to allow Internet access for the resources in the security group. For more information, see Add a security group rule.