---
name: "euca-authorize"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "euca2ools"
version: "3.3.1-2"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/euca-authorize"
---

# euca-authorize(1)

Add a rule to a security group that allows traffic to pass

## NAME

euca-authorize - Add a rule to a security group that allows traffic to pass

## SYNOPSIS

euca-authorize \[--egress\] \[-P PROTOCOL\] \[-p RANGE\] \[-t TYPE:CODE\]

- \[-s CIDR \| **-o** GROUP\] \[-u ACCOUNT\] \[--show-empty-fields\]

  \[-U URL\] \[--region USER@REGION\] \[-I KEY\_ID\] \[-S KEY\] \[--security-token TOKEN\] \[--debug\] \[--debugger\] \[--version\] \[-h\] GROUP

## DESCRIPTION

Add a rule to a security group that allows traffic to pass

### positional arguments:

- GROUP

  name or ID of the security group to modify (required)

### optional arguments:

- **--egress**

  \[VPC only\] manage an egress rule, which controls traffic leaving the group

- **-P** PROTOCOL, **--protocol** PROTOCOL

  the protocol to affect (Non-VPC: tcp, udp, icmp) (VPC only: tcp, udp, icmp, **-1**/all, other protocol numbers) (default: tcp)

- **-p** RANGE, **--port-range** RANGE

  range of ports (specified as "from-to") or a single port number (required for tcp and udp)

- **-t** TYPE:CODE, **--icmp-type-code** TYPE:CODE

  ICMP type and code (specified as "type:code") (required for icmp)

- **-s** CIDR, **--cidr** CIDR

  IP range (default: 0.0.0.0/0)

- **-o** GROUP

  \[Non-VPC only\] name of a security group with which to affect network communication

- **-u** ACCOUNT

  ID of the account that owns the security group specified with **-o**

- **--show-empty-fields**

  show empty values as "(nil)"

- **-U** URL, **--url** URL

  compute service endpoint URL

- **--region** USER@REGION

  region and/or user names to search when looking up config file data

**-I** KEY\_ID, **--access-key-id** KEY\_ID

**-S** KEY, **--secret-key** KEY

**--security-token** TOKEN

- **--debug**

  show debugging output

- **--debugger**

  launch interactive debugger on error

- **--version**

  show the program's version and exit

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit