Frequently asked questions regarding the Cloud Platform Security Groups
We have configured the built-in security groups to have no restriction on all outbound traffic to simplify the setup.
Custom Security Groups can be created and applied blocking outbound access if required.
Yes, all Security Group rules will be counted to your quota (default 100).
Security Groups behave as least restrictive.
This means that if you have configured Security Groups with conflicting rules the Security Group with the least restrictive rule will be active. (ALLOW over BLOCK).
Yes.
This can be done through the API with the command:
$ openstack security group set --name <name> --description <description> <UUID>