# AWS - Add new security rule to existing security group

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/aws-add-new-security-rule-to-existing-security-group/18337>\
**Category:** Ansible Developer\
**Tags:** aws\
**Created:** [May 28, 2015, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aws-add-new-security-rule-to-existing-security-group/18337 "2015-05-28T20:57:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Stanley\_Nguyen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@Stanley\_Nguyen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Stanley_Nguyen)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2015, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aws-add-new-security-rule-to-existing-security-group/18337/1 "2015-05-28T20:57:49Z")

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Hi,

Is there a way to add a new security rule to an existing security group using ec2\_group or similar fashion (without invoking AWS CLI with shell)?

Thanks,

Stanley

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**Author:** ![Barry\_Kaplan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/48db29/32.png) [@Barry\_Kaplan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Barry_Kaplan)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aws-add-new-security-rule-to-existing-security-group/18337/2 "2015-05-30T15:31:44Z")

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I’m guessing that belongs in the Ansible Project group, however…

You might want to look at the ec2\_group module.