--- layout: "vcd" page_title: "vCloudDirector: vcd_firewall_rules" sidebar_current: "docs-vcd-resource-firewall-rules" description: |- Provides a vCloud Director Firewall resource. This can be used to create, modify, and delete firewall settings and rules. --- # vcd\_firewall\_rules Provides a vCloud Director Firewall resource. This can be used to create, modify, and delete firewall settings and rules. ## Example Usage ``` resource "vcd_firewall_rules" "fw" { edge_gateway = "Edge Gateway Name" default_action = "drop" rule { description = "deny-ftp-out" policy = "deny" protocol = "tcp" destination_port = "21" destination_ip = "any" source_port = "any" source_ip = "10.10.0.0/24" } rule { description = "allow-outbound" policy = "allow" protocol = "any" destination_port = "any" destination_ip = "any" source_port = "any" source_ip = "10.10.0.0/24" } } resource "vcd_vapp" "web" { ... } resource "vcd_firewall_rules" "fw-web" { edge_gateway = "Edge Gateway Name" default_action = "drop" rule { description = "allow-web" policy = "allow" protocol = "tcp" destination_port = "80" destination_ip = "${vcd_vapp.web.ip}" source_port = "any" source_ip = "any" } } ``` ## Argument Reference The following arguments are supported: * `edge_gateway` - (Required) The name of the edge gateway on which to apply the Firewall Rules * `default_action` - (Required) Either "allow" or "deny". Specifies what to do should none of the rules match * `rule` - (Optional) Configures a firewall rule; see [Rules](#rules) below for details. ## Rules Each firewall rule supports the following attributes: * `description` - (Required) Description of the fireall rule * `policy` - (Required) Specifies what to do when this rule is matched. Either "allow" or "deny" * `protocol` - (Required) The protocol to match. One of "tcp", "udp", "icmp" or "any" * `destination_port` - (Required) The destination port to match. Either a port number or "any" * `destination_ip` - (Required) The destination IP to match. Either an IP address, IP range or "any" * `source_port` - (Required) The source port to match. Either a port number or "any" * `source_ip` - (Required) The source IP to match. Either an IP address, IP range or "any"