---
title: "Edit a security group"
description: "Change the name or description of a TIR security group while its rules stay as they are."
content_type: "how-to"
product: "tir-security-group"
platform: "TIR"
url: "/tir/tir-security-group/how-to/edit-a-security-group/"
topic: ["security-groups"]
---

# Edit a security group

Change a security group's name or description. Its rules stay as they are.

## Before you begin

You need a role with Update permission on security groups. You can edit the
**Security Group Name** and the **Description** of any group except the default group,
**Default-SSH-Security-Group**.

## Edit the group

1. In TIR, open your project. In the side menu, under **PLATFORM SERVICES**, select **Networking**,
   then **Security Groups**.
2. In the group's row, open the **Actions** menu and select **Edit Security Group**.
3. Change **Security Group Name** or **Description**. A name has 1 to 255 characters: letters,
   digits, hyphens, and underscores. It must differ from the names of the other groups in the
   project and region. A description holds up to 500 characters.
4. Select **Save Changes**.

The **Overview** tab shows the new name and description.

To change what the group allows, see
[Manage security group rules](/tir/tir-security-group/how-to/manage-security-group-rules/).