list_security_groups

Retrieve detailed EC2 security group information and apply filters by name, ID, port, protocol, CIDR range, or public access to identify potential vulnerabilities or misconfigurations in AWS infrastructure.

Instructions

List EC2 security groups with details.

Args:
    limit: Maximum number of security groups to return (None for all)
    search_term: Optional search term to filter security groups. Supports special syntax:
        - Standard text search by name, ID, description, or VPC ID
        - port:XX - Find security groups with specific port open (e.g., port:22 for SSH)
        - protocol:XX - Find security groups allowing specific protocol (e.g., protocol:http)
        - public:true - Find security groups open to the internet (0.0.0.0/0)
        - cidr:X.X.X.X/X - Find security groups allowing specific CIDR range
    next_token: Pagination token from a previous request (optional)
    
Returns:
    JSON formatted string with security group information

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`limit`	No
`next_token`	No
`search_term`	No

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Limit"
    },
    "next_token": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Next Token"
    },
    "search_term": {
      "default": "",
      "title": "Search Term",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "title": "list_security_groupsArguments",
  "type": "object"
}

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list_security_groups

Instructions

Input Schema

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

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