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# Create Groups for Distributed Cloud Firewall

> Create SmartGroups and WebGroups for Distributed Cloud Firewall rules

## SmartGroups

A Distributed Cloud Firewall (DCF) SmartGroup contains one or more filters to
identify cloud resources. A filter specifies resource matching criteria.
Matching criteria could be a cloud tag; a resource attribute (such as account
name or region); or a list of IP prefixes. All conditions within a Resource Type
must be satisfied to be matched; if you add more than one Resource Type, OR
logic is applied between the multiple Resource Types.

A tag or resource attribute-based filter must be associated with a resource type
(VPC/VNet, subnet, or VM).

SmartGroups can be created manually or as part of monitoring or protecting a
VPC/VNet.

[Creating SmartGroups](/docs/cloud/resource-groups/smartgroup/smartgroups-create)

## WebGroups

A DCF WebGroup contains one or more domain names that assist in filtering and
providing security to Internet-bound traffic.

WebGroups can be created manually or as part of monitoring or protecting a
VPC/VNet.

[Creating WebGroups](/docs/cloud/resource-groups/webgroups/webgroups-create)

<Note>
  You can only [delete a
  group](/docs/cloud/resource-groups/general/groups-delete) if you first remove
  it from its associated DCF rules.
</Note>


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