This guide documents the new AWS Wickr administration console, released on March 13, 2025. For documentation on the classic version of the AWS Wickr administration console, see Classic Administration Guide.
Edit a security group in AWS Wickr
You can edit the details of your Wickr security group.
Complete the following procedure to edit a security group.
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Open the AWS Management Console for Wickr at https://console.aws.amazon.com/wickr/
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On the Networks page, select the network name to navigate to that network.
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In the navigation pane, choose Security groups.
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Select the name of the security group that you want to edit.
The security group details page displays the settings for the security group in different tabs.
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The following tabs and corresponding settings are available:
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Security group details — Choose Edit in the Security group details section to edit the name.
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Messaging — Manage messaging features for members of the group.
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Burn-on-read — Controls the maximum value that users can set for their burn-on-read timers in their Wickr clients. For more information, see Set message expiration and burn timers in the Wickr client.
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Expiration timer — Controls the maximum value that users can set for their message expiration timer in their Wickr clients. For more information, see Set message expiration and burn timers in the Wickr client.
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Quick responses — Set a list of quick responses for users to respond to messages.
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Secure shredder intensity — Configure how frequently the secure shredder control runs for users. For more information, see Messaging.
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Calling — Manage calling features for members of the group.
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Enable audio calling — Users can initiate audio calls.
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Enable video calling and screen sharing — Users can start video calls or share screen during call.
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TCP calling — Enabling (or forcing) TCP calling is typically used when standard VoIP UDP ports are disallowed by an organization's IT or security department. If TCP calling is disabled, and UDP ports are not available for use, Wickr clients will try UDP first and fallback to TCP.
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Media and links — Manage settings related to media and links for members of the group.
File download size — Select Best quality transfer to allow users to transfer files and attachments in their original encrypted form. If you select Low bandwidth transfer, file attachments sent by users in Wickr will be compressed by the Wickr file transfer service.
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Location — Manage location sharing settings for members of the group.
Location sharing — Users can share their locations using GPS-enabled devices. This feature displays a visual map based on the device's operating system defaults. Users have the option to disable the map view and share a link containing their GPS coordinates instead.
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Security — Configure additional security features for the group.
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Enable account takeover protection — Enforce a two-factor authentication when a user adds a new device to their account. To verify a new device, user can generate a Wickr code from their old device, or perform an email verification. This is an additional layer of security to prevent unauthorized access to AWS Wickr accounts.
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Enable always re-authenticate — Force users to always re-authenticate when re-entering the application.
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Master recovery key — Creates a Master recovery key when an account is created. Users can approve the addition of a new device to their account if no other devices are available.
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Notification and visibility — Configure notification and visibility settings such as message previews in notifications for members of the group.
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Wickr open access — Configure Wickr open access settings for members of the group.
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Enable Wickr open access — Enabling Wickr open access will disguise traffic to protect data on restricted and monitored networks. Based on geographic location, Wickr open access will connect to various global proxy servers that provide the best path and protocols for traffic obfuscation.
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Force Wickr open access — Automatically enables and enforces Wickr open access on all devices.
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Federation — Control your users ability to communicate with other Wickr networks.
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Local federation — The ability to federate with AWS users in other networks within the same region. For example, if there are two networks in AWS Canada (Central) Region with local federation enabled, they will be able to communicate with each other.
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Global federation — The ability to federate with either Wickr Enterprise users or AWS users in a different network who belong to other regions. For example, a user on a Wickr network in AWS Canada (Central) Region, and a user in a network in AWS Europe (London) Region will be able to communicate with each other when global federation is turned ON for both networks.
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Restricted federation — Allow list specific AWS Wickr or Wickr Enterprise networks that users can federate with. When configured, users can only communicate with external users in allow listed networks. Both networks must allow list each other to use restricted federation.
For information on guest federation, see Enable or disable guest users in AWS Wickr network.
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ATAK plugin configuration — For more information on enabling ATAK, see What is ATAK?.
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Choose Save to save edits you make to the security group details.
