# Create a protect configuration in AWS End User Messaging SMS
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To create a new protect configuration, you can use the AWS End User Messaging SMS console, the `CreateProtectConfiguration` action in the AWS End User Messaging SMS and voice v2 API, or the `aws sms-voice create-protect-configuration` command in the AWS CLI. This section shows how to create protect configurations using the AWS End User Messaging SMS console and the AWS CLI.

By default you can have up to 25 protect configurations in your AWS account.

When creating a protect configuration, you can create rules that allow, filter, or block for countries based on your business needs. To learn more about editing the country rules, see [Change a protect configuration country rules in AWS End User Messaging SMS](protect-configuration-edit-countries.md). 

**Note**  
The name of your protect configuration is saved as a tag key/value pair. If you don't specify a "Name" tag then the name for the protect configuration will appear as –.

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#### [ Create a protect configuration (Console) ]

To create a protect configuration using the AWS End User Messaging SMS console, follow these steps:

1. Open the AWS End User Messaging SMS console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/sms-voice/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/sms-voice/).

1. In the navigation pane, under **Protect**, choose **Protect configuration** and then **Create configuration **.

1. For **Protect configuration name** enter a descriptive name for the protect configuration.

1. Set country rules to *block*, *filter*, or *allow* message sending based on your business needs. You can sort and filter the country list based on Country, Region and Rule.

1. In **Protect configuration associations** for **Association type**, choose:
   + **Account default** – To use the protect configuration as your account default. If you already have an **Account default** protect configuration then it is replaced.
   + **Configuration set** – To associate the protect configuration with an existing configuration set. For **Configuration sets available for association**, choose one or more configuration sets to associate the protect configuration to. This replaces the existing protect configuration association.
   + **No association** – The protect configuration is not associated to your account default or a configuration set.

1. Choose **Create configuration**.

Now you have created your protect configuration you should edit the country rules list for MMS and voice. To learn more about editing the country rules, see [Change a protect configuration country rules in AWS End User Messaging SMS](protect-configuration-edit-countries.md). 

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#### [ Create a protect configuration (AWS CLI) ]

You can use the create-protect-configuration command to create a new protect configuration. 

**To create a protect configuration**
+ At the command line, enter the following command:

  ```
  $ aws pinpoint-sms-voice-v2 create-protect-configuration --tags Key=Name,Value={{ProtectConfigName}}
  ```

  In the preceding command, make the following changes:
  + Replace {{ProtectConfigName}} with a friendly name for your protect configuration.

Now you have created your protect configuration you need to edit the country rules list for SMS, MMS, and voice. To learn more about editing the country rules, see [Change a protect configuration country rules in AWS End User Messaging SMS](protect-configuration-edit-countries.md). Optionally you can associate the protect configuration with the *account default* protect configuration or a configuration set.

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