diff --git a/.pryrc b/.pryrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63d35d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pryrc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+if defined?(PryDebugger)
+ Pry.commands.alias_command 'c', 'continue'
+ Pry.commands.alias_command 's', 'step'
+ Pry.commands.alias_command 'n', 'next'
+ Pry.commands.alias_command 'f', 'finish'
+end
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diff --git a/lib/harp-runtime/resources/compute/security_group.rb b/lib/harp-runtime/resources/compute/security_group.rb
index e2b585a..bcbb2a1 100644
--- a/lib/harp-runtime/resources/compute/security_group.rb
+++ b/lib/harp-runtime/resources/compute/security_group.rb
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ class SecurityGroup < AvailableResource
 
       include Harp::Resources
 
-      identity  :name,            :aliases => 'groupName'
+      attribute :id,              :aliases => 'groupId'
+      attribute :name,            :aliases => 'groupName'
       attribute :description,     :aliases => 'groupDescription'
-      attribute :group_id,        :aliases => 'groupId'
       attribute :ip_permissions,  :aliases => 'ipPermissions'
       attribute :ip_permissions_egress,  :aliases => 'ipPermissionsEgress'
       attribute :owner_id,        :aliases => 'ownerId'
@@ -20,14 +20,38 @@ class SecurityGroup < AvailableResource
       register_resource :security_group, RESOURCES_COMPUTE
 
       # Only keeping a few properties, simplest define keeps.
-      @keeps = /name|description/
+      @keeps = /^id$|name|description/
+      
+      # Return persistable attributes with only desired attributes to keep 
+      def keep(persist_attribs)
+        persist_attribs[:id] = persist_attribs[:group_id]
+        super
+      end
+      
+      @output = false
 
       def self.persistent_type()
         ::SecurityGroup
       end
 
       def create(service)
-        service.security_groups.new(self.attribs)
+        create_attribs = self.attribs
+        #security_group = service.security_groups.new(self.attribs)
+        tags = {"Name" => @name}
+        create_attribs[:tags] = tags
+        security_group = service.security_groups.create(create_attribs[:attributes])
+        @id = security_group.group_id
+        return security_group
+      end
+      
+      def destroy(service)
+        destroy_attribs = self.attribs
+        if @id
+          security_group = service.security_groups.destroy(destroy_attribs)
+        else
+          puts "No ID set, cannot delete."
+        end
+        return security_group
       end
 
     end
diff --git a/spec/compute_cloud_spec.rb b/spec/compute_cloud_spec.rb
index 707981c..005ec4d 100644
--- a/spec/compute_cloud_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/compute_cloud_spec.rb
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@
 security_group_resource = {
   "type" => "Std::SecurityGroup",
   "name" => "web-security-group",
-  "description" => "A web security group",
-  "ip_permissions" => ""
+  "description" => "A web security group"
 }
 
 describe Harp::Cloud::CloudMutator, "#create" do
@@ -43,6 +42,8 @@
     result = mutator.create("test_sg1", security_group_resource)
     expect(result.class).to eq(SecurityGroup)
     expect(result.name).to eq("test_sg1")
+    
+    expect(result.description).to eq("A web security group")
   end
 
 end
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