Transferring a domain from one registrar company to another normally entails the use of a special domain authorization code, which different registrar companies call an EPP authentication code, a domain password or an Auth-Info code. This code can be used as a safety mechanism against unsolicited transfers with all generic and with most country-code extensions. It can be obtained only by the domain owner and is provided by the current domain name registrar company. It must be given to the new registrar company because the transfer process cannot be started without it. The code is case-sensitive and generally includes numbers and special characters, so as to hinder unauthorized persons from breaking it. Certain registrars even reset the codes of domains registered through them once in a while for even better safety.
EPP Transfer Protection in Web Hosting
In case you have a domain name registered through our company and you’ve got a web hosting account with us, getting its EPP authentication code is very easy. You will not have to switch between different tools, since you can manage all your domain names through the exact same Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is used to administer your web hosting account. You will see all registered domain names once you log in and to the right of the domain names whose extensions require an EPP transfer code in order to be transferred, you’ll notice a tiny EPP icon. All it takes to obtain that code is to click the icon. The code is always emailed to the domain registrant’s mailbox, so if the one that you shared originally isn’t valid any longer, you can change it with several clicks of the mouse from the exact same section.
EPP Transfer Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers
In case you’ve got a semi-dedicated server account with our company and you have registered a domain name that you’d like to transfer, you can obtain the EPP transfer code amazingly easy through the Hepsia Control Panel, via which you’ll administer both your domain names and your account. If you visit the Registered Domains section, you will see an EPP icon to the right of your domains, provided that their TLD extensions support transfers between registrars with such a code. All codes are emailed automatically by our system to the registrant’s email address to make sure that only the owner of the domain name can see this info. In case the currently listed address is not valid, you can update it with several mouse clicks without needing to leave this section of the Control Panel. The change is instant, so you’ll be able to request the EPP transfer code for the particular domain name right away.