Transferring a domain from one registrar company to another usually entails the use of a special transfer authorization code, which different registrar companies call an EPP key, a domain name password or an Auth code. This code can be used as a security mechanism against unauthorized transfer attempts with all generic and with most country-code extensions. It can be obtained only by the owner of the particular domain name and is issued by the present registrar. It must be given to the new registrar because the transfer cannot be started without it. The code is case-sensitive and frequently contains numbers and special characters, so as to hinder unauthenticated individuals from hijacking it. Some domain registrars even alter the codes of domains registered through them after a particular period of time for greater security.
EPP Transfer Protection in Cloud Web Hosting
In case you’ve got a domain name registered through us and you have a cloud web hosting account with us, getting its EPP transfer code is very easy. You will not have to log in and out of different admin panels, as you can manage all your domains via the exact same Hepsia Control Panel, which is used to manage your hosting account. You’ll see all active domains as soon as you sign in and to the right of the domain names whose extensions require an EPP authorization code in order to be transferred away, you will notice a mini EPP icon. All it takes to obtain this code is to click the icon. The code is always emailed to the registrant’s email account, so in case the one that you shared at first is not valid any longer, you can modify it with a few clicks of the mouse from the exact same section.