If you decide to transfer a domain name from one domain registrar to another, you’ll have to pass through several security steps. One of them is obtaining a special EPP authentication code from the current domain registrar – provided that you are the registrant, since the code is emailed to the domain owner’s mailbox and no one else can get it. You have to provide this code to the new registrar, otherwise they won’t be able to start the domain name transfer process. The EPP authentication codes are case-sensitive and may include numbers or special symbols such as commas or dots, which can be easily miswritten, so make sure you copy/paste the right code. As an extra safety measure, the transfer authorization code for a domain may be altered regularly. Certain domain registrars refer to this code as a domain secret, a domain password or an Auth key as well.

EPP Transfer Protection in Website Hosting

If you’ve got a domain name registered through us and you have a website hosting account with us, getting its EPP code is astonishingly easy. You will not need to switch between different Control Panel tools, as you can manage all your domains via the exact same Hepsia Control Panel, which is used to manage your web hosting account. You’ll see all active domain names once you log in and on the right side of the domain names whose extensions require a code in order to be transferred away, you’ll see a small EPP icon. All it takes to obtain that code is to click on the icon. The code is always sent to the registrant’s email, so if the one that you shared initially isn’t valid any longer, you can update it with a few clicks of the mouse from the exact same section.