EPP Transfer Protection

What's an EPP code? What's its role? What importance does it have as far as domain name transfers are involved?

Transferring a domain name from one company to another ordinarily entails the use of a special domain authorization code, which different companies refer to as an EPP key, a domain name password or an Auth code. This code can be used as a protection mechanism against unwanted transfer attempts with all gTLD and with most ccTLD extensions. The code can be obtained only by the owner of the specific domain and is issued by the present domain name registrar company. It must be given to the new domain name registrar company because the transfer process cannot be initiated without it. The code is case-sensitive and frequently includes digits and special symbols, so as to obstruct unauthenticated persons from guessing it. Certain domain name registrars even alter the codes of domains registered through them once in a while for greater safety.

: EPP Transfer Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you have a semi-dedicated server account with our company and you have registered a domain name that you would like to transfer, you can get the EPP transfer code really easy through the Hepsia Control Panel, via which you’ll manage both your domain names and your account. If you go to the Registered Domains section, you will notice an EPP icon to the right of your domain names, as long as their TLD extensions support transfers between domain registrars with such a code. All codes are emailed automatically by our system to the registrant’s email to make sure that only the owner of the domain can receive this info. In case the currently listed email is not valid any longer, you can update it with a couple of mouse clicks without leaving this Control Panel section. The update is instantaneous, so you will be able to request the EPP transfer code for the particular domain name straight away.