Transferring a domain name from one registrar company to another normally entails the use of a unique authorization code, which different companies call an EPP authorization code, a domain name password or an Auth code. This code can be used as a protection measure against unsanctioned transfers with all gTLD and with most ccTLD extensions. It can be obtained only by the domain name registrant and is provided by the present domain registrar company. It must be given to the new domain registrar company because the transfer cannot be started without it. The code is case-sensitive and usually contains digits and special characters, so as to stop unauthorized persons from cracking it. Some registrar companies even alter the codes of domain names registered through them from time to time for even better safety.
EPP Transfer Protection in Shared Hosting
If you have a domain registered through our company and you’ve got a shared hosting account with us, obtaining its EPP code is really easy. You will not have to sign in and out of different Control Panel tools, as you can administer all your domain names through the exact same Hepsia Control Panel, which is used to manage your hosting account. You will see all active domains as soon as you log in and to the right of the domains whose extensions require an EPP transfer code in order to be transferred, you’ll find a small EPP icon. All it takes to obtain the code is to click the icon. The code is always sent to the domain name registrant’s email, so if the one that you gave at first is not valid anymore, you can update it with a couple of mouse clicks from the exact same section.
EPP Transfer Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers
You can easily obtain the transfer code for any domain name registered under a semi-dedicated server account if you wish to transfer it away. This can be done through the very same Control Panel, via which you administer your account, so you will not have to switch between different interfaces. All you will need to do is visit the Control Panel’s domain management section and click on the EPP button associated with the domain that you’d like to transfer, as long as its TLD extension supports transfers with such a code. Our system sends all codes automatically to the domain name registrant’s email listed in the domain’s WHOIS record, so if the email that is currently entered is out of date, you can edit it with several clicks of the mouse without having to leave the domain management section of the Control Panel.