Transferring a domain name from one company to another traditionally involves the use of a special transfer code, which different companies refer to as an EPP authorization code, a domain password or an AuthInfo code. This code can be used as a security 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 provided by the present registrar company. It must be given to the new registrar company because the transfer cannot be started without it. The code is case-sensitive and frequently includes numbers and special characters, so as to impede unauthorized individuals from guessing it. Some registrars even reset the codes of domains registered through them after a particular interval of time for greater safety.

EPP Transfer Protection in Shared Web Hosting

If you have a domain registered through us and you have a shared web hosting account with us, getting its EPP authentication code is extremely easy. You won’t need to log in and out of different systems, as you can administer all your domain names through the same Hepsia Control Panel, which is used to manage your shared hosting account. You’ll see all registered domains as soon as you sign in and to the right of the domains whose extensions require an EPP code in order to be transferred, you will find a small EPP icon. All it takes to get the code is to click the icon. The code is always sent to the registrant’s email account, so if the one that you shared originally isn’t valid anymore, you can update it with a few mouse clicks from the exact same section.

EPP Transfer Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you register a domain name under a semi-dedicated server account with us, you’ll be able to obtain its EPP transfer authentication code with only one single click of the mouse, if you decide to transfer it to a different domain registrar. All it takes to accomplish that is to log into your Hepsia hosting Control Panel, to go to the Registered Domains section and to click the EPP button, which will be to the right of the domain. Of course, this button will be there only if the respective generic or country-code Top-Level Domain extension supports transfers with an EPP code. Within sixty seconds, an email message that includes the EPP code will be sent to the registrant’s email address associated with that domain name. You can update the latter through the same Control Panel section – in case the one that is presently listed in the WHOIS database is not a valid one. Since the update will take effect without delay, you can request the EPP transfer code directly after that.