If you’d like to transfer a domain from one registrar to another, you will have to go through a few safety steps. One of them is obtaining a special EPP authorization code from the present domain registrar – as long as you are the registrant, since the code is sent to the domain owner’s email and nobody else can get it. You’ll have to provide this code to the new registrar, otherwise they will not be able to start the domain transfer procedure. The EPP authentication codes are case-sensitive and may comprise of digits or special characters such as dots or commas, which can be easily misentered, so make sure you copy & paste the correct code. As an additional safety measure, the transfer code for a domain name may be reset on a regular basis. Some registrars call this code a domain secret, a domain password or an Auth key as well.