If you would like to transfer a domain name from one registrar to another, you’ll have to pass through several safety steps. One of them is getting a unique EPP authorization code from the current registrar company – provided that you are the domain registrant, since the code is sent to the owner's email and no one else can obtain it. You need to provide this code to the new domain name registrar, otherwise they will not be able to initiate the domain transfer procedure. The EPP authentication codes are case-sensitive and may contain numbers or special characters such as commas or dots, which can be easily miswritten, so make sure you copy and paste the correct code. As an additional protection measure, the transfer authorization code for a domain name may be reset on a regular basis. Certain domain registrars refer to this code as a domain password, an Auth key or a domain secret as well.