{"id":24476,"date":"2022-02-02T14:36:38","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T14:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/knowledge\/domains-what-is-an-epp-authorization-code\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T12:49:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T12:49:25","slug":"domains-what-is-an-epp-authorization-code","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/1grid.co.za\/knowledge\/domains-what-is-an-epp-authorization-code\/","title":{"rendered":"Domains: What is an EPP \/ Authorization code?"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">This article provides you with information regarding domain EPP\/ Authorization codes.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">An \u2018Authorisation or EPP code\u2019 \u00a0provides an extra level of security for the domain name registration.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">The Auth-Info code is unique for each domain name and is assigned by the registrar at the time the domain name is registered.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">A confirmation of your authorization code is required by the Registry in order to transfer a domain name with the extension .com, .net, .org, .biz, and .info to 1-grid.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Local domains such as .co.za do not require an EPP code for transfer they also do not have the domain locking functionality so these types of domains are ready for transfer at any time.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Authorization codes must be recovered from your current registrar prior to initiating the domain name transfer request.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">If you are transferring your domain away from 1-grid, then we will provide you with the Authorisation code after you have terminated your account.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article provides you with information regarding domain EPP\/ Authorization codes. \u00a0 \u00a0 An \u2018Authorisation or EPP code\u2019 \u00a0provides an extra level of security for the domain name registration. 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