In case you want to transfer a domain from one registrar to another, you will need a special code, which may be referred to by multiple names – an EPP authentication code, an Auth code, a domain password, and so on. All these names denote the very same thing – a code that the domain registrant gets from the current registrar and gives to the new one during the order procedure. Without a genuine code, a transfer process cannot be initiated and this is one of the protection mechanisms against unsanctioned transfers used with all generic and with most country-specific extensions. For even greater safety, the code contains numbers and/or special symbols and is case-sensitive, so if you wish to transfer one of your domain names, you have to supply the new company with the right code.