What is EPP for domain transfer?
EPP
stands for Extensible Provisioning Protocol: An application layer
client-server protocol for the provisioning and management of objects
stored in a shared central repository. Specified in XML, the protocol
defines generic object management operations and an extensible framework
that maps protocol operations to objects.
This
method is used to verify .org, .info, .biz, .us, .cn, .com.cn, .net.cn,
.org.cn, .cn, .tw, .jp and .in domains only. This may change at any
time depending upon registry requirements. When an EPP transfer order is created, an "authorization key" or "EPP key" is
required for each domain name to be transferred. Per ICANN
regulations, a verification email or fax transfer authorization is also
required. Authorization
(or EPP) keys/codes are generated by the current registrar and verified
through the global registries for validity.
