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Transfer lock and transfer codes

Moving a domain from one registrar to another is called a transfer. Two things protect your domain from being moved without your permission: the transfer lock and the transfer code.

The transfer lock

While the lock is on, no registrar can start a transfer of the domain. Keep it on unless you are moving the domain.

To change it, open the domain's page in My CamCore and, on the Overview tab, choose Transfer lock is on: unlock or Transfer lock is off: lock.

.au domains have no transfer lock. The .au registry does not use one, so the button is not shown. For a .au domain, the transfer code alone protects it.

The transfer code

The transfer code is a password for the domain. It is also called an auth code, authInfo code or EPP code. The new registrar asks for it to prove you own the domain.

To get it, open the domain's page and choose Get transfer code on the Overview tab. The code is shown on the page. For some domains it is emailed to the registrant contact instead.

Treat the code like a password: give it only to the registrar you are moving the domain to, and never post it or send it to anyone else.

Moving a domain away from CamCore

  1. Make sure the contact email on the domain is current. See Domain contact details.
  2. Unlock the domain, if it has a lock.
  3. Get the transfer code.
  4. Start the transfer with the new registrar and give them the code.
  5. Approve any confirmation email the new registrar or the registry sends you.

Most transfers finish within a few days. The DNS records keep working during the transfer only if the domain's nameservers stay the same, so move the DNS first if you are also leaving CamCore DNS. See Nameservers and CamCore DNS.

Moving a domain to CamCore

Choose Transfer on the CamCore Domains page at camcore.au/domains, enter the domain and the transfer code from your current registrar, and pay the transfer invoice. Once it arrives, the domain appears in Billing & Domains.

When a transfer can't happen

  • A domain registered or transferred in the last 60 days usually can't be transferred again yet.
  • A domain that has expired, or is about to, may need renewing first.
  • A domain with DNSSEC turned on should have it turned off before it moves, unless the new provider keeps the same keys. See DNSSEC for your domain.
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