Request an AuthInfo2 code
from DENIC
Your provider won't hand out the AuthCode, can't be reached or no longer exists? With DENIC's AuthInfo2 code you still get your .de domain back.
We file the request with DENIC in real time, the code arrives by post. A one-off €10 net.
- Request in real time
- One-off €10 net
- Valid for 30 days
- No consent from the old provider
- one-off net per domain
- €10
- is how long the code is valid after dispatch
- 30 days
- is how fast your request reaches DENIC
- Real time
- to the holder of the domain
- By post
When you need
an AuthInfo2 code
The AuthInfo2 code, also called AuthCode2, is DENIC's master password for every special case of a .de domain:
Provider blocks
Your current provider won't release the AuthCode or doesn't respond to requests.
Provider gone
The old provider can no longer be reached or no longer exists.
AuthCode faulty
The normal AuthCode for the transfer doesn't work.
Domain deleted
The domain was deleted by mistake and is in the deletion phase. With the AuthInfo2 code it gets out of the RGP.
No consent needed
With the code you move the domain to any provider without the current one having to agree.
Only for the holder
DENIC sends the code by letter to the holder; with several holders or an address abroad, to the admin contact in Germany.
From request
to transfer
This is how an AuthInfo2 order works at ELITEDOMAINS:
- 1ImmediatelyFile the requestYou order the AuthInfo2 code from us, we pass the request to DENIC in real time.
- 2By postLetter from DENICDENIC creates the code and sends it by post to the registered holder.
- 3Within 30 daysMove the domainWith the code you transfer the domain to ELITEDOMAINS or another provider.
- 4After thatCode expiresAfter 30 days DENIC deletes the code automatically. If needed, you request a new one.
What the DENIC
letter looks like
The letter is titled "Passwort für Providerwechsel" (password for changing provider). Only pass it on if you really want to transfer the domain:
- The code replaces your provider's normal AuthCode
- Whoever has the code has full control over the domain
- Valid for 30 days from creation
- Only applies to the domain it was requested for
Get your domain back
order the code now
Create your free account, order the AuthInfo2 code and then move your .de domain straight to ELITEDOMAINS.
One-off €10 net per domain
Frequently asked questions
about the AuthInfo2 code
What you should know before ordering.
You get the normal AuthCode from your provider. DENIC creates the AuthInfo2 code itself when the provider won't cooperate. Officially it is called AuthInfo2, it is often called AuthCode2.
At ELITEDOMAINS a one-off €10 plus VAT per domain. The transfer to us is then charged like any domain transfer.
A single holder with a German address. If there are several holders or the address is abroad, the letter goes to the admin contact with a German address.
Yes. With the AuthInfo2 code the domain gets out of the deletion phase and the deadline is extended by 30 days, so you can move it to a new provider. Alternatively there is the paid RESTORE at the current provider.
No, the AuthInfo2 code is a DENIC procedure and only applies to .de domains. For other extensions you get the AuthCode from your provider. For large moves with problems, our transfer service helps.
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