Is this normal for domain name registrars to do.
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Many services do that. However, very few make it the only 2fa allowed.
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Don't think it's 2fa. Its id verification.
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Well, that's all kinds of wrong.
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Lol, what did you try to register? downwithdomainnameregistrars.com?
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This looks like a dream target for hackers. Imagine all the data you could find here. If there ever was a single point of failure, this is it.
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Not really. 2FA or other "strong" authentification for requesting the auth-code is common.
The receiving registrar doesn't care at all.
Likely the only check there is, is fraud protection and that is them protecting themself against payment frauds and not you/the domain.
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There are independent apps for that where you can link all your accounts.
Others have pointed out the app is for identification which makes sense to have an app to secure the exchange, but a lot of them don't request identification in most cases.
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This is absolutely not normal.
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A domain for the things i selfhost so i don't have to use duckdns.org.
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I use porkbun, they seem great, why are you switching? Just to have a European based registrar?
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It can be normal depending on the tld you chose. There are territorial tld's that are restricted to, eg, residents.
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What is the TLD of the domain you're trying to move? Not all registrars support all domain names. For example
.iedomains for Ireland can only be registered at very few registrars, which is a pain.Off the top of my head, OVH might fulfill your needs, depending on the TLD.
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I've transferred domains out of porkbun without seeing anything like that. I've had to release the domain lock and paste a transfer authorization code from one place to another. That's how it has worked at other registrars too.
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It's not a country tld so don't think it's that.
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It's .software.
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I bought on the registra.
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I live in Europe. And the US are seaming less and less like a place where I wasn't my data to be. I would also rather support European alternative's.
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for that you really dont need ID verification. that and 2FA serve entirely different purposes. ID verification is to ensure you are not hiding your identity. 2FA is to ensure that you are really the account owner.
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Since your goal is "to move to a European registrar" Porkbun is not for you.
https://hosting-checker.net/websites/porkbun.com "Webserver Amazon"
Here are some additional options. https://european-alternatives.eu/category/domain-name-registrar
https://1984.hosting/product/hosting/
I suggest you reach out to Infomaniak support and ask for an alternative method which is less invasive.
https://www.infomaniak.com/en/help
Try to make Infomaniak a better experience for everyone. Infomaniak claims to be "The Ethical Cloud" but they did not start business as a privacy company and have been learning over time. Help to teach them with one more customer story. Let us know what happens.
If no luck with Infomaniak helping, you can try to contact a different registrar before signing up to confirm they will accept your domain type and ask them what the process will be. Hold them accountable to whatever process they describe if you choose them.
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Hetzner is good but unfortunately they only support a handful of common TLDs
