Overall Process

An individual account can be re-authenticated to change the owner to another individual or an enterprise. The following figure shows the overall re-authentication process.

• For details about how to change the owner to another individual, see Changing the Owner of an Individual Account to Another Individual.
• For details about how to change the owner to an enterprise, see Changing the Owner of an Individual Account to an Enterprise.

• The original authentication information is still valid until the re-authentication request is approved.
• Between the time when you submit the real-name authentication change request and the time when the change takes effect (is approved), the new outstanding amount and the newly purchased resources belong to the new entity.
• Between the time when you submit the real-name authentication change request and the time when the change is rejected, the new outstanding amount and the newly purchased resources belong to the original entity.