All generic top-level domain name extensions and several country-code ones support a security lock option whose function is to impede unwanted transfers of active domain names. Many domain registry operators that manage country-code TLDs that don’t support this feature are in the process of introducing it for greater security and for the convenience of the domain name registrants. A domain can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a person who has access to the account with the current registrar company can do that. New domains are registered with the lock feature activated deliberately, so as to stop any unwanted transfer attempts. The lock feature is one of the security measures for regulating the transfer of active domains between domain registrars that have been introduced over the years.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Hosting

With a Linux cloud package from us, you will have complete command over your domains through our custom-built Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You will be able to do anything you would like, including locking & unlocking any of the domains registered through us, provided that the specific generic or country-code top-level domain name extension supports this option. Clicking on the padlock sign that you’ll find next to any domain name registered in your Hepsia Control Panel will show you its current status and clicking it for the second time will permit you to update that status. In case you wish to transfer a domain to another domain registrar, you can start the process immediately. Since unlocking a domain through your Hepsia Control Panel will take effect instantly, no propagation time or any action on our end will be needed. Locking a domain is just as easy – you’ll just need to go through the very same steps.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you would like to transfer a domain name from our company to another domain name registrar and you’ve got a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to get the domain ready with only several mouse clicks. All your domain name registrations will be displayed in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the very same tool via which you will administer your web hosting account. If a specific generic or country-code TLD supports the registrar lock option, you will see a padlock-like icon. You can see if the domain name is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can alter the status by clicking again. This is all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or our company will need to do, so you can go ahead with the domain transfer right away. The update will propagate momentarily, so you won’t need to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup sites.