All generic TLD extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock functionality whose purpose is to stop unauthorized transfers of active domains. Lots of domain name registry operators that manage country-code Top-Level Domains that don’t support this feature are in the process of adopting it for the sake of security and for the convenience of the domain name registrants. A domain can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a registrant who has been granted access to the account with the current domain name registrar can accomplish that. New domain names are registered with the lock option enabled intentionally, so as to prevent any unapproved transfer attempts. The lock feature is among the safety measures for controlling the transfer of existing domain names between registrars that have been adopted over the years.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Web Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain registered through our company is astonishingly easy. This can be done through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our cloud web hosting service, and will require literally two mouse clicks. All your domains will be shown alphabetically in the Registered Domains section of the Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the domain lock option, you’ll notice a padlock-like sign. Click on it once and you’ll notice the domain name’s present status. Click again and you’ll change its status. The change will take effect immediately without the need for you or for our company to do anything else for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites, so you can initiate the transfer right away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you’ve registered a domain name through us and you want to transfer it away, you can quickly unlock it through the exact same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to manage your semi-dedicated server account. All registrations will be displayed in alphabetical order in your account and you will see a small padlock icon next to each domain name there, provided that its extension supports the registrar lock option. You can find out if the domain name is locked or not by clicking on this icon and update the current status by clicking on it again. You can then proceed and initiate the transfer procedure right away without waiting for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup sites, as the update will take effect instantly without you or us having to do anything else.