All generic top-level domain name extensions and several country-code ones support a security lock feature whose purpose is to block unauthorized transfers of existing domains. Many registry operators that supervise country-code Top-Level Domains that don’t support this option are in the process of introducing it for greater safety and for the convenience of the domain owners. A domain name can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a person who has access to the account with the current registrar can achieve that. New domains are registered with the lock option activated on purpose, so as to stop any unapproved transfer attempts. The lock option is among the security measures for controlling the transfer of active domain names between domain registrars that have been introduced over the years.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain registered through us is extremely easy. This can be accomplished through the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with our Linux cloud hosting, and will require exactly two clicks of the mouse. All your domains will be shown in alphabetical order in the Registered Domains section of the Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the registrar lock option, you will see a padlock-like icon. Click on it once and you’ll see the current status of the domain. Click once again and you will alter its status. The update will take effect instantaneously without the need for you or for us to do anything else for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup sites, so you can initiate the transfer process right away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you want to transfer a domain name from our company to another registrar and you have a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to get the domain ready with only several clicks of the mouse. All your domain name registrations will be shown in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the same tool via which you’ll manage your web hosting account. If a specific gTLD or ccTLD supports the registrar lock feature, you’ll notice a padlock icon. You can find out whether the domain name is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can update the status by clicking once again. This is all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or our company will need to do, so you can continue with the transfer right away. The update will take effect immediately, so you won’t need to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup sites.