All generic Top-Level Domain extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock option whose function is to hinder unauthorized transfers of existing domains. Many domain name registry operators that oversee country-code TLDs that do not support this feature are in the process of introducing it for greater security and for the convenience of the domain registrants. A domain can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a person who has been granted access to the account with the current registrar company can accomplish that. New domains are registered with the lock feature enabled on purpose, so as to stop any unsanctioned transfer attempts. The lock option is one of the safety measures for controlling the transfer of existing domain names between domain name registrars that have been introduced over the years.
Registrar Lock in Shared Web Hosting
With a shared web hosting from our company, you will have full authority over your domains through our custom-built Hepsia Control Panel. You will be able to do anything you would like, including locking and unlocking any of the domains registered through us, as long as the specific TLD extension supports this feature. Clicking the padlock symbol that you will see next to any domain registered in your Hepsia Control Panel will show you its current status and clicking it once more will allow you to alter that status. If you’d like to transfer a domain name to another registrar, you can start the procedure without any delays. Since unlocking a domain through your Hepsia Control Panel will take effect momentarily, no propagation period or any action on our end will be required. Locking a domain is just as easy – you will just have to follow the very same steps.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you have registered a domain name through our company and you would like to transfer it away, you can easily unlock it via the same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to administer your semi-dedicated server account. All domain registrations will be shown in alphabetical order in your account and you’ll see a mini padlock icon next to each domain name there, on the condition that its generic or country-code extension supports the registrar lock feature. You can see if the domain name is locked or not by clicking on this icon and update the current status by clicking on it once again. You can then go ahead and initiate the domain transfer process straight away without the need to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup sites, as the change will propagate momentarily without you or us having to do anything else.