All generic domain extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock functionality whose purpose is to impede unapproved transfers of active domain names. Many domain registry operators that oversee ccTLDs that don’t support this option are in the process of introducing it for greater safety and for the convenience of the domain name owners. A domain can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only an individual who has been granted access to the account with the current registrar company can do that. New domain names are registered with the lock option activated deliberately, so as to hinder any unauthorized transfer attempts. The lock feature is among the security measures for controlling the transfer of active domains between domain name registrars that have been introduced over the years.

Registrar Lock in Website Hosting

If you buy a Linux website hosting package from our company, you will be able to manage all domain names registered through us using our Hepsia Control Panel and you’ll be able to unlock any of them with only a few mouse clicks. All registrations will be displayed alphabetically in the Domain Manager section of the Hepsia Control Panel and for each one of them you’ll see a small padlock logo. Clicking it will show you the present security lock status. If the domain is locked and you want to transfer it away, you’ll just have to click once again and that’s it. Locking a domain is just as easy and since the domain names are administered in the very same place as the hosting account itself, you will not have to log in and out of different Control Panel tools.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

In case you want 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 just a few mouse clicks. All your domain names will be listed in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the exact same tool via which you will administer your web hosting account. If a given generic or country-code TLD supports the registrar lock option, you’ll notice a padlock icon. You can find out if the domain name is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can alter the status by clicking once more. That’s all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or we will need to do, so you can proceed with the domain transfer process right away. The update will propagate immediately, so you won’t need to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup sites.