All generic Top-Level Domain extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock feature whose purpose is to impede unsolicited transfers of existing domain names. Lots of domain name registry operators that oversee ccTLDs that don’t support this option are in the process of adopting it for better security and for the convenience of the domain name registrants. A domain can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only an individual who has been given access to the account with the current registrar company can achieve that. New domain names are registered with the lock option activated deliberately, so as to block any unwanted transfer attempts. The lock option is one of the safety measures for controlling the transfer of existing domain names between registrar companies that have been introduced over the years.
Registrar Lock in Web Hosting
With a web hosting from us, you will have complete control over your domain names through our custom-developed Hepsia Control Panel. You’ll be able to do anything you’d like, including locking & unlocking any of the domain names registered through us, on the condition that the specific generic or country-code top-level domain name extension supports this feature. Clicking the padlock sign that you will see next to any domain name registered in your Hepsia Control Panel will show you its present status and clicking it once again will allow you to change that status. If you want to transfer a domain to another domain name registrar, you can initiate the process instantly. Since unlocking a domain through your Control Panel will take effect momentarily, no propagation interval or any action on our end will be needed. Locking a domain is just as easy – you will just need to go through the very same steps.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
In case you’ve registered a domain through us and you’d like to transfer it away, you can quickly unlock it through the same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to manage your semi-dedicated server account. All domain registrations will be shown alphabetically in your account and you will see a tiny padlock-like icon next to each domain name there, on the condition that its generic or country-code extension supports the registrar lock feature. You can find out whether the domain name is locked or not by clicking on this icon and alter the current status by clicking on it again. You can then go ahead and start the domain transfer procedure straight away without having to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup websites, as the update will take effect instantaneously without you or us having to do anything else.