All generic Top-Level Domain extensions and several country-code ones support a security lock functionality whose function is to stop unsolicited transfers of existing domains. Many domain registry organizations that manage country-code TLDs that do not support this feature are in the process of adopting it for greater safety and for the convenience of the domain owners. A domain can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only an individual who has been given access to the account with the current domain name registrar can achieve that. New domains are registered with the lock option enabled intentionally, so as to impede any unauthorized transfer attempts. The lock option is one of the safety measures for regulating the transfer of active domain names between domain name registrars that have been adopted over the years.

Registrar Lock in Shared Web Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain registered through us is amazingly easy. This can be achieved through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our Linux shared web hosting, and will take literally two mouse clicks. All your domains will be listed alphabetically in the Registered Domains section of the Hepsia Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the registrar lock option, you’ll notice a padlock-like icon. Click on it once and you will notice the current status of the domain name. Click once more and you’ll alter its status. The change will propagate momentarily without the need for you or for our company to do anything else for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup sites, so you can proceed with the transfer procedure straight away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you want to transfer a domain name from our company to another registrar company and you’ve got a semi-dedicated server account, you’ll be able to get the domain ready with just several clicks. All your domain names will be listed in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the very same tool via which you will manage your web hosting account. If a specific gTLD or ccTLD supports the registrar lock feature, you will see a padlock icon. You can see whether the domain is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can change the status by clicking once more. This is all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or we will need to do, so you can initiate the transfer straight away. The change will take effect momentarily, so you will not need to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup sites.