All generic top-level domain name extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock option whose function is to stop unsolicited transfers of existing domains. Many domain name registry operators that supervise ccTLDs that do not support this option are in the process of introducing it for the sake of safety and for the convenience of the domain name owners. A domain name can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only a registrant who has been given access to the account with the current domain name registrar can do that. New domain names are registered with the lock option activated deliberately, so as to stop any unwanted transfer attempts. The lock feature is among the security measures for regulating the transfer of active domain names between registrars that have been introduced over the years.

Registrar Lock in Shared Hosting

With a Linux shared hosting from us, you’ll exercise absolute authority over your domain names through our custom-created Hepsia Control Panel. You’ll be able to do anything you’d like, including locking/unlocking any of the domain names registered through our company, as long as the specific generic or country-code TLD extension supports this feature. Clicking the padlock sign that you will find next to any domain name registered in your Hepsia Control Panel will show you its present status and clicking on it once more will enable you to update that status. In case you would like to transfer a domain name to another registrar company, you can start the process right away. Since unlocking a domain name through your Hepsia Control Panel will take effect instantly, no propagation period or any action on our end will be needed. Locking a domain name is just as easy – you’ll just need to follow the exact same steps.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

In case you’d like 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 only several clicks. All your domains will be shown in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the very same tool via which you’ll administer your web hosting account. If a specific gTLD or ccTLD supports the registrar lock feature, you will notice a padlock-like icon. You can find out whether the domain name is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can modify the status by clicking for a second time. This is all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or our company will need to do, so you can go ahead with the domain name transfer right away. The change will propagate instantaneously, so you won’t have to wait for the status to change on WHOIS lookup websites.