All generic domain name extensions and some country-code ones support a security lock option whose function is to impede unsolicited transfers of existing domains. Lots of domain registry organizations that supervise 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 owners. 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 can achieve that. New domains are registered with the lock option activated on purpose, so as to hinder any unwanted transfer attempts. The lock feature is among the safety measures for controlling the transfer of existing domain names between domain registrars that have been introduced over the years.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Hosting

With a cloud hosting service from our company, you’ll exercise full control over your domains through our in-house developed Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You’ll be able to do anything you’d like, including locking/unlocking any of the domains registered through us, as long as the particular generic or country-code top-level domain name extension supports this option. Clicking the padlock symbol that you will see next to any domain name registered in your Control Panel will show you its present status and clicking on it once more will allow you to modify that status. If you wish to transfer a domain to another domain name registrar, you can initiate the process instantly. Since unlocking a domain name through your Control Panel will take effect immediately, no propagation time or any action on our end will be needed. Locking a domain name is just as easy – you’ll just need to follow the very same steps.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

In case you’ve registered a domain name through our company and you want to transfer it, you can easily unlock it through the exact same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to manage your semi-dedicated server account. All domain registrations will be displayed in alphabetical order in your account and you will notice a mini padlock icon on the right side of each domain name there, as long as its extension supports the registrar lock option. You can see whether the domain name is locked or not by clicking on this icon and update the present status by clicking on it once more. You can then go ahead and initiate the domain name transfer procedure right away without needing to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup sites, as the change will take effect immediately without you or us having to do anything else.