All generic extensions and some country-code ones support a security lock functionality whose function is to stop unsolicited transfers of existing domain names. Many domain registry organizations that manage country-code Top-Level Domains that do not support this feature are in the process of introducing it for the sake of safety and for the convenience of the domain name registrants. A domain can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only a registrant who has access to the account with the current domain name registrar can do that. New domains are registered with the lock feature enabled deliberately, so as to block any unapproved transfer attempts. The lock option is one of the safety measures for controlling the transfer of active domains between registrar companies that have been adopted over the years.

Registrar Lock in Hosting

If you order a Linux hosting package from our company, you will be able to manage all domain names registered through us using our Hepsia hosting Control Panel and you’ll be able to unlock any of them with just several mouse clicks. All registrations will be shown alphabetically in the Domain Manager section of the hosting Control Panel and for each one of them you will notice a small padlock sign. Clicking it will show you the present security lock status. If the domain is locked and you’d like to transfer it, you’ll just have to click once more and you will be all set. Locking a domain is just as easy and since the domain names are managed in the exact same location as the web hosting account itself, you will not have to log in and out of different interfaces.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

In case you want to transfer a domain name from our company to another registrar and you’ve got a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to get the domain name ready with only several mouse clicks. All your domain name registrations will be displayed in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the very same tool via which you’ll manage your web hosting account. If a specific gTLD or ccTLD supports the registrar lock option, you’ll notice a padlock icon. You can find out whether the domain is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can modify the status by clicking again. This is all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or our company will have to do, so you can continue with the domain transfer procedure right away. The change will take effect instantly, so you won’t need to wait for the status to change on WHOIS lookup sites.