All generic domain extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock feature whose function is to stop unapproved transfers of existing domain names. Lots of registry organizations that manage country-code Top-Level Domains that don’t support this option are in the process of adopting it for greater security and for the convenience of the domain registrants. A domain can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only a person who has access to the account with the current domain name registrar can do that. New domain names are registered with the lock feature activated deliberately, so as to prevent any unsolicited transfer attempts. The lock feature is one of the security measures for controlling the transfer of existing domain names between domain name registrars that have been introduced over the years.
Registrar Lock in Shared Website Hosting
If you purchase a shared website hosting package from our company, you’ll be able to manage all domain names registered through us using our Hepsia Control Panel and you will be able to unlock any of them with only several mouse clicks. All registrations will be displayed alphabetically in the Domain Manager section of the Control Panel and for each one of them you will see a mini padlock icon. Clicking it will show you the current security lock status. If the domain is locked and you wish to transfer it, you will just need to click once more and that’s it. Locking a domain name is just as easy and since the domain names are administered in the same place as the web hosting account itself, you will not have to sign in and out of different user interfaces.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you have registered a domain name through us and you want to transfer it away, you can easily unlock it through the very same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to manage your semi-dedicated server account. All domain name registrations will be displayed in alphabetical order in your account and you’ll see a mini padlock icon on the right side of each domain there, on the condition that its generic or country-code extension supports the registrar lock feature. You can find out if the domain is locked or not by clicking on this icon and modify the current status by clicking on it once more. You can then proceed and initiate the domain transfer procedure right away without waiting for the status to change on WHOIS lookup websites, as the update will propagate momentarily without you or us having to do anything else.