All generic TLD extensions and several country-code ones support a security lock option whose function is to prevent unsanctioned transfers of active domain names. Many domain name registry organizations that oversee country-code TLDs that do not support this feature are in the process of introducing it for better security and for the convenience of the domain owners. A domain name can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only a person who has been given access to the account with the current registrar can achieve that. New domain names are registered with the lock option enabled intentionally, so as to impede any unauthorized transfer attempts. The lock feature is one of the security measures for regulating the transfer of existing domains between domain name registrars that have been introduced over the years.
Registrar Lock in Cloud Web Hosting
Locking and unlocking a domain name registered through our company is extremely easy. This can be achieved through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our cloud web hosting plans, and will require literally two clicks of the mouse. All your domains will be listed alphabetically in the Registered Domains section of the Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the registrar lock option, you’ll see a padlock-like symbol. Click on it once and you will notice the domain name’s present status. Click for the second time and you’ll alter its status. The change will take effect instantly 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 straight away.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you have registered a domain name through us and you would like to transfer it, you can quickly unlock it via the exact same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to administer your semi-dedicated server account. All domain name registrations will be shown alphabetically in your account and you will see a tiny padlock-like icon next to each domain there, on the condition that its 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 again. You can then continue and start the domain transfer procedure straight away without waiting for the status to change on WHOIS lookup websites, as the change will take effect momentarily without you or us having to do anything else.