All generic domain name extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock option whose function is to prevent unauthorized transfers of existing domain names. Lots of domain name registry operators that manage country-code Top-Level Domains that don’t support this feature are in the process of introducing it for the sake of safety 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 registrant who has been granted access to the account with the current registrar company can achieve that. New domain names are registered with the lock option enabled deliberately, so as to hinder any unsolicited transfer attempts. The lock option is one of the security measures for regulating the transfer of active domain names between domain name registrars that have been introduced over the years.
Registrar Lock in Shared Website Hosting
Locking and unlocking a domain name registered through our company is amazingly easy. This can be achieved through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our shared website hosting plans, and will take literally two clicks of the mouse. All your domains will be shown in alphabetical order in the Registered Domains section of the Hepsia Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the registrar lock option, you will see a padlock-like sign. Click on it once and you will notice the domain name’s current status. Click for the second time and you will change its status. The change will take effect immediately without the need for you or for us to do anything else for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites, so you can continue with the transfer procedure right away.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
In case you’ve registered a domain through us and you want to transfer it, you can easily unlock it via the very same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to administer your semi-dedicated server account. All registrations will be displayed in alphabetical order in your account and you’ll see a tiny padlock-like icon next to each domain there, on the condition that its generic or country-code extension supports the registrar lock option. You can find out whether the domain name is locked or not by clicking on this icon and modify the current status by clicking on it once again. You can then go ahead and start the transfer process straight away without waiting for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup sites, as the change will propagate momentarily without you or us having to do anything else.