All generic extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock functionality whose purpose is to hinder unauthorized transfers of existing domains. Lots of domain registry operators that supervise country-code Top-Level Domains that don’t support this option are in the process of adopting it for better safety and for the convenience of the domain name owners. A domain name 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 registrar can accomplish that. New domain names are registered with the lock option enabled deliberately, so as to stop any unsanctioned transfer attempts. The lock option is one of the safety measures for controlling the transfer of existing domain names between domain name registrars that have been introduced over the years.

Registrar Lock in Shared Web Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain registered through our company is extremely easy. This can be achieved through the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with our shared web hosting, and will require literally two mouse clicks. All your domains will be listed 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 notice a padlock-like symbol. Click on it once and you will notice the present status of the domain name. Click once more and you will change 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 ‘refreshed’ on WHOIS lookup websites, so you can proceed with the transfer right away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you want to transfer a domain name from our company to another domain name registrar and you’ve got a semi-dedicated server account, you’ll be able to get the domain ready with only a couple of clicks. All your domain registrations will be displayed in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the very same tool via which you will administer your hosting account. If a given gTLD or ccTLD supports the registrar lock feature, you’ll see a padlock icon. You can see whether the domain is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can update the status by clicking again. That’s all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or we will have to do, so you can go ahead with the domain transfer right away. The update will take effect instantaneously, so you will not have to wait for the status to change on WHOIS lookup websites.