All generic Top-Level Domain extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock feature whose purpose is to hinder unsolicited transfers of existing domains. Many registry operators that manage country-code Top-Level Domains that do not support this option are in the process of introducing it for greater security and for the convenience of the domain name owners. A domain can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only an individual who has access to the account with the current domain name registrar can accomplish that. New domains are registered with the lock feature activated deliberately, so as to stop any unwanted transfer attempts. The lock option is among the security measures for controlling the transfer of active domain names between registrar companies that have been adopted over the years.

Registrar Lock in Shared Web Hosting

If you purchase a Linux shared web hosting from our company, you will be able to administer all domains registered through us using our Hepsia Control Panel and you’ll be able to unlock any of them with only a couple of clicks of the mouse. All registrations will be shown in alphabetical order in the Domain Manager section of the hosting Control Panel and for each one of them you will notice a mini padlock logo. Clicking it will show you the current security lock status. If the domain name is locked and you want to transfer it away, you will just need to click once more and you will be all set. Locking a domain name is just as easy and since the domain names are managed in the exact same place as the web hosting account itself, you will not have to log in and out of different platforms.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

In case you want to transfer a domain from our company to another registrar company and you have a semi-dedicated server account, you’ll be able to get the domain ready with only a couple of mouse clicks. All your domain registrations will be displayed in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the same tool via which you will manage your web hosting account. If a particular generic or country-code TLD supports the registrar lock option, you’ll see a padlock-like icon. You can find out whether the domain name is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can change the status by clicking once more. This is all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or our company will need to do, so you can start the transfer procedure straight away. The update will propagate momentarily, so you will not have to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup sites.