All generic domain extensions and several country-code ones support a security lock option whose function is to block unsanctioned transfers of active domain names. Lots of domain registry operators that oversee ccTLDs that don’t support this feature 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 been granted 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 prevent any unsolicited transfer attempts. The lock feature is one of the security measures for regulating the transfer of existing domain names between domain registrars that have been adopted over the years.
Registrar Lock in Website Hosting
Locking and unlocking a domain registered through our company is remarkably easy. This can be accomplished through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our Linux website hosting packages, and will require literally two clicks of the mouse. All your domain names will be shown in alphabetical order in the Domain Manager section of the Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the domain lock option, you will notice a padlock-like symbol. Click on it once and you’ll notice the present status of the domain. Click once more and you will change its status. The change will take effect momentarily without the need for you or for us to do anything else for the status to be ‘refreshed’ on WHOIS lookup websites, so you can continue with the transfer process straight away.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting
In case you’d like to transfer a domain name from our company to another registrar company and you have a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to get the domain ready with just a couple of clicks. All your domain registrations will be shown in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the very same tool via which you’ll manage your hosting account. If a particular generic or country-code TLD supports the registrar lock feature, you will notice 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 alter the status by clicking once more. That’s all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or our company will need to do, so you can proceed with the transfer right away. The change will propagate instantly, so you will not have to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup sites.