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.