All generic domain extensions and several country-code ones support a security lock functionality whose function is to prevent unapproved transfers of active domains. Many registry operators that supervise country-code top-level domain names that don’t support this option are in the process of introducing it for greater security 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 can achieve that. New domains are registered with the lock feature enabled intentionally, so as to stop 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 Cloud Website Hosting

If you buy a Linux cloud website hosting from our company, you will be able to manage all domain names registered through us via our Hepsia Control Panel and you’ll be able to unlock any of them with just a few clicks of the mouse. All registrations will be shown alphabetically in the Domain Manager section of the hosting Control Panel and for each one of them you will see a tiny padlock logo. Clicking it will show you the current security lock status. If the domain is locked and you’d like to transfer it, you’ll just need to click once again and you will be all set. Locking a domain is just as easy and since the domain names are administered in the exact same place as the hosting account itself, you will not need to log in and out of different Control Panel tools.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

In case 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 name ready with only a few clicks of the mouse. All your domain name registrations will be shown in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the very same tool via which you’ll administer your web hosting account. If a given gTLD or ccTLD supports the registrar lock feature, you’ll notice a padlock icon. You can see whether the domain name is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can alter the status by clicking once again. That’s all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or our company will have to do, so you can proceed with the domain transfer right away. The update will propagate immediately, so you will not have to wait for the status to change on WHOIS lookup websites.