All generic top-level domain name extensions and some country-code ones support a security lock feature whose purpose is to impede unsanctioned transfers of existing domains. Many registry organizations that oversee country-code top-level domain names that don’t support this option are in the process of adopting it for the sake of safety and for the convenience of the domain name owners. A domain can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only a person who has been given access to the account with the current domain name registrar can achieve that. New domains are registered with the lock option activated deliberately, so as to prevent any unauthorized transfer attempts. The lock feature is among the safety measures for controlling the transfer of active domains between domain name registrars that have been adopted over the years.

Registrar Lock in Web Hosting

If you order a web hosting from our company, you will be able to manage all domains registered through us via our Hepsia hosting Control Panel and you’ll be able to unlock any of them with just several clicks of the mouse. All registrations will be shown alphabetically in the Domain Manager section of the Hepsia Control Panel and for each one of them you will see a mini padlock symbol. Clicking on it will show you the current security lock status. If the domain is locked and you wish to transfer it away, you will just have to click once again and you’ll be all set. Locking a domain name is just as easy and since the domain names are administered in the very same place as the web hosting account itself, you will not need to sign in and out of different admin dashboards.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

In case you’ve registered a domain through us and you wish to transfer it, you can quickly unlock it through the very same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to administer your semi-dedicated server account. All domain name registrations will be shown in alphabetical order in your account and you’ll see a mini padlock icon next to each domain there, as long as its generic or country-code extension supports the registrar lock option. You can find out whether the domain is locked or not by clicking on this icon and alter the present status by clicking on it again. You can then go ahead and initiate the transfer straight away without having to wait for the status to change on WHOIS lookup websites, as the change will take effect instantaneously without you or us having to do anything else.