All generic domain name extensions and some country-code ones support a security lock functionality whose purpose is to hinder unwanted transfers of active domain names. Many registry operators that manage country-code TLDs that do not support this option are in the process of adopting it for the sake of security and for the convenience of the domain name registrants. A domain can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a registrant who has been granted access to the account with the current registrar company can achieve that. New domain names are registered with the lock feature enabled intentionally, so as to block any unsolicited transfer attempts. The lock feature is among the security measures for controlling the transfer of active domains between domain registrars that have been introduced over the years.

Registrar Lock in Shared Website Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is included with each and every shared website hosting plan that we offer, will grant you absolute control over your domain names. You will see all domain names registered through our company neatly displayed in alphabetical order in a separate Control Panel section. Those whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a small padlock icon on their right. By clicking on the icon, you can see if the given domain is locked or unlocked and you can alter the present status by clicking once again – the process is as simple as that. You will not need to wait for the change to take effect or for our company to do anything, as the status change takes effect instantly, even if you see something different on WHOIS lookup sites. After all, it takes time for such sites to update the information that they display.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

In case you would like to transfer a domain name from our company to another registrar company and you’ve got a semi-dedicated server account, you’ll be able to get the domain name ready with only several clicks of the mouse. All your domain name registrations will be displayed in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the exact same tool via which you will administer your hosting account. If a particular generic or country-code TLD supports the registrar lock feature, you will see a padlock icon. You can see if the domain name is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can update the status by clicking once more. This is all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or our company will have to do, so you can start the domain transfer procedure straight away. The change will take effect instantaneously, so you will not have to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites.