All generic top-level domain name extensions and some country-code ones support a security lock feature whose function is to block unauthorized transfers of existing domain names. Many registry organizations that manage ccTLDs that do not support this option are in the process of adopting it for better security and for the convenience of the domain name owners. A domain name can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a registrant who has been granted access to the account with the current domain registrar can achieve that. New domains are registered with the lock option activated deliberately, so as to block any unauthorized transfer attempts. The lock feature is one of the security measures for controlling the transfer of existing domains between registrar companies that have been adopted over the years.

Registrar Lock in Shared Hosting

With a Linux shared hosting package from us, you will have complete control over your domain names through our in-house created Hepsia Control Panel. You’ll be able to do anything you’d like, including locking & unlocking any of the domains registered through us, as long as the specific top-level domain name extension supports this feature. Clicking the padlock sign that you will find next to any domain registered in your Hepsia Control Panel will show you its present status and clicking on it once more will permit you to modify that status. If you want to transfer a domain name to another domain registrar, you can start the process immediately. Since unlocking a domain name through your Hepsia Control Panel will take effect immediately, no propagation time or any action on our end will be required. Locking a domain name is just as easy – you’ll just have to follow the very same steps.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you would like to transfer a domain from our company to another registrar and you’ve got a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to get the domain ready with only several clicks of the mouse. All your domain names will be shown in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the exact same tool via which you’ll manage your web hosting account. If a specific gTLD or ccTLD supports the registrar lock option, you’ll see a padlock icon. You can find out whether the domain 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 need to do, so you can go ahead with the domain name transfer process straight away. The update will propagate momentarily, so you won’t have to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup websites.