All generic domain extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock option whose purpose is to impede unauthorized transfers of active domains. Many domain registry organizations that oversee ccTLDs that do not support this feature are in the process of introducing it for better safety and for the convenience of the domain registrants. A domain name can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only an individual who has access to the account with the current domain registrar can achieve that. New domains are registered with the lock feature enabled intentionally, so as to stop any unapproved transfer attempts. The lock feature is among the security measures for controlling the transfer of active domains between registrars that have been adopted over the years.

Registrar Lock in Website Hosting

With a website hosting service from our company, you’ll exert full authority over your domains through our in-house developed Hepsia Control Panel. You will be able to do anything you would like, including locking/unlocking any of the domains registered through us, provided that the specific TLD extension supports this option. Clicking the padlock symbol that you will notice next to any domain name registered in your Hepsia Control Panel will show you its current status and clicking on it for the second time will allow you to alter that status. In case you wish to transfer a domain to another registrar, you can start the process right away. Since unlocking a domain name through your Hepsia Control Panel will take effect immediately, no propagation period or any action on our end will be needed. Locking a domain is just as easy – you’ll just need to go through the exact same steps.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you’d like 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 just several clicks of the mouse. All your domain registrations will be shown in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the very same tool via which you’ll administer your hosting account. If a given generic or country-code TLD supports the registrar lock feature, you will see a padlock-like icon. You can find out whether the domain name is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can modify the status by clicking once again. This is all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or our company will have to do, so you can initiate the transfer process right away. The change will propagate instantaneously, so you will not need to wait for the status to change on WHOIS lookup sites.