All generic extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock functionality whose purpose is to hinder unwanted transfers of active domains. Many domain registry organizations that supervise country-code Top-Level Domains that do not support this option are in the process of introducing it for greater security and for the convenience of the domain owners. A domain can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only an individual who has access to the account with the current registrar company can accomplish that. New domain names are registered with the lock feature enabled on purpose, so as to block any unsolicited 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 Shared Website Hosting

If you purchase a shared website 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 a few clicks of the mouse. All registrations will be displayed alphabetically in the Domain Manager section of the hosting Control Panel and for each one of them you will see a tiny padlock symbol. Clicking it will show you the present security lock status. If the domain name is locked and you want to transfer it, you’ll just need 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 location as the web hosting account itself, you will not need to sign in and out of different Control Panel tools.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you have registered a domain through our company and you’d like to transfer it, you can quickly unlock it via the very same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to manage your semi-dedicated server account. All registrations will be listed alphabetically in your account and you will notice a tiny padlock icon next to each domain there, on the condition that its extension supports the registrar lock feature. You can find out if the domain is locked or not by clicking on this icon and modify the present status by clicking on it once more. You can then continue and start the domain transfer procedure straight away without waiting for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup websites, as the change will take effect instantly without you or us having to do anything else.