All generic top-level domain name extensions and several country-code ones support a security lock feature whose function is to hinder unapproved transfers of active domain names. Many domain registry operators that oversee country-code TLDs that don’t support this option are in the process of introducing it for greater safety and for the convenience of the domain owners. 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 domain registrar can achieve that. New domains are registered with the lock option enabled intentionally, so as to prevent any unapproved transfer attempts. The lock option is among the security measures for controlling the transfer of active domain names between domain name registrars that have been adopted over the years.
Registrar Lock in Cloud Website Hosting
Locking and unlocking a domain name registered through us is remarkably easy. This can be done through the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with our Linux cloud website hosting, and will require literally two mouse clicks. All your domain names will be displayed alphabetically in the Domain Manager section of the Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the domain lock option, you’ll notice a padlock-like symbol. Click on it once and you’ll see the current status of the domain. Click once more and you’ll alter its status. The change will propagate instantly without the need for you or for us to do anything else for the status to be ‘refreshed’ on WHOIS lookup websites, so you can continue with the transfer right away.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you have registered a domain name through us and you would like to transfer it, you can quickly unlock it via the exact same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to manage your semi-dedicated server account. All domain registrations will be shown in alphabetical order in your account and you will see a tiny padlock-like icon on the right side of each domain name there, on the condition that its extension supports the registrar lock feature. You can find out whether the domain is locked or not by clicking on this icon and update the present status by clicking on it once more. You can then proceed and start the domain transfer process right away without waiting for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup websites, as the update will propagate instantly without you or us having to do anything else.