All generic domain name extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock option whose function is to prevent unapproved transfers of active domain names. Lots of domain name registry operators that supervise country-code top-level domain names that don’t support this option are in the process of adopting it for better safety and for the convenience of the domain owners. A domain name can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only an individual who has been given access to the account with the current registrar can accomplish that. New domains are registered with the lock option activated deliberately, so as to hinder any unwanted transfer attempts. The lock feature is one of the safety measures for controlling the transfer of active domains between domain name registrars that have been adopted over the years.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Website Hosting

If you order a cloud website hosting plan from our company, you’ll be able to manage all domains registered through us via our Hepsia Control Panel and you will be able to unlock any of them with only a couple of mouse clicks. All registrations will be listed alphabetically in the Domain Manager section of the hosting Control Panel and for each one of them you’ll notice a mini padlock logo. Clicking it will show you the present security lock status. If the domain is locked and you want to transfer it, you’ll just have to click once again and you will be all set. Locking a domain is just as easy and since the domains are administered in the exact same place as the web hosting account itself, you won’t need to log in and out of different admin panels.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

In case you would like to transfer a domain from our company to another domain name registrar and you have a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to get the domain ready with just 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’ll administer your hosting account. If a specific generic or country-code TLD supports the registrar lock feature, you’ll notice a padlock icon. You can find out if the domain name is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can change the status by clicking once again. That’s all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or our company will have to do, so you can proceed with the domain transfer straight away. The update will take effect instantly, so you will not have to wait for the status to change on WHOIS lookup sites.