All generic domain extensions and several country-code ones support a security lock option whose purpose is to block unapproved transfers of active domains. Lots of domain name registry organizations that oversee country-code top-level domain names that do not support this option are in the process of introducing it for the sake of safety and for the convenience of the domain name registrants. A domain name can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only a registrant who has been granted access to the account with the current domain name registrar can do that. New domains are registered with the lock option activated deliberately, so as to block any unauthorized transfer attempts. The lock feature is among the security measures for regulating the transfer of active domains between registrars that have been introduced over the years.

Registrar Lock in Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain name registered through our company is really easy. This can be achieved through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our Linux hosting, and will take literally two mouse clicks. All your domains will be displayed in alphabetical order in the Domain Manager section of the Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the domain lock option, you’ll see a padlock-like sign. Click on it once and you will notice the present status of the domain name. Click for the second time and you’ll change its status. The change will take effect instantaneously without the need for you or for us to do anything else for the status to be ‘refreshed’ on WHOIS lookup sites, so you can proceed with the transfer straight away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

In case you want to transfer a domain 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 ready with just several mouse clicks. All your domain names will be displayed in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the very same tool via which you’ll manage your hosting account. If a given gTLD or ccTLD supports the registrar lock feature, you’ll notice a padlock icon. You can see if the domain is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can alter the status by clicking once more. That’s all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or we will have to do, so you can start the transfer straight away. The update will take effect momentarily, so you will not have to wait for the status to change on WHOIS lookup sites.