All generic domain name extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock functionality whose purpose is to stop unauthorized transfers of existing domains. Lots of domain registry operators that supervise country-code top-level domain names that do not support this option are in the process of adopting it for the sake of safety and for the convenience of the domain owners. A domain can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a person who has been given access to the account with the current domain registrar can accomplish that. New domain names are registered with the lock option activated intentionally, so as to hinder any unsanctioned transfer attempts. The lock option is one of the security measures for regulating the transfer of existing domains between domain registrars that have been introduced over the years.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Web Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain registered through us is astonishingly easy. This can be accomplished through the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with our Linux cloud web hosting, and will take exactly two clicks. All your domains will be listed 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 notice a padlock-like icon. Click on it once and you’ll see the domain’s present status. Click once again and you will alter its status. The change will take effect immediately without the need for you or for our company to do anything else for the status to be ‘refreshed’ on WHOIS lookup sites, so you can proceed with the transfer procedure right away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

In case you wish to transfer a domain name from our company to another registrar and you have a semi-dedicated server account, you’ll be able to get the domain ready with just a few clicks of the mouse. All your domain name registrations will be listed in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the very same tool via which you will manage your hosting account. If a particular generic or country-code TLD supports the registrar lock feature, you will notice a padlock icon. You can see whether the domain name is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can update 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 continue with the domain transfer process straight away. The change will take effect momentarily, so you will not have to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup websites.