All generic domain name extensions and several country-code ones support a security lock option whose function is to impede unapproved transfers of active domains. Many domain registry operators that oversee ccTLDs 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 access to the account with the current registrar can accomplish that. New domain names are registered with the lock feature activated intentionally, so as to prevent any unsolicited transfer attempts. The lock option is one of the safety measures for regulating the transfer of active domain names between domain registrars that have been adopted over the years.
Registrar Lock in Cloud Hosting
With a cloud hosting from our company, you’ll exert absolute command over your domain names through our custom Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You’ll be able to do anything you would like, including locking and unlocking any of the domain names registered through us, on the condition that the particular domain name extension supports this feature. Clicking the padlock icon that you will see next to any domain registered in your Hepsia Control Panel will show you its current status and clicking on it once again will permit you to modify that status. If you would like to transfer a domain name to another registrar company, you can initiate the procedure without any delays. Since unlocking a domain through your Control Panel will take effect instantaneously, no propagation time or any action on our end will be needed. Locking a domain is just as easy – you’ll just have to follow the exact same steps.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
In case you’ve registered a domain name through us and you’d like to transfer it, you can easily unlock it through the same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to administer your semi-dedicated server account. All domain name registrations will be listed in alphabetical order in your account and you will notice a small padlock-like icon next to each domain name there, provided that its generic or country-code extension supports the registrar lock feature. You can find out whether the domain name is locked or not by clicking on this icon and change the present status by clicking on it again. You can then continue and start the domain transfer straight away without having to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup sites, as the change will take effect instantaneously without you or us having to do anything else.