All generic Top-Level Domain extensions and several country-code ones support a security lock functionality whose purpose is to block unsanctioned transfers of existing domain names. Lots of domain registry operators that oversee ccTLDs that do not support this feature are in the process of introducing it for the sake of security and for the convenience of the domain name registrants. A domain name can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a person who has been granted access to the account with the current domain name registrar can accomplish that. New domain names are registered with the lock feature enabled on purpose, so as to prevent any unsanctioned transfer attempts. The lock feature is one of the safety measures for controlling the transfer of existing domain names between registrars that have been introduced over the years.

Registrar Lock in Shared Web Hosting

If you buy a Linux shared web hosting package from our company, you’ll be able to manage all domains registered through us using our Hepsia Control Panel and you will be able to unlock any of them with just a couple of clicks of the mouse. All registrations will be shown in alphabetical order in the Domain Manager section of the Hepsia Control Panel and for each one of them you will notice a tiny padlock logo. Clicking on it will show you the current security lock status. If the domain name is locked and you’d like to transfer it away, you’ll just need to click once more and you will be all set. Locking a domain is just as easy and since the domains are managed in the exact same place as the web hosting account itself, you will not have to log in and out of different admin dashboards.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you wish to transfer a domain from our company to another domain name registrar and you have a semi-dedicated server account, you’ll be able to get the domain ready with only several clicks of the mouse. All your domain name registrations will be shown in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the very same tool via which you’ll manage your hosting account. If a particular gTLD or ccTLD supports the registrar lock option, you will notice a padlock-like 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 again. That’s all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or we will need to do, so you can continue with the domain name transfer right away. The change will propagate immediately, so you won’t need to wait for the status to change on WHOIS lookup websites.