All generic TLD extensions and several country-code ones support a security lock feature whose purpose is to block unauthorized transfers of active domain names. Many domain registry operators that manage country-code TLDs that do not support this feature are in the process of introducing it for the sake of safety and for the convenience of the domain owners. A domain name can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a registrant who has been granted access to the account with the current registrar can do that. New domains are registered with the lock feature activated intentionally, so as to hinder any unsanctioned transfer attempts. The lock option is among the safety measures for regulating the transfer of existing domains between domain registrars that have been adopted over the years.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain registered through our company is remarkably easy. This can be achieved through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our cloud hosting plans, and will take exactly two clicks of the mouse. 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 registrar lock option, you’ll see a padlock-like icon. Click on it once and you’ll notice the current status of the domain name. Click once more and you will change its status. The update will propagate immediately without the need for you or for us to do anything else for the status to be ‘refreshed’ on WHOIS lookup websites, so you can continue with the transfer right away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

In case you would like to transfer a domain name from our company to another registrar and you’ve got 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 same tool via which you will manage your web hosting account. If a particular generic or country-code TLD supports the registrar lock option, you will see a padlock icon. You can see if the domain name is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can change the status by clicking once again. This is all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or we will need to do, so you can continue with the transfer procedure straight away. The update will take effect instantly, so you will not have to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites.