All generic domain extensions and some country-code ones support a security lock functionality whose purpose is to hinder unwanted transfers of existing domains. Many domain name registry organizations that oversee ccTLDs that do not support this feature are in the process of adopting it for better security and for the convenience of the domain registrants. A domain can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only a person who has been granted access to the account with the current registrar can achieve that. New domain names are registered with the lock feature enabled intentionally, so as to block any unwanted transfer attempts. The lock feature is one of the safety measures for controlling the transfer of existing domains between registrar companies that have been adopted over the years.
Registrar Lock in Shared Website Hosting
If you purchase a Linux shared website hosting from our company, you’ll be able to administer all domains registered through us via our Hepsia hosting Control Panel and you’ll be able to unlock any of them with just a few clicks of the mouse. All registrations will be shown alphabetically in the Domain Manager section of the hosting Control Panel and for each one of them you’ll see a mini padlock symbol. Clicking on it will show you the current security lock status. If the domain name is locked and you wish to transfer it away, you’ll just have to click for the second time and you will be all set. Locking a domain name is just as easy and since the domain names are administered in the same location as the web hosting account itself, you won’t need to log in and out of different tools.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you’ve registered a domain name through us and you wish to transfer it away, you can easily unlock it through the same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to administer your semi-dedicated server account. All domain registrations will be listed in alphabetical order in your account and you’ll see a small padlock-like icon on the right side of each domain there, as long as its extension supports the registrar lock feature. You can see if the domain is locked or not by clicking on this icon and modify the current status by clicking on it again. You can then proceed and initiate the transfer right away without having to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites, as the change will propagate immediately without you or us having to do anything else.