All generic extensions and some country-code ones support a security lock option whose function is to hinder unsolicited transfers of existing domains. Lots of domain name registry organizations that manage country-code Top-Level Domains that do not support this feature are in the process of introducing it for greater security and for the convenience of the domain name owners. A domain name can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a registrant who has access to the account with the current domain registrar can accomplish that. New domain names are registered with the lock feature enabled on purpose, so as to impede any unwanted transfer attempts. The lock feature is among the security measures for controlling the transfer of active domain names between registrars that have been introduced over the years.
Registrar Lock in Hosting
If you buy a Linux hosting from our company, you’ll be able to manage all domain names registered through us via our Hepsia Control Panel and you’ll be able to unlock any of them with only a couple of mouse clicks. All registrations will be listed in alphabetical order in the Domain Manager section of the Control Panel and for each one of them you will see a tiny padlock symbol. Clicking it will show you the current security lock status. If the domain is locked and you wish to transfer it, you will just have to click once again and you’ll be all set. Locking a domain name is just as easy and since the domains are managed in the exact same location as the hosting account itself, you will not have to sign in and out of different systems.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you wish to transfer a domain name from our company to another domain registrar and you have a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to get the domain name ready with only a few clicks of the mouse. All your domain names will be shown in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the exact same tool via which you’ll administer your hosting account. If a given generic or country-code TLD supports the registrar lock feature, you’ll see a padlock icon. You can find out whether the domain name is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can modify the status by clicking for a second time. That’s all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or we will need to do, so you can start the domain transfer procedure right away. The update will take effect instantaneously, so you will not need to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup sites.