All generic top-level domain name extensions and several country-code ones support a security lock feature whose purpose is to block unwanted transfers of active domains. Lots of domain name registry operators that manage country-code Top-Level Domains that do not support this feature are in the process of adopting it for the sake of safety and for the convenience of the domain registrants. A domain can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only a registrant who has been granted access to the account with the current registrar can do that. New domain names are registered with the lock feature activated intentionally, so as to stop any unwanted transfer attempts. The lock feature is one of the safety measures for regulating the transfer of active domains between registrar companies that have been introduced over the years.
Registrar Lock in Website Hosting
If you buy a Linux website hosting from our company, you’ll be able to administer all domain names registered through us using our Hepsia Control Panel and you will be able to unlock any of them with only several mouse clicks. All registrations will be listed alphabetically in the Domain Manager section of the Control Panel and for each one of them you will notice a tiny padlock icon. Clicking on it will show you the current security lock status. If the domain is locked and you would like to transfer it, you’ll just have to click once again and you will be all set. Locking a domain name is just as easy and since the domains are administered in the same place as the hosting account itself, you will not have to sign in and out of different Control Panel tools.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
In case you wish to transfer a domain name from our company to another registrar and you have a semi-dedicated server account, you’ll be able to get the domain name ready with only several mouse clicks. All your domain names will be displayed in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the same tool via which you’ll manage your web hosting account. If a given gTLD or ccTLD supports the registrar lock option, you’ll see a padlock icon. You can find out whether the domain is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can modify the status by clicking again. This is all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or we will have to do, so you can go ahead with the domain transfer straight away. The update will take effect instantly, so you will not have to wait for the status to change on WHOIS lookup sites.