All generic domain name extensions and several country-code ones support a security lock option whose function is to hinder unapproved transfers of active domains. Many domain registry organizations that oversee country-code TLDs that don’t support this option are in the process of adopting it for greater security and for the convenience of the domain registrants. A domain can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only an individual who has been granted access to the account with the current domain registrar can achieve that. New domains are registered with the lock option enabled deliberately, so as to block any unapproved transfer attempts. The lock option is one of the security measures for regulating the transfer of existing domain names between registrar companies that have been adopted over the years.

Registrar Lock in Shared Hosting

If you get a shared service from our company, you will be able to manage all domain names registered through us via our Hepsia Control Panel and you will be able to unlock any of them with only a few clicks of the mouse. All registrations will be listed in alphabetical order in the Domain Manager section of the hosting Control Panel and for each one of them you will see a mini padlock logo. Clicking on it will show you the present security lock status. If the domain name is locked and you want to transfer it, you will just need to click once more and that’s it. Locking a domain is just as easy and since the domains are managed in the same place as the hosting account itself, you will not need to sign in and out of different admin interfaces.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you want to transfer a domain name from our company to another domain registrar and you have a semi-dedicated server account, you’ll be able to get the domain name ready with just a few clicks. All your domains 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 specific gTLD or ccTLD supports the registrar lock option, you’ll see a padlock-like icon. You can see if the domain is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can alter the status by clicking again. This is all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or our company will have to do, so you can proceed with the domain transfer straight away. The change will take effect immediately, so you will not have to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites.