All generic extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock option whose function is to block unsolicited transfers of existing domain names. Lots of domain name registry operators that manage country-code top-level domain names that do not support this option are in the process of adopting it for better security 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 company can achieve that. New domains are registered with the lock option activated deliberately, so as to impede any unwanted transfer attempts. The lock option is one of the security measures for controlling the transfer of active domain names between domain registrars that have been adopted over the years.
Registrar Lock in Website Hosting
With a Linux website hosting package from our company, you’ll exert absolute authority over your domain names through our custom-built Hepsia Control Panel. You will be able to do anything you would like, including locking and unlocking any of the domain names registered here, on the condition that the specific generic or country-code Top-Level Domain extension supports this option. Clicking the padlock logo that you’ll see next to any domain registered in your Control Panel will show you its current status and clicking on it for the second time will permit you to update that status. In case you’d like to transfer a domain name to another domain registrar, you can start the procedure momentarily. Since unlocking a domain name through your Control Panel will take effect instantly, no propagation time or any action on our end will be needed. Locking a domain name is just as easy – you’ll just have to follow the exact same steps.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you’ve registered a domain through our company and you would like to transfer it, you can quickly unlock it via the exact same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to administer your semi-dedicated server account. All domain registrations will be displayed alphabetically in your account and you’ll notice a small padlock-like icon next to each domain there, provided that its extension supports the registrar lock feature. You can see whether the domain name is locked or not by clicking on this icon and change the present status by clicking on it again. You can then go ahead and initiate the transfer process straight away without having to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup sites, as the change will propagate immediately without you or us having to do anything else.