All generic TLD extensions and some country-code ones support a security lock functionality whose purpose is to hinder unauthorized transfers of active domains. Many domain name registry operators that supervise ccTLDs that do not support this feature are in the process of adopting it for better security and for the convenience of the domain name registrants. A domain name can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a person who has been granted access to the account with the current domain name registrar can do that. New domain names are registered with the lock option activated deliberately, so as to prevent any unwanted transfer attempts. The lock option is one of the safety measures for regulating the transfer of active domain names between registrars that have been adopted over the years.

Registrar Lock in Shared Hosting

If you buy a Linux shared hosting from our company, you’ll be able to manage all domain names registered through us using our Hepsia hosting Control Panel and you will be able to unlock any of them with just a few clicks. All registrations will be shown alphabetically in the Domain Manager section of the hosting Control Panel and for each one of them you’ll notice a mini padlock icon. Clicking it will show you the current security lock status. If the domain is locked and you wish to transfer it away, you’ll just have to click once again and you will be all set. Locking a domain is just as easy and since the domains are managed in the same location as the hosting account itself, you will not have to sign in and out of different admin interfaces.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you’d like to transfer a domain from our company to another registrar company and you’ve got a semi-dedicated server account, you’ll be able to get the domain ready with only a couple of clicks. All your domain names will be listed in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the very same tool via which you will manage your hosting account. If a specific generic or country-code TLD supports the registrar lock feature, you will notice a padlock-like icon. You can find out if the domain name is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can change the status by clicking for a second time. That’s all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or we will have to do, so you can proceed with the domain name transfer process right away. The update will take effect instantly, so you will not need to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites.