All generic extensions and several country-code ones support a security lock feature whose function is to stop unwanted transfers of existing domain names. Lots of domain registry operators that supervise ccTLDs that don’t support this option are in the process of adopting it for greater safety and for the convenience of the domain name owners. A domain name can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only an individual who has been given 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 impede any unauthorized transfer attempts. The lock feature is among the safety measures for controlling the transfer of existing domains between registrar companies that have been adopted over the years.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with each and every cloud hosting package that we offer, will give you total command over your domain names. You’ll see all domain names registered through us neatly listed in alphabetical order in a separate section of the Control Panel. Those whose extensions support the domain lock option will have a small padlock icon next to them. By clicking the icon, you can find out if the given domain name is locked or unlocked and you can modify the current status by clicking once again – the procedure is as simple as that. You won’t have to wait for the change to take effect or for our company to do anything, as the status change takes effect immediately, even if you see something else on WHOIS lookup sites. After all, it takes time for such sites to update the details that they show.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

In case you have registered a domain through our company and you wish to transfer it, you can easily unlock it via the very same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to administer your semi-dedicated server account. All registrations will be listed in alphabetical order in your account and you’ll see a mini padlock icon next to each domain name there, on the condition that its generic or country-code extension supports the registrar lock option. You can see if the domain is locked or not by clicking on this icon and alter the present status by clicking on it once again. You can then continue and start the domain name transfer procedure straight away without needing to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup websites, as the change will propagate instantaneously without you or us having to do anything else.