All generic Top-Level Domain extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock feature whose purpose is to block unsanctioned transfers of existing domain names. Many registry organizations that oversee country-code Top-Level Domains that don’t support this option are in the process of introducing it for greater security and for the convenience of the domain owners. A domain can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only an individual who has access to the account with the current registrar can do that. New domain names are registered with the lock option activated on purpose, so as to prevent any unauthorized transfer attempts. The lock feature is one of the safety measures for regulating the transfer of existing domain names between registrar companies that have been introduced over the years.

Registrar Lock in Shared Website Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with each and every shared website hosting package that we offer, will grant you full authority over your domain names. You’ll find all domain names registered through us neatly displayed in alphabetical order in a separate Control Panel section. Those whose extensions support the domain lock option will have a tiny padlock icon next to them. By clicking the icon, you can find out if the given domain is locked or unlocked and you can modify the present status by clicking once more – the process is as straightforward as that. You won’t need to wait for the update to take effect or for our company to do anything, as the change of the status takes effect momentarily, even if you see something else on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such websites to update the details that they show.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

In case you want to transfer a domain name from our company to another registrar company and you’ve got 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 very same tool via which you’ll administer your hosting account. If a given generic or country-code TLD supports the registrar lock option, you’ll notice a padlock-like icon. You can find out whether 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. This is all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or we will have to do, so you can initiate the domain transfer process right away. The update will propagate momentarily, so you won’t have to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup websites.