All generic domain extensions and some country-code ones support a security lock functionality whose purpose is to prevent unsolicited transfers of existing domain names. Many domain registry operators that supervise country-code Top-Level Domains that don’t support this feature are in the process of adopting it for the sake of safety and for the convenience of the domain name owners. A domain can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only an individual who has been given access to the account with the current registrar company can accomplish 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 controlling the transfer of existing domain names between registrar companies that have been adopted over the years.
Registrar Lock in Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each and every hosting package that we offer, will give you complete control over your domain names. You will see all domains registered through our company conveniently listed in alphabetical order in a separate section of the Control Panel. Those whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a mini padlock icon on their right. By clicking on the icon, you can see if the given domain name is locked or unlocked and you can update the current status by clicking again – the procedure 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 status change takes effect instantaneously, even if you see something else on WHOIS lookup sites. After all, it takes time for such websites to update the information that they show.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
In case you wish to transfer a domain from our company to another domain registrar and you’ve got a semi-dedicated server account, you’ll be able to get the domain name ready with just a couple of clicks. All your domain name registrations will be listed in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the exact 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 icon. You can see if the domain is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can update the status by clicking for a second time. This is all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or we will need to do, so you can start the domain name transfer process straight away. The update will propagate momentarily, so you won’t have to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup websites.