All generic extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock option whose purpose is to stop unwanted transfers of existing domains. Many domain name registry operators that supervise ccTLDs that do not support this option are in the process of introducing it for better security and for the convenience of the domain name owners. A domain name can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only a person who has been granted access to the account with the current registrar can achieve that. New domains are registered with the lock option enabled intentionally, so as to impede any unapproved transfer attempts. The lock option is among the security measures for controlling the transfer of active domain names between registrar companies that have been adopted over the years.
Registrar Lock in Cloud Hosting
With a Linux cloud hosting from our company, you’ll exercise full authority over your domain names through our custom-developed Hepsia Control Panel. You will be able to do anything you’d like, including locking/unlocking any of the domains registered through our company, on the condition that the specific domain extension supports this feature. Clicking the padlock symbol that you’ll find next to any domain name registered in your Control Panel will show you its present status and clicking it once more will permit you to update that status. In case you want to transfer a domain to another registrar company, you can initiate the process instantaneously. Since unlocking a domain through your Hepsia Control Panel will take effect momentarily, no propagation period or any action on our end will be needed. Locking a domain is just as easy – you’ll just have to go through the very same steps.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you’ve registered a domain name through our company and you would like to transfer it, you can easily unlock it through the exact same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to manage your semi-dedicated server account. All registrations will be shown alphabetically in your account and you will see a tiny padlock icon on the right side of each domain there, provided that its generic or country-code extension supports the registrar lock feature. You can see whether the domain is locked or not by clicking on this icon and update the present status by clicking on it once again. You can then go ahead and initiate the domain transfer process straight away without the need to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites, as the update will take effect immediately without you or us having to do anything else.