All generic Top-Level Domain extensions and several country-code ones support a security lock feature whose function is to prevent unapproved transfers of active domains. Lots of registry operators that supervise country-code top-level domain names that do not support this option are in the process of adopting it for better security and for the convenience of the domain name owners. A domain can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a registrant who has been given access to the account with the current domain name registrar can achieve that. New domain names are registered with the lock option activated intentionally, so as to stop any unauthorized transfer attempts. The lock option is one of the safety measures for controlling the transfer of active domains between registrar companies that have been adopted over the years.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each and every cloud hosting plan that we offer, will grant you absolute command over your domains. You’ll see all domain names registered through our company neatly displayed in alphabetical order in a separate section of the Control Panel. Those whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a tiny padlock icon on their right. By clicking on the icon, you can find out if the specific domain is locked or unlocked and you can change the current status by clicking once again – the procedure is as simple as that. You will not have to wait for the update to propagate or for our company to do anything, as the status change takes effect instantaneously, even if you see something else on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such sites to update the information that they display.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

In case you wish to transfer a domain from our company to another registrar company and you’ve got a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to get the domain name ready with only a few clicks of the mouse. All your domain registrations will be displayed in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the same tool via which you’ll administer your hosting account. If a given generic or country-code TLD supports the registrar lock feature, you’ll see a padlock icon. You can find out whether the domain is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can change the status by clicking once more. That’s all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or we will have to do, so you can start the transfer process straight away. The change will propagate instantly, so you will not need to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites.