All generic Top-Level Domain extensions and some country-code ones support a security lock functionality whose function is to hinder unsolicited transfers of existing domain names. Lots of domain name registry operators that supervise country-code top-level domain names that do not support this option are in the process of adopting it for greater security and for the convenience of the domain registrants. A domain name can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only a registrant who has been given access to the account with the current registrar company can achieve that. New domain names are registered with the lock option activated intentionally, so as to stop any unapproved transfer attempts. The lock option is one of the safety measures for controlling the transfer of active domains between registrar companies that have been introduced over the years.
Registrar Lock in Hosting
The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with each and every hosting package that we offer, will give you total command over your domain names. You’ll find all domain names registered through us neatly displayed in alphabetical order in a separate section of the Control Panel. Those whose extensions support the domain lock option will have a mini padlock icon on their right. By clicking on the icon, you can find out if the given domain name is locked or unlocked and you can change the present status by clicking once more – the process is as straightforward as that. You will not have to wait for the change to propagate or for our company to do anything, as the status change takes effect momentarily, even if you notice something different on WHOIS lookup sites. After all, it takes time for such sites to ‘refresh’ the information that they display.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you’d like to transfer a domain name from our company to another registrar company and you have a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to get the domain ready with only a few mouse clicks. All your domain names will be displayed in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the exact same tool via which you will administer your hosting account. If a given gTLD or ccTLD supports the registrar lock option, you will notice a padlock-like icon. You can see if the domain name is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can modify the status by clicking once again. This is all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or we will have to do, so you can go ahead with the domain transfer procedure right away. The update will take effect immediately, so you will not have to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup websites.