All generic domain name extensions and some country-code ones support a security lock functionality whose purpose is to impede unwanted transfers of active domain names. Many domain name registry organizations that manage ccTLDs that don’t support this feature are in the process of adopting it for the sake of security and for the convenience of the domain registrants. 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 registrar can do that. New domain names are registered with the lock feature enabled intentionally, so as to stop any unsanctioned transfer attempts. The lock option is one of the safety measures for regulating the transfer of active domains between registrars that have been introduced over the years.
Registrar Lock in Website Hosting
The Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with each and every website hosting plan that we offer, will grant you complete command over your domains. You will see all domains registered through our company conveniently listed in alphabetical order in a separate Control Panel section. Those whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a tiny padlock icon next to them. By clicking the icon, you can see if the given domain is locked or unlocked and you can modify the present status by clicking once more – the procedure is as simple as that. You will not need to wait for the update to propagate or for our company to do anything, as the change of the status takes effect immediately, even if you notice something different on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such sites to update the information that they show.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
In case you would like to transfer a domain name from our company to another registrar and you’ve got a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to get the domain name ready with only several clicks. All your domains will be displayed in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the exact same tool via which you’ll manage your hosting account. If a particular gTLD or ccTLD supports the registrar lock option, you’ll see a padlock-like icon. You can find out if the domain name is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can modify the status by clicking for a second time. This is all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or our company will need to do, so you can start the domain name transfer right away. The update will take effect instantaneously, so you will not have to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup sites.