All generic top-level domain name extensions and some country-code ones support a security lock functionality whose function is to prevent unapproved transfers of existing domains. Lots of domain registry operators that oversee country-code top-level domain names that do not support this feature are in the process of introducing it for the sake of 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 an individual who has access to the account with the current domain registrar can accomplish that. New domain names are registered with the lock option activated deliberately, so as to impede any unsanctioned transfer attempts. The lock feature is among the security measures for controlling the transfer of existing domains between domain name registrars that have been introduced over the years.
Registrar Lock in Shared Website Hosting
If you purchase a Linux shared website hosting service from our company, you’ll be able to manage all domains registered through us via our Hepsia Control Panel and you’ll be able to unlock any of them with only a couple of clicks. All registrations will be listed in alphabetical order in the Domain Manager section of the Hepsia Control Panel and for each one of them you’ll notice a tiny padlock symbol. Clicking it will show you the current security lock status. If the domain is locked and you want to transfer it, you’ll just have to click for the second time and you will be all set. Locking a domain is just as easy and since the domain names are managed in the very same place as the hosting account itself, you won’t need to sign in and out of different platforms.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you would like to transfer a domain name from our company to another registrar and you have a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to get the domain name ready with only a couple of clicks of the mouse. All your domain registrations will be shown in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the same tool via which you will administer your web 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 once again. That’s all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or we will have to do, so you can initiate the domain transfer procedure straight away. The update will propagate momentarily, so you won’t have to wait for the status to change on WHOIS lookup sites.