All generic domain name extensions and some country-code ones support a security lock option whose function is to stop unsolicited transfers of existing domain names. Lots of domain name registry operators that supervise country-code top-level domain names that don’t support this option are in the process of introducing it for better safety and for the convenience of the domain name 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 domains are registered with the lock option activated deliberately, so as to stop any unapproved transfer attempts. The lock feature is one of the safety measures for regulating the transfer of active domain names between domain registrars that have been introduced over the years.
Registrar Lock in Cloud Hosting
If you get a Linux cloud package from our company, you’ll be able to manage all domains registered through us using our Hepsia hosting Control Panel and you’ll be able to unlock any of them with just a couple of mouse clicks. All registrations will be shown in alphabetical order in the Domain Manager section of the hosting Control Panel and for each one of them you will see a small padlock icon. Clicking it will show you the present security lock status. If the domain name is locked and you wish to transfer it away, you will just have to click once more and that’s it. Locking a domain name is just as easy and since the domain names are managed in the same location as the web hosting account itself, you will not have to sign in and out of different interfaces.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you’ve registered a domain name through us and you’d like to transfer it, you can quickly unlock it via the very same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to administer your semi-dedicated server account. All registrations will be shown in alphabetical order in your account and you will notice a mini padlock-like icon on the right side of each domain there, provided that its generic or country-code extension supports the registrar lock option. You can find out if the domain is locked or not by clicking on this icon and modify the present status by clicking on it once again. You can then proceed and initiate the domain name transfer procedure right away without waiting for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup sites, as the update will take effect instantly without you or us having to do anything else.