All generic domain extensions and some country-code ones support a security lock functionality whose purpose is to hinder unauthorized transfers of active domains. Lots of registry operators that oversee country-code TLDs that do not support this feature are in the process of introducing 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 person who has been given access to the account with the current domain registrar can accomplish that. New domains are registered with the lock option enabled intentionally, so as to block any unwanted transfer attempts. The lock feature is among the security measures for regulating the transfer of existing domains between registrar companies 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 package that we offer, will give you total authority over your domain names. You will find all domain names registered through us conveniently displayed in alphabetical order in a separate Control Panel section. Those whose extensions support the domain lock option will have a small padlock icon on their right. By clicking the icon, you can see if the given domain name is locked or unlocked and you can modify the present 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 immediately, even if you notice something else on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such websites to update the information that they show.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you would like to transfer a domain from our company to another domain name registrar and you have a semi-dedicated server account, you’ll be able to get the domain name ready with just a few clicks of the mouse. All your domain names will be displayed in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the very same tool via which you’ll manage your web hosting account. If a given generic or country-code TLD supports the registrar lock option, you will 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 again. That’s all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or we will have to do, so you can proceed with the domain name transfer procedure right away. The update will propagate instantly, so you will not have to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup sites.