All generic extensions and some country-code ones support a security lock feature whose purpose is to stop unwanted transfers of active domains. Many registry operators that manage country-code Top-Level Domains that don’t support this option are in the process of introducing it for better 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 a registrant who has been granted access to the account with the current domain registrar can accomplish that. New domain names are registered with the lock feature activated on purpose, so as to prevent any unwanted transfer attempts. The lock feature is one of the safety measures for regulating the transfer of existing domains between registrars that have been adopted over the years.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Hosting

If you purchase a cloud hosting from our company, you’ll be able to administer all domains registered through us using our Hepsia hosting Control Panel and you will be able to unlock any of them with only a couple of clicks of the mouse. All registrations will be listed alphabetically in the Domain Manager section of the Hepsia Control Panel and for each one of them you’ll see a tiny padlock icon. Clicking on it will show you the current security lock status. If the domain is locked and you want to transfer it away, you’ll just need to click for the second time and you’ll be all set. Locking a domain is just as easy and since the domain names are administered in the very same location as the hosting account itself, you won’t have to sign in and out of different tools.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

In case you’ve registered a domain name through us and you want to transfer it, you can easily unlock it via the very same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to manage your semi-dedicated server account. All domain registrations will be listed in alphabetical order in your account and you will see a small padlock icon on the right side of each domain there, provided that its generic or country-code extension supports the registrar lock feature. You can see whether the domain name is locked or not by clicking on this icon and alter the current status by clicking on it once again. You can then continue and start the transfer straight away without needing to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup sites, as the update will take effect instantaneously without you or us having to do anything else.