All generic TLD extensions and several country-code ones support a security lock feature whose function is to impede unauthorized transfers of existing domain names. Many domain registry organizations that oversee country-code Top-Level Domains that don’t support this feature are in the process of introducing it for better safety and for the convenience of the domain name owners. A domain name can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a person who has access to the account with the current domain name registrar can achieve that. New domain names are registered with the lock option enabled intentionally, so as to prevent any unsanctioned transfer attempts. The lock feature is one of the safety measures for regulating the transfer of existing domain names between registrars that have been adopted over the years.

Registrar Lock in Shared Website Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain registered through our company is amazingly easy. This can be achieved through the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with our shared website hosting, and will require exactly two mouse clicks. All your domain names will be shown in alphabetical order in the Registered Domains section of the Hepsia Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the domain lock option, you will see a padlock-like logo. Click on it once and you’ll notice the present status of the domain. Click for the second time and you will alter its status. The change will take effect instantly without the need for you or for us to do anything else for the status to be ‘refreshed’ on WHOIS lookup websites, so you can continue with the transfer right away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

In case you wish to transfer a domain name from our company to another registrar company and you have a semi-dedicated server account, you’ll be able to get the domain name ready with just a few clicks. All your domain registrations will be displayed in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the exact same tool via which you’ll manage your web hosting account. If a specific generic or country-code TLD supports the registrar lock option, you will notice a padlock-like icon. You can find out whether 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. That’s all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or we will have to do, so you can go ahead with the domain name transfer straight away. The change will take effect instantaneously, so you will not have to wait for the status to change on WHOIS lookup websites.