All generic TLD extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock option whose purpose is to block unauthorized transfers of active domain names. Many registry operators that manage country-code Top-Level Domains that don’t support this option are in the process of introducing it for greater security and for the convenience of the domain name owners. A domain can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a person who has been given access to the account with the current registrar can do that. New domain names are registered with the lock option activated intentionally, so as to block any unwanted transfer attempts. The lock feature is one of the safety measures for controlling the transfer of existing domain names between registrars that have been adopted over the years.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with each and every cloud hosting plan that we offer, will grant you absolute command over your domain names. You’ll find all domains registered through our company neatly listed in alphabetical order in a separate Control Panel section. Those whose extensions support the domain lock option will have a mini padlock icon next to them. By clicking on the icon, you can see if the specific domain name is locked or unlocked and you can alter the present status by clicking again – the procedure is as straightforward as that. You will not need to wait for the update to take effect or for our company to do anything, as the status change takes effect momentarily, even if you see something different on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such websites to update the details that they show.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you have registered a domain name through our company and you would like to transfer it, you can easily unlock it through the exact same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to administer your semi-dedicated server account. All domain registrations will be shown in alphabetical order in your account and you will notice a tiny padlock-like icon next to each domain name there, provided that its extension supports the registrar lock option. 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 go ahead and start the domain name transfer procedure straight away without needing to wait 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.