All generic extensions and some country-code ones support a security lock functionality whose function is to prevent unsanctioned transfers of active domain names. Many registry organizations that manage country-code Top-Level Domains that don’t support this option are in the process of adopting it for better security and for the convenience of the domain registrants. A domain can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a registrant who has been granted access to the account with the current registrar can accomplish that. New domains are registered with the lock feature enabled on purpose, so as to hinder any unsanctioned transfer attempts. The lock option is among the security measures for regulating the transfer of existing domain names between domain name registrars that have been adopted over the years.

Registrar Lock in Shared Hosting

With a Linux shared hosting package from our company, you will have full authority over your domain names through our custom Hepsia Control Panel. You’ll be able to do anything you’d like, including locking & unlocking any of the domain names registered through our company, as long as the particular generic or country-code domain name extension supports this feature. Clicking on the padlock icon that you’ll see next to any domain name registered in your Control Panel will show you its current status and clicking on it for the second time will allow you to update that status. If you would like to transfer a domain to another domain name registrar, you can initiate the process momentarily. Since unlocking a domain through your Hepsia Control Panel will take effect instantly, no propagation interval or any action on our end will be needed. Locking a domain name is just as easy – you will just need to complete the very same steps.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Locking or unlocking any domain name registered through us is truly easy and can be accomplished through the Hepsia Control Panel – the one via which you manage your semi-dedicated server. You will see all your domains in the Registered Domains section and those whose extensions support the registrar lock feature will have a padlock icon next to them. You can unlock any domain name by clicking on its icon and since the change will take effect instantaneously, you will be able to start the domain name transfer process without waiting for the lock status to change on WHOIS lookup websites. If you reconsider your decision and decide not to transfer the domain away from us, locking it again will be just as simple and will not require more than a few clicks in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel.