All generic extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock functionality whose purpose is to stop unapproved transfers of existing domains. Lots of registry operators that manage country-code Top-Level Domains that do not support this feature are in the process of adopting it for the sake of security and for the convenience of the domain name registrants. A domain name can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only a person who has access to the account with the current domain name registrar can do that. New domain names are registered with the lock option activated on purpose, so as to stop any unsolicited transfer attempts. The lock feature is among the safety measures for regulating the transfer of active domain names between registrars that have been introduced over the years.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Web Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each and every cloud web hosting plan that we offer, will grant you full authority over your domains. You’ll see all domains registered through our company conveniently displayed in alphabetical order in a separate section of the Control Panel. Those whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a small padlock icon on their right. By clicking the icon, you can find out if the given domain is locked or unlocked and you can modify the present status by clicking again – the procedure is as straightforward as that. You will not need to wait for the change to propagate or for our company to do anything, as the status change takes effect immediately, even if you see something different on WHOIS lookup sites. After all, it takes time for such sites to update the information that they show.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

In case you’ve registered a domain name through us and you want to transfer it away, you can quickly unlock it through the same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to administer your semi-dedicated server account. All domain registrations will be listed alphabetically in your account and you will see a small padlock icon next to each domain name there, on the condition that its generic or country-code extension supports the registrar lock feature. You can find out whether the domain is locked or not by clicking on this icon and change the present status by clicking on it once again. You can then go ahead and start the domain name transfer process straight away without having to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup sites, as the update will take effect momentarily without you or us having to do anything else.