All generic top-level domain name extensions and some country-code ones support a security lock functionality whose purpose is to stop unwanted transfers of existing domain names. Many domain registry organizations that manage ccTLDs that don’t support this feature are in the process of adopting it for the sake of safety and for the convenience of the domain name owners. A domain can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only an individual who has been given access to the account with the current registrar can accomplish that. New domain names are registered with the lock option activated intentionally, so as to impede any unsolicited transfer attempts. The lock feature is among the safety measures for regulating the transfer of existing domain names between registrars that have been adopted over the years.
Registrar Lock in Shared Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is included with each and every shared hosting plan that we offer, will grant you absolute authority over your domain names. You will find all domain names registered through our company conveniently listed in alphabetical order in a separate Control Panel section. Those whose extensions support the domain lock option will have a mini padlock icon on their right. By clicking on the icon, you can find out if the specific domain name is locked or unlocked and you can change the present status by clicking again – the process is as straightforward as that. You won’t need to wait for the change to propagate or for our company to do anything, as the change of the status takes effect instantly, even if you see something else on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such sites to ‘refresh’ the information that they show.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you’ve registered a domain through us and you would like to transfer it away, you can easily unlock it via the very same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to manage your semi-dedicated server account. All domain name registrations will be listed in alphabetical order in your account and you will notice a small padlock icon on the right side of each domain there, provided that its extension supports the registrar lock feature. You can find out whether the domain name is locked or not by clicking on this icon and alter the current status by clicking on it once more. You can then continue and initiate the domain transfer procedure right away without the need to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup sites, as the change will propagate momentarily without you or us having to do anything else.