All generic domain name extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock option whose function is to prevent unwanted transfers of existing domains. Lots of domain registry operators that manage country-code top-level domain names that don’t support this feature are in the process of adopting it for the sake of security and for the convenience of the domain name owners. A domain can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only a person who has been given access to the account with the current domain name registrar can do that. New domains are registered with the lock option activated intentionally, so as to prevent any unwanted transfer attempts. The lock feature is one of the safety measures for controlling the transfer of active domain names between registrars that have been introduced over the years.
Registrar Lock in Cloud Website Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is included with each and every cloud website hosting package that we offer, will give you full control over your domain names. You will find all domain names registered through our company neatly listed in alphabetical order in a separate Control Panel section. Those whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a mini padlock icon on their right. By clicking the icon, you can find out if the particular domain name is locked or unlocked and you can change the present status by clicking once 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 change of the status takes effect immediately, even if you notice something else on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such websites to update the information that they display.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you have registered a domain through us and you would like to transfer it, you can quickly unlock it via 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’ll see a small padlock icon next to each domain name there, as long as its generic or country-code extension supports the registrar lock option. You can see if the domain name is locked or not by clicking on this icon and alter the present status by clicking on it once again. You can then proceed 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 change will propagate momentarily without you or us having to do anything else.