All generic extensions and several country-code ones support a security lock feature whose purpose is to stop unsolicited transfers of existing domain names. Many domain name registry organizations that oversee country-code Top-Level Domains that do not support this feature are in the process of introducing it for better safety and for the convenience of the domain registrants. A domain can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only an individual who has been granted access to the account with the current registrar company can do that. New domains are registered with the lock feature activated intentionally, so as to prevent any unapproved transfer attempts. The lock feature is one of the security measures for controlling the transfer of active domains between domain name registrars that have been adopted over the years.

Registrar Lock in Shared Hosting

If you get a shared hosting from our company, you’ll be able to administer all domains registered through us via our Hepsia hosting Control Panel and you will be able to unlock any of them with only a few mouse clicks. All registrations will be listed alphabetically in the Domain Manager section of the Hepsia Control Panel and for each one of them you will notice a mini padlock logo. Clicking on it will show you the current security lock status. If the domain name is locked and you want to transfer it away, you’ll just have to click once more and that’s it. Locking a domain name is just as easy and since the domain names are administered in the same location as the web hosting account itself, you won’t need to log in and out of different admin consoles.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you have registered a domain name through our company and you’d like to transfer it away, you can quickly unlock it via the very same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to administer your semi-dedicated server account. All domain name registrations will be displayed in alphabetical order in your account and you’ll notice a small padlock icon next to each domain name there, as long as its extension supports the registrar lock option. You can see whether the domain is locked or not by clicking on this icon and update the present status by clicking on it once again. You can then proceed and initiate the domain transfer process right away without the need to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites, as the change will take effect momentarily without you or us having to do anything else.