All generic Top-Level Domain extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock functionality whose function is to prevent unsolicited transfers of active domains. Many domain registry organizations that supervise country-code Top-Level Domains that don’t support this option are in the process of introducing it for better safety 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 registrant who has access to the account with the current registrar can achieve that. New domain names are registered with the lock feature activated on purpose, so as to prevent any unsanctioned transfer attempts. The lock feature is one of the safety measures for controlling the transfer of active domains between domain name registrars that have been adopted over the years.

Registrar Lock in Website Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is included with each and every website hosting package that we offer, will give you total authority over your domain names. You will find all domains registered through our company conveniently displayed in alphabetical order in a separate Control Panel section. Those whose extensions support the domain lock option will have a tiny padlock icon on their right. By clicking the icon, you can see if the specific domain is locked or unlocked and you can modify the current status by clicking again – the procedure is as straightforward as that. You won’t have to wait for the change to propagate or for our company to do anything, as the status change takes effect instantly, even if you notice something else on WHOIS lookup sites. After all, it takes time for such websites to ‘refresh’ the information that they display.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you’ve registered a domain name through our company and you would like to transfer it away, you can easily unlock it through the very same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to manage your semi-dedicated server account. All domain registrations will be shown in alphabetical order in your account and you’ll see a small padlock icon next to each domain there, on the condition that its extension supports the registrar lock option. You can see 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 proceed and initiate the domain name transfer process right away without the need to wait for the status to change on WHOIS lookup sites, as the change will take effect instantly without you or us having to do anything else.