All generic extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock option whose function is to stop unauthorized transfers of existing domain names. Lots of domain name registry operators that supervise country-code top-level domain names that do not support this option are in the process of adopting it for better safety and for the convenience of the domain name owners. A domain name can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only an individual who has been granted access to the account with the current registrar company can achieve that. New domains are registered with the lock option activated deliberately, so as to prevent any unsolicited transfer attempts. The lock option is among the safety measures for controlling the transfer of existing domains between domain registrars that have been introduced over the years.
Registrar Lock in Cloud Website Hosting
With a cloud website hosting from our company, you will have absolute authority over your domain names through our custom-built Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You will be able to do anything you would like, including locking & unlocking any of the domain names registered through us, provided that the specific domain name extension supports this feature. Clicking the padlock logo that you will notice next to any domain registered in your Control Panel will show you its present status and clicking on it for the second time will allow you to edit that status. If you’d like to transfer a domain name to another registrar company, you can initiate the process immediately. Since unlocking a domain name through your Control Panel will take effect instantaneously, no propagation period or any action on our end will be required. Locking a domain name is just as easy – you will just have to complete the very same steps.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you’d like to transfer a domain name from our company to another registrar and you’ve got a semi-dedicated server account, you’ll be able to get the domain ready with just a few clicks. All your domain registrations will be displayed in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the exact same tool via which you will manage your web hosting account. If a given generic or country-code TLD supports the registrar lock option, you will see a padlock icon. You can see whether the domain is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can alter the status by clicking once more. This is all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or we will have to do, so you can start the domain transfer straight away. The update will propagate instantaneously, so you won’t need to wait for the status to change on WHOIS lookup sites.