All generic extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock feature whose function is to hinder unauthorized transfers of existing domain names. Lots of domain name registry organizations that supervise country-code TLDs that do not support this option are in the process of adopting it for greater security and for the convenience of the domain owners. A domain name can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a person who has been given access to the account with the current registrar can accomplish that. New domains are registered with the lock feature enabled intentionally, so as to impede any unsolicited transfer attempts. The lock option is one of the safety measures for regulating the transfer of active domains between registrars that have been adopted over the years.
Registrar Lock in Cloud Web Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is included with each and every cloud web hosting plan that we offer, will give you total command over your domain names. You will see all domain names registered through us neatly listed in alphabetical order in a separate section of the Control Panel. Those whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a mini 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 update to take effect or for our company to do anything, as the change of the status takes effect momentarily, even if you see something different on WHOIS lookup sites. After all, it takes time for such websites to ‘refresh’ the details that they display.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
In case you want to transfer a domain name from our company to another registrar company and you’ve got a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to get the domain name ready with only several clicks. All your domain names will be shown in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the same tool via which you’ll manage your web hosting account. If a specific gTLD or ccTLD supports the registrar lock feature, you will notice a padlock-like icon. You can see whether the domain is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can change the status by clicking for a second time. This is all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or our company will need to do, so you can go ahead with the domain transfer procedure right away. The change will take effect immediately, so you won’t have to wait for the status to change on WHOIS lookup websites.