All generic Top-Level Domain extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock functionality whose purpose is to hinder unsanctioned transfers of active domains. Many domain registry operators that oversee country-code TLDs that do not support this option are in the process of introducing it for greater safety and for the convenience of the domain name registrants. A domain 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 do that. New domain names are registered with the lock feature enabled intentionally, so as to prevent any unwanted transfer attempts. The lock feature is one of the security measures for regulating the transfer of active domain names between registrar companies that have been introduced over the years.

Registrar Lock in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with each and every shared hosting package that we offer, will give you full authority over your domain names. You will find all domains registered through our company neatly listed in alphabetical order in a separate Control Panel section. Those whose extensions support the domain lock option will have a small padlock icon next to them. By clicking on the icon, you can find out if the particular domain name is locked or unlocked and you can change the present status by clicking again – the procedure is as straightforward as that. You will not have to wait for the update to propagate or for our company to do anything, as the status change takes effect instantly, even if you notice something different on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such websites to ‘refresh’ the details that they show.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

In case you’ve registered a domain through our company and you wish to transfer it away, you can easily unlock it through the very same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to administer your semi-dedicated server account. All registrations will be shown alphabetically in your account and you’ll notice a tiny padlock icon next to each domain name there, as long as its extension supports the registrar lock feature. You can see whether the domain is locked or not by clicking on this icon and modify the present status by clicking on it again. You can then continue and initiate the domain name transfer procedure right away without needing to wait for the status to change on WHOIS lookup sites, as the change will propagate instantaneously without you or us having to do anything else.