All generic domain name extensions and some country-code ones support a security lock feature whose purpose is to impede unsolicited transfers of existing domains. Many registry organizations that manage country-code Top-Level Domains that don’t support this feature are in the process of introducing it for greater security and for the convenience of the domain name 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 accomplish that. New domains are registered with the lock feature activated on purpose, so as to block any unsanctioned transfer attempts. The lock option is one of the security measures for controlling the transfer of active domains between registrar companies that have been adopted over the years.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain name registered through our company is astonishingly easy. This can be done through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our Linux cloud hosting, and will take exactly two clicks of the mouse. All your domain names will be listed in alphabetical order in the Registered Domains section of the Hepsia Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the domain lock option, you’ll notice a padlock-like logo. Click on it once and you will see the domain’s current status. Click once again and you’ll alter its status. The update will propagate immediately without the need for you or for us to do anything else for the status to be ‘refreshed’ on WHOIS lookup websites, so you can go ahead with the transfer procedure right away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you’ve registered a domain through us and you want to transfer it away, you can easily unlock it via the exact same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to administer your semi-dedicated server account. All domain registrations will be displayed in alphabetical order in your account and you will notice a small padlock icon on the right side of each domain 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 alter the present status by clicking on it again. You can then proceed and start the domain transfer procedure right away without the need to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup sites, as the change will propagate instantaneously without you or us having to do anything else.