All generic Top-Level Domain extensions and some country-code ones support a security lock option whose purpose is to hinder unapproved transfers of active domain names. Lots of domain name registry organizations that oversee country-code TLDs that do not support this option are in the process of adopting it for the sake of security and for the convenience of the domain registrants. A domain can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a registrant who has been given access to the account with the current domain registrar can do that. New domains are registered with the lock option activated intentionally, so as to stop any unauthorized transfer attempts. The lock option is among the safety measures for controlling the transfer of active domains between domain name registrars that have been introduced over the years.

Registrar Lock in Website Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain registered through our company is extremely easy. This can be achieved through the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with our website hosting plans, and will take exactly two clicks of the mouse. All your domain names will be displayed in alphabetical order in the Registered Domains section of the Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the domain lock option, you will see a padlock-like icon. Click on it once and you will notice the domain name’s present status. Click once more and you will alter its status. The change will take effect instantaneously without the need for you or for our company to do anything else for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup sites, so you can continue with the transfer right away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you’ve registered a domain name through our company and you would like to transfer it, you can quickly unlock it through the exact same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to manage your semi-dedicated server account. All registrations will be displayed in alphabetical order in your account and you’ll notice a mini padlock-like icon on the right side of each domain there, as long as its generic or country-code extension supports the registrar lock feature. You can find out if the domain name is locked or not by clicking on this icon and update the current status by clicking on it once again. You can then continue and start the domain name transfer right away without waiting for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites, as the update will propagate instantly without you or us having to do anything else.