All generic top-level domain name extensions and some country-code ones support a security lock feature whose purpose is to block unapproved transfers of active domains. Lots of domain registry operators that oversee ccTLDs that don’t 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 name can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a person who has been granted access to the account with the current domain name registrar can achieve that. New domain names are registered with the lock feature activated intentionally, so as to stop any unsolicited transfer attempts. The lock feature is one of the security measures for regulating the transfer of active domains between domain name registrars that have been introduced over the years.

Registrar Lock in Shared Website Hosting

If you purchase a shared website hosting service from our company, you will be able to administer all domains registered through us using our Hepsia Control Panel and you will be able to unlock any of them with just a few clicks of the mouse. All registrations will be listed alphabetically in the Domain Manager section of the Hepsia Control Panel and for each one of them you’ll notice a tiny padlock symbol. Clicking it will show you the present security lock status. If the domain name is locked and you’d like to transfer it away, you’ll just have to click once again and you’ll be all set. Locking a domain name is just as easy and since the domain names are administered in the very same place as the hosting account itself, you will not need to sign in and out of different user interfaces.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

In case you have registered a domain through our company and you wish to transfer it away, you can easily unlock it via the same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to manage your semi-dedicated server account. All domain name registrations will be displayed in alphabetical order in your account and you will notice a mini padlock-like icon on the right side of each domain there, on the condition that its extension supports the registrar lock option. You can find out if the domain is locked or not by clicking on this icon and change the present status by clicking on it once again. You can then go ahead and start the domain name transfer right away without the need to wait for the status to change on WHOIS lookup websites, as the change will propagate immediately without you or us having to do anything else.