All generic domain extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock functionality whose purpose is to stop unauthorized transfers of active domain names. Many domain name registry operators that oversee country-code Top-Level Domains that don’t support this feature are in the process of adopting it for greater safety and for the convenience of the domain owners. 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 achieve that. New domain names are registered with the lock option enabled intentionally, so as to hinder any unapproved transfer attempts. The lock option is among the security measures for controlling the transfer of existing domains between domain name registrars that have been adopted over the years.
Registrar Lock in Cloud Hosting
If you order a Linux cloud package from our company, you will be able to manage all domain names registered through us using our Hepsia hosting Control Panel and you will be able to unlock any of them with just a couple of clicks of the mouse. All registrations will be displayed alphabetically in the Domain Manager section of the hosting Control Panel and for each one of them you’ll notice a tiny padlock icon. Clicking it will show you the current security lock status. If the domain name is locked and you want to transfer it away, you will just need to click once again and that’s it. Locking a domain name is just as easy and since the domain names are administered in the exact same place as the web hosting account itself, you won’t need to log in and out of different tools.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting
In case you’ve registered a domain through us and you wish to transfer it away, you can easily unlock it through the 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 see a mini padlock-like icon next to each domain name there, provided that its extension supports the registrar lock option. You can see whether the domain name is locked or not by clicking on this icon and update the present status by clicking on it once more. You can then continue and initiate the domain transfer straight away without waiting for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup sites, as the change will take effect instantly without you or us having to do anything else.