All generic domain name extensions and several country-code ones support a security lock option whose function is to hinder unsolicited transfers of active domains. Lots of domain registry organizations that supervise country-code Top-Level Domains that do not support this option are in the process of introducing it for the sake of safety and for the convenience of the domain name registrants. A domain can be transferred only on the condition that 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 domains are registered with the lock option enabled deliberately, so as to hinder any unsanctioned transfer attempts. The lock option is among the safety measures for regulating the transfer of existing domains between registrars that have been adopted over the years.

Registrar Lock in Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain name registered through our company is remarkably easy. This can be done through the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with our hosting, and will require literally two clicks of the mouse. All your domain names will be displayed in alphabetical order in the Registered Domains section of the Hepsia Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the registrar lock option, you’ll see a padlock-like icon. Click on it once and you will see the current status of the domain. Click once more and you’ll change its status. The change will take effect instantaneously without the need for you or for us to do anything else for the status to be ‘refreshed’ on WHOIS lookup sites, so you can proceed with the transfer process straight away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

Locking or unlocking any domain name registered through us is astonishingly easy and can be accomplished through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel – the one via which you manage your semi-dedicated server. You’ll see all your domains in the Registered Domains section and the ones whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a padlock-like icon on their right. You can unlock any domain by clicking on its icon and since the update will propagate momentarily, you will be able to initiate the domain transfer without needing to wait for the lock status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites. If you reconsider your decision and decide not to transfer the domain away from us, locking it again will be just as easy and will not take more than several clicks of the mouse in your hosting Control Panel.