All generic top-level domain name extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock feature whose purpose is to prevent unwanted transfers of active domains. Many domain name registry operators that manage country-code Top-Level Domains that don’t support this feature are in the process of introducing it for the sake of security and for the convenience of the domain name owners. A domain name can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only a registrant who has been given access to the account with the current domain name registrar can achieve that. New domains are registered with the lock option enabled intentionally, so as to hinder any unsanctioned transfer attempts. The lock option is one of the safety measures for regulating the transfer of existing domain names between registrar companies that have been introduced over the years.
Registrar Lock in Shared Web Hosting
If you buy a Linux shared web hosting from our company, you’ll be able to administer all domain names registered through us using our Hepsia hosting Control Panel and you will be able to unlock any of them with only several clicks of the mouse. All registrations will be listed alphabetically in the Domain Manager section of the Control Panel and for each one of them you will see a small padlock symbol. Clicking on it will show you the present security lock status. If the domain name is locked and you would like to transfer it, you’ll just have to click once more and you will be all set. Locking a domain is just as easy and since the domains are managed in the same location as the hosting account itself, you won’t have to log in and out of different Control Panels.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Locking or unlocking any domain name registered through us is extremely easy and can be accomplished through the Hepsia Control Panel – the one via which you manage your semi-dedicated server. You will find all your domain names in the Domain Manager section and the ones whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a padlock icon on their right. You can unlock any domain name by clicking on its icon and since the change will propagate instantaneously, you’ll be able to go ahead with the transfer procedure without waiting for the status to change on WHOIS sites. If you change your mind and decide not to transfer the domain name away from our company, locking it once again will be just as easy and will not take more than several mouse clicks in your Hepsia Control Panel.