All generic TLD extensions and some country-code ones support a security lock feature whose purpose is to block unwanted transfers of active domains. Lots of domain registry organizations that manage country-code Top-Level Domains that don’t support this option are in the process of introducing it for greater safety and for the convenience of the domain registrants. A domain can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only a registrant who has access to the account with the current registrar company can do that. New domain names are registered with the lock option activated deliberately, so as to hinder any unsolicited transfer attempts. The lock feature is one of the security measures for controlling the transfer of active domains between domain registrars that have been introduced over the years.

Registrar Lock in Shared Website Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with each and every shared website hosting package that we offer, will grant you absolute control over your domain names. You will see all domain names registered through our company conveniently listed in alphabetical order in a separate Control Panel section. Those whose extensions support the domain lock option will have a mini padlock icon next to them. By clicking on the icon, you can see if the particular domain name is locked or unlocked and you can alter the present status by clicking again – the process is as simple as that. You won’t have to wait for the change to propagate or for our company to do anything, as the change of the status takes effect instantaneously, even if you notice something different on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such websites to ‘refresh’ the information that they display.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you have registered a domain through us and you want to transfer it away, you can quickly unlock it through the same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to administer your semi-dedicated server account. All domain registrations will be listed in alphabetical order in your account and you will notice a mini padlock icon next to each domain there, as long as its generic or country-code extension supports the registrar lock option. You can find out whether the domain name is locked or not by clicking on this icon and modify the current status by clicking on it once again. You can then go ahead and start the transfer procedure straight away without waiting for the status to change on WHOIS lookup websites, as the update will propagate instantaneously without you or us having to do anything else.