All generic domain extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock feature whose purpose is to block unauthorized transfers of active domains. Lots of domain registry organizations that oversee country-code Top-Level Domains that do not support this option are in the process of introducing it for greater safety and for the convenience of the domain owners. A domain name can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a registrant who has access to the account with the current domain name registrar can do that. New domains are registered with the lock option activated on purpose, so as to hinder any unauthorized transfer attempts. The lock option is among the security measures for controlling the transfer of active domain names between registrars that have been introduced over the years.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with each and every cloud hosting plan that we offer, will grant you complete authority over your domain names. You will see all domain names registered through our company neatly displayed in alphabetical order in a separate Control Panel section. Those whose extensions support the domain lock option will have a small padlock icon on their right. By clicking the icon, you can find out if the particular domain is locked or unlocked and you can modify the current status by clicking again – the procedure is as straightforward as that. You will not need to wait for the update to take effect or for our company to do anything, as the change of the status takes effect immediately, even if you see something different on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such sites to ‘refresh’ the details that they display.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Administering your domain names with our company is amazingly easy and the registrar lock option makes no exception. In case you’ve got a semi-dedicated server account, you’ll be able to administer the domain names registered through us using the same Control Panel via which you’ll administer your hosting account. For the sake of convenience, the domains will be displayed alphabetically and on the right-hand side you’ll notice a padlock icon if the given domain name supports the registrar lock feature. If you click the icon, you will find out if the given domain name is locked or not and you’ll be able to change this status by clicking once more. The status will be changed momentarily and you will be able to start the domain transfer procedure without needing to wait for the change to appear on WHOIS lookup websites or for our company to do anything on our end.