All generic domain name extensions and some country-code ones support a security lock option whose purpose is to prevent unsolicited transfers of active domain names. Many domain name registry organizations that oversee country-code top-level domain names that do not support this feature are in the process of introducing it for better safety and for the convenience of the domain owners. A domain name can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only a person who has access to the account with the current registrar company can do that. New domain names are registered with the lock option activated intentionally, so as to hinder any unapproved transfer attempts. The lock option is among the security measures for regulating the transfer of active domains between registrars that have been adopted over the years.
Registrar Lock in Shared Website Hosting
With a Linux shared website hosting package from us, you will exercise complete authority over your domains through our custom Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You will be able to do anything you’d like, including locking and unlocking any of the domain names registered here, provided that the particular domain extension supports this option. Clicking on the padlock icon that you’ll find next to any domain name registered in your Control Panel will show you its current status and clicking on it for the second time will allow you to modify that status. If you’d like to transfer a domain name to another registrar, you can start the process straight away. Since unlocking a domain through your Hepsia Control Panel will take effect instantly, no propagation time or any action on our end will be needed. Locking a domain name is just as easy – you will just have to go through the very same steps.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Managing your domain names with our company is astonishingly easy and the registrar lock feature makes no exception. In case you have a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to administer the domain names registered through our company using the same Control Panel via which you will manage your web hosting account. For your convenience’s sake, the domain names will be shown alphabetically and on the right you’ll see a padlock icon if the particular domain name supports the registrar lock option. If you click on the icon, you’ll find out if the specific domain name is locked or not and you will be able to update this status by clicking once more. The status will change immediately and you will be able to start the transfer without the need to wait for the change to appear on WHOIS lookup websites or for us to do anything on our end.