All generic Top-Level Domain extensions and several country-code ones support a security lock option whose purpose is to prevent unauthorized transfers of existing domains. Lots of domain registry operators that manage country-code top-level domain names that don’t support this option are in the process of introducing it for better security and for the convenience of the domain name registrants. A domain can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only an individual who has been given access to the account with the current registrar company can do that. New domain names are registered with the lock feature enabled deliberately, so as to prevent any unauthorized transfer attempts. The lock feature is among the security measures for regulating the transfer of active domain names between domain registrars that have been introduced over the years.

Registrar Lock in Website Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with each and every website hosting plan that we offer, will grant you complete command over your domains. You’ll see all domain names registered through our company neatly listed in alphabetical order in a separate Control Panel section. Those whose extensions support the domain lock option will have a tiny padlock icon on their right. By clicking on the icon, you can find out if the given domain name is locked or unlocked and you can update the current status by clicking once again – the procedure is as straightforward 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 sites. After all, it takes time for such sites to update the info that they show.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

Locking or unlocking any domain registered through us is astonishingly easy and can be accomplished through the Hepsia Control Panel – the one via which you administer your semi-dedicated server. You’ll find all your domain names in the Registered Domains 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 update will take effect right away, you will be able to continue with the domain transfer procedure without waiting for the lock status to be changed on WHOIS lookup sites. If you reconsider your decision and opt not to transfer the domain name away from us, locking it again will be just as easy and will not require more than several clicks of the mouse in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel.