All generic extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock functionality whose purpose is to stop unwanted transfers of existing domains. Lots of domain registry operators that oversee ccTLDs that do not support this feature are in the process of adopting it for greater safety and for the convenience of the domain name registrants. A domain name can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a person who has been given access to the account with the current registrar company can achieve that. New domains are registered with the lock feature enabled deliberately, so as to prevent any unwanted transfer attempts. The lock option is one of the safety measures for regulating the transfer of active domains between registrar companies that have been adopted over the years.

Registrar Lock in Website Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with each and every website hosting package that we offer, will give you absolute control over your domain names. You’ll see all domains registered through us conveniently listed in alphabetical order in a separate Control Panel section. Those whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a mini padlock icon next to them. By clicking the icon, you can find out if the particular domain is locked or unlocked and you can change the current status by clicking once again – the process is as straightforward as that. You will not have to wait for the update to take effect or for our company to do anything, as the status change takes effect momentarily, even if you see something different on WHOIS lookup sites. After all, it takes time for such websites to update the information that they show.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you’ve registered a domain name through our company and you’d like to transfer it away, you can easily unlock it through the very same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to administer your semi-dedicated server account. All registrations will be displayed alphabetically in your account and you’ll see a tiny padlock icon next to each domain there, provided that its generic or country-code extension supports the registrar lock option. You can see whether the domain name is locked or not by clicking on this icon and update the current status by clicking on it again. You can then continue and initiate the domain name transfer right away without having to wait for the status to change on WHOIS lookup websites, as the change will propagate momentarily without you or us having to do anything else.