All generic top-level domain name extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock feature whose function is to block unsolicited transfers of existing domains. Lots of domain name registry organizations that manage 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 name owners. A domain name can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only a person who has been granted access to the account with the current domain registrar can accomplish that. New domains are registered with the lock feature enabled intentionally, so as to impede any unsanctioned transfer attempts. The lock feature is among the security measures for regulating the transfer of existing domain names between registrars that have been introduced over the years.
Registrar Lock in Cloud Web Hosting
If you purchase a cloud web hosting from our company, you’ll be able to manage all domain names registered through us using our Hepsia hosting Control Panel and you’ll be able to unlock any of them with only a couple of clicks. All registrations will be listed alphabetically in the Domain Manager section of the Hepsia Control Panel and for each one of them you’ll see a mini padlock logo. Clicking on it will show you the present security lock status. If the domain is locked and you would like to transfer it away, you’ll just need to click for the second time and you’ll be all set. Locking a domain name is just as easy and since the domains are managed in the exact same place as the web hosting account itself, you won’t have to sign in and out of different admin dashboards.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you would like to transfer a domain name from our company to another registrar and you’ve got a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to get the domain name ready with just a couple of clicks of the mouse. All your domains will be shown in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the very same tool via which you’ll manage your web hosting account. If a specific generic or country-code TLD supports the registrar lock option, you’ll notice a padlock-like icon. You can find out whether the domain name is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can alter the status by clicking once again. This is all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or our company will have to do, so you can continue with the transfer procedure straight away. The change will take effect momentarily, so you won’t have to wait for the status to change on WHOIS lookup sites.