All generic TLD extensions and some country-code ones support a security lock option whose purpose is to block unauthorized transfers of existing domain names. Many registry operators that supervise country-code top-level domain names that do not support this feature are in the process of introducing it for greater 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 given access to the account with the current registrar can accomplish that. New domains are registered with the lock feature activated on purpose, so as to hinder any unsanctioned transfer attempts. The lock feature is one of the security measures for regulating the transfer of active domains between registrars that have been introduced over the years.
Registrar Lock in Cloud Web Hosting
If you purchase a Linux cloud web hosting from our company, you will be able to administer all domains registered through us using our Hepsia Control Panel and you’ll be able to unlock any of them with just a few clicks of the mouse. All registrations will be shown alphabetically in the Domain Manager section of the Control Panel and for each one of them you will notice a small padlock symbol. Clicking on it will show you the present security lock status. If the domain name is locked and you want to transfer it away, you’ll just need to click for the second time and you’ll be all set. Locking a domain is just as easy and since the domain names are administered in the exact same location as the web hosting account itself, you will not have to sign in and out of different platforms.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
In case you’d like to transfer a domain name from our company to another registrar company and you’ve got a semi-dedicated server account, you’ll be able to get the domain ready with just a couple of clicks. All your domain names will be listed in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the exact same tool via which you will manage your web hosting account. If a given gTLD or ccTLD supports the registrar lock option, you will notice a padlock icon. You can see if the domain name is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can modify the status by clicking for a second time. This is all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or our company will need to do, so you can go ahead with the transfer procedure right away. The change will propagate instantaneously, so you will not have to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup sites.