Transferring an active domain involves changing the domain name registrar that handles the domain name registration service, so after the transfer itself, you’ll have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS modifications through the new domain registrar. The transfer process itself is standard with most generic and country-code TLD extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and entail different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain name involves several basic steps and one of them is unlocking the domain. The domain lock is a security feature, which is being adopted by more and more registry organizations. It is a standard feature supported by all gTLDs. If a domain is locked, it won’t be possible to initiate a transfer procedure, so nobody can even attempt to take your domain name. The domain lock can be removed only through the account where the domain is registered and all new domains that support this option are locked by default when they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Shared Website Hosting

If you order a Linux shared website hosting from our company, you’ll be able to administer all domain names registered through us via our Hepsia hosting Control Panel and you’ll be able to unlock any of them with only a couple of mouse clicks. All registrations will be displayed in alphabetical order in the Domain Manager section of the Control Panel and for each one of them you will notice a small padlock sign. Clicking on it will show you the current security lock status. If the domain is locked and you wish to transfer it, you will just have to click for the second time and that’s it. Locking a domain is just as easy and since the domain names are administered in the very same place as the web hosting account itself, you won’t have to sign in and out of different platforms.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

Locking or unlocking any domain registered through us is really easy and can be done through the Hepsia Control Panel – the one via which you manage your semi-dedicated server. You will see all your domain names in the Registered Domains section and the ones whose extensions support the registrar lock feature will have a padlock-like icon next to them. You can unlock any domain name by clicking on its icon and since the update will take effect immediately, you will be able to proceed with the transfer without having to wait for the registrar lock status to be changed on WHOIS lookup websites. 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 a few clicks of the mouse in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel.