All generic top-level domain name extensions and several country-code ones support a security lock functionality whose purpose is to hinder unsolicited transfers of active domain names. Lots of registry operators that oversee country-code TLDs that don’t support this feature are in the process of adopting it for better security 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 registrant who has been given access to the account with the current registrar can achieve that. New domain names are registered with the lock feature enabled deliberately, so as to block any unwanted transfer attempts. The lock feature is one of the safety measures for regulating the transfer of existing domain names between domain registrars that have been adopted over the years.

Registrar Lock in Shared Web Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with each and every shared web hosting plan that we offer, will grant you absolute command over your domains. You’ll find all domain names registered through us conveniently listed in alphabetical order in a separate section of the Control Panel. Those whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a small padlock icon on their right. By clicking the icon, you can find out if the specific domain is locked or unlocked and you can update the present status by clicking once more – the procedure is as simple as that. You won’t need to wait for the update to take effect or for our company to do anything, as the status change takes effect instantly, even if you notice something different on WHOIS lookup sites. After all, it takes time for such websites to update the info that they display.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

In case you’ve registered a domain through us and you’d like to transfer it away, you can quickly unlock it via the very same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to administer your semi-dedicated server account. All registrations will be shown alphabetically in your account and you’ll notice a mini padlock icon on the right side of each domain name there, on the condition that its extension supports the registrar lock option. You can find out if the domain is locked or not by clicking on this icon and alter the present status by clicking on it again. You can then proceed and start the domain transfer process straight away without having to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup sites, as the change will propagate instantaneously without you or us having to do anything else.