All generic Top-Level Domain extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock feature whose purpose is to stop unauthorized transfers of active domain names. Many registry organizations that manage ccTLDs that don’t 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 registrant who has been granted access to the account with the current registrar company can accomplish that. New domain names are registered with the lock feature enabled on purpose, so as to prevent any unwanted transfer attempts. The lock feature is among the security measures for controlling the transfer of active domain names between domain name registrars that have been adopted over the years.

Registrar Lock in Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each and every hosting plan that we offer, will give you total control over your domains. You will see all domains registered through our company neatly listed in alphabetical order in a separate Control Panel section. Those whose extensions support the domain lock option will have a tiny padlock icon next to them. By clicking the icon, you can see if the specific domain name is locked or unlocked and you can alter the current status by clicking once more – the process is as straightforward as that. You will not need to wait for the change to take effect or for our company to do anything, as the change of the status takes effect instantly, even if you see something different on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such sites to ‘refresh’ the information that they show.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you’ve registered a domain name through our company and you would like to transfer it, you can quickly unlock it via the exact same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to administer your semi-dedicated server account. All domain registrations will be shown in alphabetical order in your account and you’ll see a small padlock icon on the right side of each domain there, as long as its generic or country-code extension supports the registrar lock option. You can find out whether the domain name is locked or not by clicking on this icon and modify the present status by clicking on it once again. You can then go ahead and initiate the transfer right away without needing to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup sites, as the change will take effect momentarily without you or us having to do anything else.