All generic domain name extensions and several country-code ones support a security lock feature whose function is to block unauthorized transfers of existing domains. Many domain registry organizations that supervise country-code Top-Level Domains that do not support this feature are in the process of adopting it for the sake of security and for the convenience of the domain registrants. A domain 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 company can accomplish that. New domain names are registered with the lock feature activated on purpose, so as to prevent any unwanted transfer attempts. The lock option is among the security measures for regulating the transfer of active domain names between domain name registrars that have been introduced over the years.
Registrar Lock in Shared Web Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is included with each and every shared web hosting package that we offer, will give you total authority over your domain names. You will find all domain names registered through us conveniently listed in alphabetical order in a separate Control Panel section. Those whose extensions support the domain lock option will have a mini padlock icon next to them. By clicking on the icon, you can find out if the particular domain is locked or unlocked and you can modify the present status by clicking once more – the procedure is as simple as that. You won’t have to wait for the update to propagate or for our company to do anything, as the change of the status takes effect momentarily, even if you see something else on WHOIS lookup sites. After all, it takes time for such websites to update the info that they show.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you have registered a domain name through us and you want to transfer it away, you can quickly unlock it via the exact same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to manage your semi-dedicated server account. All domain registrations will be listed in alphabetical order in your account and you’ll see a small padlock-like icon on the right side of each domain name there, on the condition that its generic or country-code extension supports the registrar lock feature. You can see if the domain is locked or not by clicking on this icon and modify the present status by clicking on it again. You can then proceed and start the domain transfer right away without needing to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup websites, as the change will propagate momentarily without you or us having to do anything else.