Transferring an active domain involves switching the domain name registrar that handles the registration service, so after the transfer itself, you’ll have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS resource record updates through the new domain name registrar. The transfer process is standard with most generic and country-code top-level domain name extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and involve different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain entails a few basic procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The lock is a security feature, which is being adopted by more and more domain registry operators. It’s 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 steal your domain name. The domain lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain name is registered and all new domains that support this feature are locked by default the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Web Hosting

If you get a Linux web hosting from our company, you’ll be able to manage all domains registered through us via our Hepsia hosting Control Panel and you’ll be able to unlock any of them with only a few clicks of the mouse. All registrations will be listed alphabetically in the Domain Manager section of the hosting Control Panel and for each one of them you’ll notice a tiny padlock icon. Clicking it will show you the current security lock status. If the domain name is locked and you’d like 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 domains are administered in the exact same location as the hosting account itself, you won’t need to log in and out of different admin dashboards.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Locking or unlocking any domain name registered through our company is exceptionally easy and can be achieved through the Hepsia Control Panel – the one via which you manage your semi-dedicated server. You will find all your domain names in the Registered Domains section and the ones whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a padlock icon on their right. You can unlock any domain name by clicking on its icon and since the update will propagate momentarily, you’ll be able to proceed with the domain name transfer procedure without having to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS sites. If you reconsider your decision and decide not to transfer the domain away from us, locking it once again will be just as easy and will not take more than a couple of clicks in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel.