All generic domain extensions and some country-code ones support a security lock feature whose function is to block unapproved transfers of existing domain names. Many registry operators that manage country-code top-level domain names that don’t support this option are in the process of adopting it for greater security and for the convenience of the domain registrants. A domain can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a registrant who has access to the account with the current domain name registrar can achieve that. New domain names are registered with the lock option activated on purpose, so as to prevent any unwanted transfer attempts. The lock feature is among the security measures for regulating the transfer of active domains between domain registrars that have been adopted over the years.
Registrar Lock in Shared Web Hosting
If you get a Linux shared web hosting package from our company, you will be able to administer all domains registered through us via our Hepsia Control Panel and you will be able to unlock any of them with just a few 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 see a mini padlock symbol. Clicking on it will show you the current security lock status. If the domain name is locked and you would like to transfer it away, you will just need to click for the second time and you’ll be all set. Locking a domain name is just as easy and since the domains are managed in the very same location as the hosting account itself, you won’t need to sign in and out of different admin interfaces.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Administering your domain names with our company is astonishingly easy and the registrar lock option makes no exception. In case you’ve got a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to administer the domains registered through us using the very same Control Panel via which you will manage your hosting account. For your convenience’s sake, the domains will be shown in alphabetical order and on the right you’ll notice a padlock-like icon in case the given domain supports the registrar lock option. If you click the icon, you will find out whether the particular domain is locked or not and you will be able to modify this status by clicking once more. The status will be updated instantly and you will be able to start the domain transfer process without needing to wait for the update to be shown on WHOIS lookup sites or for our company to do anything on our end.