All generic domain extensions and some country-code ones support a security lock feature whose purpose is to stop unsolicited transfers of existing domains. Many registry organizations that supervise country-code TLDs that don’t support this feature are in the process of introducing it for better security and for the convenience of the domain name owners. A domain can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a person who has been granted access to the account with the current registrar can do that. New domain names are registered with the lock feature activated on purpose, so as to prevent any unsolicited transfer attempts. The lock option is one of the safety measures for controlling the transfer of existing domain names between domain name registrars that have been adopted over the years.

Registrar Lock in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each and every shared hosting plan that we offer, will grant you absolute authority over your domain names. You will find all domains registered through our company conveniently displayed in alphabetical order in a separate section of the Control Panel. Those whose extensions support the domain lock option will have a tiny padlock icon next to them. By clicking the icon, you can find out if the specific domain is locked or unlocked and you can modify the current status by clicking once again – the procedure is as simple as that. You won’t need to wait for the update to propagate or for our company to do anything, as the change of the status takes effect instantaneously, even if you see something else on WHOIS lookup sites. After all, it takes time for such websites to update the details that they show.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

Locking or unlocking any domain name registered through us is very easy and can be accomplished through the Hepsia Control Panel – the one via which you administer your semi-dedicated server. You’ll find all your domain names in the Registered Domains section and those whose extensions support the registrar lock feature will have a padlock icon on their right. You can unlock any domain by clicking on its icon and since the update will take effect instantaneously, you’ll be able to proceed with the domain name transfer procedure without needing to wait for the lock status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites. If you change your mind and choose 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 mouse clicks in your Hepsia Control Panel.