Transferring an active domain name entails switching the domain name registrar that handles the registration service, so after the transfer itself, you will have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS record modifications through the new domain registrar. The transfer procedure itself is standard with most universal and country-specific Top-Level Domain extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and involve different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain entails several necessary procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain. The domain lock is a security option, which is being adopted by more and more registry operators. It is a default feature supported by all generic Top-Level Domains. If a domain name is locked, it won’t be possible to initiate a transfer procedure, so no one can even attempt to steal your domain name. The domain lock can be removed only through the account where the domain is registered and all new domain names that support this option are locked by default the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Shared Web Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain registered through us is exceptionally easy. This can be accomplished through the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with our Linux shared web hosting packages, and will take exactly two mouse clicks. All your domain names will be shown in alphabetical order in the Registered Domains section of the Hepsia Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the domain lock option, you’ll see a padlock-like symbol. Click on it once and you will see the domain name’s current status. Click for the second time and you will change its status. The update will propagate momentarily without the need for you or for our company to do anything else for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites, so you can proceed with the transfer right away.