Transferring an active domain name entails switching the company that provides the registration service, so after the transfer itself, you’ll have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS record updates through the new domain registrar. The transfer procedure itself is standard with most domain extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and involve different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain involves several basic procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain. The lock is a security feature, which is being embraced by more and more registry operators. It is a standard feature supported by all generic top-level domain names. If a domain is locked, it will not be possible to start a transfer procedure, so nobody can even attempt to steal your domain name. The lock can be removed only through the account where the domain name is registered in the first place and all new domains that support this option are locked by default the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Website Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain name registered through us is amazingly easy. This can be done through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our Linux cloud website hosting plans, and will take exactly two mouse clicks. All your domain names will be shown in alphabetical order in the Domain Manager section of the Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the registrar lock option, you will see a padlock-like sign. Click on it once and you’ll see the current status of the domain name. Click once again and you will change its status. The update will take effect momentarily without the need for you or for us to do anything else for the status to be ‘refreshed’ on WHOIS lookup websites, so you can go ahead with the transfer process right away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

Locking or unlocking any domain name registered through us is amazingly easy and can be accomplished through the Hepsia Control Panel – the one via which you administer your semi-dedicated server. You will find all your domains in the Domain Manager section and those whose extensions support the registrar lock feature will have a padlock-like icon on their right. You can unlock any domain by clicking on its icon and since the change will take effect immediately, you’ll be able to start the domain transfer procedure without the need to wait for the registrar lock status to be changed on WHOIS lookup sites. If you reconsider your decision and decide not to transfer the domain name away from us, locking it again will be just as simple and will not require more than several clicks in your Control Panel.