Transferring an already registered domain entails changing the registrar that handles the domain registration service, so after the transfer itself, you will have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS updates through the new domain registrar. The transfer process is standard with most 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 name. The domain lock is a security option, which is being adopted by more and more domain registry organizations. It’s a standard feature supported by all generic top-level domain names. If a domain is locked, it will be impossible to initiate a transfer procedure, so no one can even attempt to steal your domain name. The lock can be removed only through the account where the domain name is registered and all new domain names that support this functionality are locked by default when they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Shared Web Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain name registered through us is truly easy. This can be achieved through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our Linux shared web hosting, and will take exactly two mouse clicks. All your domain names will be displayed alphabetically 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 sign. Click on it once and you will see the domain name’s current status. Click for the second time and you will alter its status. The update will take effect instantaneously without the need for you or for our company to do anything else for the status to be ‘refreshed’ on WHOIS lookup websites, so you can go ahead with the transfer process straight away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Locking or unlocking any domain registered through our company is remarkably easy and can be accomplished through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel – the one via which you manage your semi-dedicated server. You will see all your domain names in the Registered Domains section and the ones whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a padlock icon next to them. You can unlock any domain name by clicking on its icon and since the update will propagate instantly, you will be able to go ahead with the domain transfer without the need to wait for the lock status to be updated on WHOIS sites. If you reconsider your decision and choose not to transfer the domain away from us, locking it again will be just as easy and will not take more than several clicks of the mouse in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel.