All generic Top-Level Domain extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock functionality whose function is to block unsolicited transfers of existing domain names. Many domain registry operators that oversee country-code TLDs that don’t support this option are in the process of introducing it for the sake of security and for the convenience of the domain owners. A domain name can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only an individual who has access to the account with the current domain name registrar can do that. New domain names are registered with the lock option enabled on purpose, so as to stop any unwanted transfer attempts. The lock option is one of the security measures for regulating the transfer of active domains between domain registrars that have been adopted over the years.
Registrar Lock in Cloud Hosting
If you buy a cloud plan from our company, you’ll be able to manage all domains registered through us using our Hepsia hosting Control Panel and you’ll be able to unlock any of them with only several clicks of the mouse. All registrations will be shown alphabetically in the Domain Manager section of the Control Panel and for each one of them you will notice a tiny padlock logo. Clicking it will show you the current security lock status. If the domain is locked and you’d like to transfer it away, you’ll just have to click once again and you will be all set. Locking a domain name is just as easy and since the domains are managed in the same location as the web hosting account itself, you will not need to sign in and out of different tools.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
Administering your domain names with us is remarkably easy and the registrar lock feature is not an exception. If you’ve got a semi-dedicated server account, you’ll be able to manage the domain names registered through our company using the very same Control Panel via which you will manage your web hosting account. For the sake of convenience, the domains will be displayed in alphabetical order and on the right-hand side you will see a padlock-like icon if the given domain name supports the registrar lock option. If you click on the icon, you’ll see if the particular domain is locked or not and you’ll be able to modify this status by clicking once more. The status will be updated immediately and you will be able to initiate the transfer without the need to wait for the update to be shown on WHOIS lookup websites or for our company to do anything on our end.