All generic top-level domain name extensions and several country-code ones support a security lock feature whose function is to block unauthorized transfers of existing domain names. Many registry organizations that oversee country-code TLDs that do not support this option are in the process of introducing it for the sake of safety and for the convenience of the domain owners. A domain name 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 option activated intentionally, so as to prevent any unapproved transfer attempts. The lock option is among the security measures for controlling the transfer of existing domains between domain name registrars that have been introduced over the years.
Registrar Lock in Shared Hosting
If you buy a shared hosting plan from our company, you will be able to administer all domain names registered through us using our Hepsia Control Panel and you’ll be able to unlock any of them with just a few mouse clicks. All registrations will be displayed alphabetically in the Domain Manager section of the Control Panel and for each one of them you will notice a tiny padlock icon. Clicking it will show you the current security lock status. If the domain name is locked and you’d like to transfer it, you’ll just need to click once again and that’s it. Locking a domain is just as easy and since the domains are administered in the exact same place as the web hosting account itself, you won’t need to sign in and out of different admin interfaces.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
Administering your domains with us is very easy and the registrar lock option is not an exception. In case 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 administer your web hosting account. For your convenience’s sake, the domain names will be listed in alphabetical order and on the right you will notice a padlock icon in case the given domain name supports the registrar lock feature. If you click the icon, you’ll see whether the particular domain name is locked or not and you’ll be able to update this status by clicking again. The status will be updated instantaneously and you’ll be able to initiate the domain name transfer without having to wait for the update to be displayed on WHOIS lookup websites or for us to do anything on our end.