Transferring an active domain name involves switching the domain name registrar that handles the domain registration service, so after the transfer itself, you will have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS entry updates through the new domain registrar. The transfer procedure itself is standard with most TLD extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and entail different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain name involves several necessary steps and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The domain lock is a security feature, which is being adopted by more and more domain registry organizations. It is a default feature supported by all generic TLDs. If a domain is locked, it will not be possible to initiate a transfer process, so no one can even try to snatch your domain. The lock can be removed only through the account where the domain is registered in the first place and all new domain names that support this feature are locked by default when they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain name registered through our company is unbelievably easy. This can be achieved through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our Linux cloud hosting, and will require literally two clicks. All your domain names will be displayed alphabetically in the Domain Manager section of the Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the registrar lock option, you will notice a padlock-like symbol. Click on it once and you will see the domain name’s current status. Click once again 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 updated on WHOIS lookup websites, so you can go ahead with the transfer process straight away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

Locking or unlocking any domain registered through our company is extremely easy and can be done through the Hepsia Control Panel – the one via which you administer your semi-dedicated server. You will find all your domain names in the Domain Manager section and the ones whose extensions support the registrar lock feature will have a padlock icon on their right. You can unlock any domain name by clicking on its icon and since the update will take effect instantaneously, you will be able to go ahead with the domain name transfer without needing to wait for the registrar lock status to change on WHOIS websites. If you reconsider your decision and opt not to transfer the domain away from us, locking it again will be just as easy and will not take more than several mouse clicks in your hosting Control Panel.