Transferring an active domain name entails switching the domain registrar that provides the domain name registration service, so after the transfer itself, you’ll have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS record modifications through the new domain registrar. The transfer process is standard with most TLD extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and involve different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain involves a few basic steps and one of them is unlocking the domain. The domain lock is a security option, which is being embraced by more and more domain registry operators. It is a default feature supported by all generic TLDs. If a domain name is locked, it won’t be possible to start a transfer process, so nobody can even try to steal your domain name. The domain 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 when they are registered.
Registrar Lock in Shared Hosting
If you purchase a shared hosting plan from our company, you’ll 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 only several clicks of the mouse. All registrations will be listed in alphabetical order in the Domain Manager section of the Hepsia Control Panel and for each one of them you’ll see a mini padlock symbol. Clicking on it will show you the current security lock status. If the domain is locked and you want to transfer it, you will just need to click once again and that’s it. Locking a domain is just as easy and since the domains are managed in the very same location as the web hosting account itself, you will not need to sign in and out of different user interfaces.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers
Managing your domains with our company is incredibly easy and the registrar lock option makes no exception. In case you have a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to manage the domains registered through our company using the very same Control Panel via which you’ll manage your web hosting account. For your convenience’s sake, the domains will be shown in alphabetical order and on the right-hand side you will see a padlock icon in case the particular domain supports the registrar lock option. If you click on the icon, you’ll see if the specific domain is locked or not and you will be able to update this status by clicking once more. The status will be updated immediately and you’ll be able to start the transfer procedure without having to wait for the change to be displayed on WHOIS lookup sites or for our company to do anything on our end.