Transferring an active domain name involves changing the registrar that handles the domain name registration service, so after the transfer, you’ll have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS updates through the new registrar company. The transfer process is standard with most universal and country-specific top-level domain name extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and involve different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain entails several basic procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The lock is a security feature, which is being adopted by more and more registry operators. It is a default feature supported by all gTLDs. If a domain is locked, it will not be possible to initiate a transfer process, so nobody can even try to steal your domain. The domain lock can be removed only through the account where the domain is registered and all new domains that support this option are locked by default the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with each and every cloud hosting plan that we offer, will give you total authority over your domain names. You’ll see all domains registered through our company conveniently listed in alphabetical order in a separate section of the Control Panel. Those whose extensions support the domain lock option will have a small padlock icon next to them. By clicking on the icon, you can find out if the given domain is locked or unlocked and you can update the present status by clicking again – the process is as straightforward as that. You will not need to wait for the update to propagate or for our company to do anything, as the change of the status takes effect momentarily, even if you see something else on WHOIS lookup sites. After all, it takes time for such sites to update the details that they show.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Locking or unlocking any domain name registered through us is extremely easy and can be accomplished through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel – the one via which you administer your semi-dedicated server. You will find all your domains in the Domain Manager section and those whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a padlock-like icon next to them. You can unlock any domain name by clicking on its icon and since the change will take effect right away, you’ll be able to proceed with the domain transfer process without having to wait for the lock status to be changed on WHOIS lookup sites. If you reconsider your decision and opt not to transfer the domain name away from our company, locking it again will be just as simple and will not require more than a few clicks in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel.