Transferring an active domain entails changing the domain name registrar that provides the domain registration service, so after the transfer, you’ll have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS updates through the new domain name registrar. The transfer process itself is standard with most generic and country-code domain name extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and entail different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain involves a few basic procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain. The lock is a security feature, which is being embraced by more and more domain name 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 procedure, so no one can even attempt to snatch your domain. The lock can be removed only through the account where the domain name is registered and all new domain names that support this functionality are locked by default when they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Shared Hosting

With a Linux shared hosting service from us, you will have full authority over your domain names through our in-house developed Hepsia Control Panel. You will be able to do anything you would like, including locking and unlocking any of the domain names registered through us, as long as the particular generic or country-code domain extension supports this option. Clicking on the padlock icon that you will see next to any domain name registered in your Hepsia Control Panel will show you its present status and clicking it once again will allow you to edit that status. If you’d like to transfer a domain to another registrar company, you can start the process right away. Since unlocking a domain through your Hepsia Control Panel will take effect instantly, no propagation interval or any action on our end will be needed. Locking a domain is just as easy – you will just have to go through the exact same steps.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Locking or unlocking any domain registered through our company is astonishingly easy and can be achieved through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel – the one via which you administer your semi-dedicated server. You will find all your domains in the Registered Domains section and those whose extensions support the registrar lock feature will have a padlock-like icon on their right. You can unlock any domain by clicking on its icon and since the update will propagate momentarily, you’ll be able to go ahead with the domain transfer procedure without waiting for the lock status to change on WHOIS sites. If you reconsider your decision and choose not to transfer the domain name away from our company, locking it again will be just as easy and will not require more than a few clicks of the mouse in your Hepsia Control Panel.