Transferring an already registered domain name involves changing the domain name registrar that provides the domain name registration service, so after the transfer, you’ll have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS resource record updates through the new company. The transfer process itself is standard with most Top-Level Domain extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and involve different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain name entails a few basic procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain. The domain lock is a security feature, which is being adopted by more and more domain registry operators. It is a standard feature supported by all gTLDs. If a domain is locked, it will be impossible to start 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 domain names that support this feature are locked by default when they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each and every cloud hosting plan that we offer, will grant you complete command over your domain names. You’ll see all domains registered through us neatly listed in alphabetical order in a separate Control Panel section. 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 specific domain is locked or unlocked and you can modify the present status by clicking once more – the procedure is as simple as that. You will not have to wait for the change to take effect or for our company to do anything, as the status change takes effect instantly, even if you notice something else on WHOIS lookup sites. After all, it takes time for such websites to update the info that they display.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

Locking or unlocking any domain name registered through us is amazingly easy and can be achieved through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel – the one via which you administer your semi-dedicated server. You’ll find all your domains in the Domain Manager 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 take effect instantaneously, you’ll be able to proceed with the domain name transfer process without needing to wait for the status to change on WHOIS lookup websites. If you change your mind and decide not to transfer the domain away from us, locking it once again will be just as easy and will not take more than a couple of clicks of the mouse in your hosting Control Panel.