Transferring an active domain entails changing the domain registrar that handles the domain name registration service, so after the transfer itself, you will have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS modifications through the new registrar company. The transfer process itself is standard with most generic and country-code top-level domain name extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and involve different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain entails a few necessary steps and one of them is unlocking the domain. The domain lock is a security option, which is being adopted by more and more registry operators. It’s a default feature supported by all generic TLDs. If a domain name is locked, it will be impossible to start a transfer process, so no one can even try to register your domain name. The lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain name is registered in the first place and all new domains that support this feature are locked by default the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Shared Web Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain name registered through our company is very easy. This can be done through the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with our shared web hosting service, and will require exactly two mouse clicks. All your domain names will be listed alphabetically in the Registered Domains section of the Hepsia Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the registrar lock option, you’ll see a padlock-like logo. Click on it once and you’ll notice the present status of the domain name. Click again and you’ll change its status. The change 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 straight away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

Locking or unlocking any domain name registered through our company is really easy and can be done through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel – the one via which you manage your semi-dedicated server. You’ll see all your domain names in the Registered Domains section and those whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a padlock-like icon on their right. You can unlock any domain by clicking on its icon and since the change will propagate immediately, you will be able to initiate the domain name transfer without having to wait for the registrar lock status to change on WHOIS lookup websites. If you reconsider your decision and choose not to transfer the domain name away from our company, locking it again will be just as simple and will not take more than a couple of clicks in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel.