All generic domain extensions and some country-code ones support a security lock functionality whose purpose is to stop unwanted transfers of active domain names. Lots of domain registry operators that manage country-code TLDs that don’t support this feature are in the process of introducing it for greater security and for the convenience of the domain registrants. A domain can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a person who has access to the account with the current domain name registrar can achieve that. New domain names are registered with the lock feature enabled intentionally, so as to stop any unsanctioned transfer attempts. The lock option is among the security measures for controlling the transfer of existing domain names between domain name registrars that have been adopted over the years.
Registrar Lock in Cloud Web Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each and every cloud web hosting plan that we offer, will give you complete control over your domains. You will see all domain names registered through us conveniently displayed in alphabetical order in a separate Control Panel section. Those whose extensions support the domain lock option will have a small padlock icon on their right. By clicking the icon, you can find out if the specific domain is locked or unlocked and you can update the current status by clicking again – the process is as simple as that. You won’t need to wait for the update to take effect or for our company to do anything, as the status change takes effect immediately, even if you notice something else on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such websites to update the info that they display.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting
In case you would like to transfer a domain name from our company to another domain registrar and you have a semi-dedicated server account, you’ll be able to get the domain ready with only a couple of clicks. All your domain registrations will be displayed in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the very same tool via which you’ll manage your web hosting account. If a given generic or country-code TLD supports the registrar lock feature, you will see a padlock-like icon. You can see if the domain is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can change the status by clicking for a second time. This is all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or our company will need to do, so you can go ahead with the domain name transfer right away. The change will take effect instantaneously, so you won’t have to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup websites.