Transferring an existing domain entails switching the domain name registrar that handles the registration service, so after the transfer itself, you’ll have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS resource record updates through the new company. The transfer process is standard with most gTLD and ccTLD extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and involve different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain involves 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 domain registry organizations. It is a default feature supported by all gTLDs. If a domain is locked, it will be impossible to initiate a transfer process, so no one can even try to register your domain. The domain lock can be removed only through the account where the domain name is registered in the first place and all new domain names that support this option are locked by default when they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is included with each and every hosting package that we offer, will grant you complete authority over your domains. You’ll see all domains registered through our company conveniently displayed in alphabetical order in a separate Control Panel section. Those whose extensions support the domain lock option will have a tiny padlock icon on their right. By clicking the icon, you can see if the particular domain is locked or unlocked and you can update the present status by clicking once more – the process is as straightforward as that. You will not need to wait for the change to propagate or for our company to do anything, as the status change takes effect instantly, even if you notice something else on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such websites to ‘refresh’ the information that they show.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

Administering your domains with us is exceptionally easy and the registrar lock option is not an exception. In case you’ve got a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to administer the domains registered through us using the exact same Control Panel via which you will administer your hosting account. For the sake of convenience, the domains will be shown in alphabetical order and on the right you will see a padlock-like icon in case the given domain supports the registrar lock option. If you click the icon, you will see whether the specific domain name is locked or not and you’ll be able to modify this status by clicking again. The status will be updated right away and you’ll be able to start the domain name transfer process without having to wait for the change to be displayed on WHOIS lookup websites or for our company to do anything on our end.