Transferring an active domain name entails changing the domain registrar that handles the domain registration service, so after the transfer, you’ll have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS modifications through the new registrar company. The transfer procedure itself is standard with most generic and country-code TLD extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and involve different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain name involves several basic steps and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The lock is a safety option, which is being adopted by more and more registry operators. It is a default feature supported by all generic Top-Level Domains. If a domain is locked, it will not be possible to start a transfer process, so no one can even try to register your domain name. The lock can be removed only through the account where the domain name is registered in the first place and all new domains that support this functionality are locked by default when they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Shared Web Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is included with each and every shared web hosting plan that we offer, will give you total command over your domains. You’ll see all domain names registered through our company conveniently displayed in alphabetical order in a separate section of the Control Panel. Those whose extensions support the registrar 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 again – the procedure is as straightforward as that. You will not need to wait for the update to propagate or for our company to do anything, as the status change takes effect instantly, even if you notice something different on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such websites to update the details that they display.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Locking or unlocking any domain name registered through us is really easy and can be done through the Hepsia 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 feature 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 straight away, you will be able to initiate the domain name transfer procedure without needing to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS 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 easy and will not require more than a few mouse clicks in your hosting Control Panel.