Transferring an already registered domain name involves changing the domain name registrar that handles the domain registration service, so after the transfer, you’ll have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS record updates through the new company. The transfer process itself is standard with most universal and country-specific domain extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and entail different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain entails a few basic procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain. The lock is a security feature, which is being adopted by more and more domain name registry organizations. It’s a default feature supported by all generic Top-Level Domains. If a domain name is locked, it won’t be possible to initiate a transfer process, so no one can even attempt to steal your domain name. The domain lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain name is registered and all new domains that support this option are locked by default when they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Website Hosting

If you get a Linux cloud website hosting package from our company, you’ll be able to manage all domain names registered through us via our Hepsia hosting Control Panel and you will be able to unlock any of them with just a few mouse clicks. All registrations will be displayed in alphabetical order in the Domain Manager section of the hosting Control Panel and for each one of them you will see a tiny padlock logo. Clicking it will show you the current security lock status. If the domain name is locked and you want to transfer it, you’ll just need to click for the second time and you’ll be all set. Locking a domain name is just as easy and since the domains are administered in the same location as the hosting account itself, you will not have to log in and out of different platforms.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Administering your domains with our company is extremely 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 manage the domains registered through us using the same Control Panel via which you will manage your hosting account. For your convenience, the domains will be listed alphabetically and on the right-hand side you will see a padlock icon in case the given domain name supports the registrar lock feature. If you click on the icon, you’ll find out if the given domain name is locked or not and you’ll be able to update this status by clicking once more. The status will be changed instantly and you will be able to initiate the transfer without having to wait for the update to be displayed on WHOIS lookup websites or for our company to do anything on our end.