Transferring an active domain name entails switching the domain name registrar that provides the domain name registration service, so after the transfer, you will have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS entry updates through the new domain name registrar. The transfer procedure is standard with most generic and country-code domain name extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and involve different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain name entails several basic procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain. The lock is a safety feature, which is being adopted by more and more domain name registry operators. It’s a default feature supported by all gTLDs. If a domain is locked, it will be impossible to initiate a transfer procedure, so nobody can even attempt to register your domain name. The lock can be removed only through the account where the domain is registered in the first place and all new domains that support this option are locked by default when they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is included with each and every cloud hosting plan that we offer, will give you full control over your domain names. You’ll see all domains registered through our company conveniently listed in alphabetical order in a separate Control Panel section. 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 specific domain name is locked or unlocked and you can change the current status by clicking again – the procedure is as straightforward as that. You won’t have to wait for the change to propagate or for our company to do anything, as the change of the status takes effect momentarily, even if you notice something different on WHOIS lookup sites. After all, it takes time for such websites to ‘refresh’ the details that they display.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Servers

Managing your domain names with us is unbelievably easy and the registrar lock option is not an exception. If you have a semi-dedicated server account, you’ll be able to manage the domains registered through us using the very same Control Panel via which you will manage your hosting account. For your convenience, the domain names will be shown alphabetically and on the right you’ll notice a padlock icon if the particular domain name supports the registrar lock feature. If you click the icon, you’ll see if the specific domain name is locked or not and you will be able to change this status by clicking again. The status will change momentarily and you’ll be able to start the domain transfer procedure without needing to wait for the change to be shown on WHOIS lookup sites or for our company to do anything on our end.