Transferring an active domain name entails changing the domain name registrar that handles the domain name registration service, so after the transfer, you will have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS entry modifications through the new registrar company. The transfer process is standard with most generic and country-code TLD extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and involve different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain entails several necessary steps and one of them is unlocking the domain. The domain lock is a safety option, which is being embraced by more and more registry operators. It is a standard feature supported by all generic Top-Level Domains. If a domain is locked, it will not be possible to start a transfer process, so nobody can even attempt to steal your domain. The lock can be annulled 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 the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Website Hosting

With a Linux cloud website hosting package from us, you’ll exercise full command over your domains through our custom Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You will be able to do anything you’d like, including locking/unlocking any of the domains registered here, provided that the particular domain extension supports this option. Clicking the padlock logo that you’ll notice next to any domain name registered in your Control Panel will show you its current status and clicking on it once more will permit you to alter that status. If you’d like to transfer a domain name to another registrar company, you can initiate the procedure straight away. Since unlocking a domain through your Control Panel will take effect momentarily, no propagation interval or any action on our end will be needed. Locking a domain is just as easy – you’ll just have to complete the very same steps.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

In case you would like to transfer a domain name from our company to another domain name registrar and you’ve got a semi-dedicated server account, you’ll be able to get the domain name ready with just a couple of clicks of the mouse. All your domain name registrations will be shown in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the very same tool via which you’ll administer your web hosting account. If a specific gTLD or ccTLD supports the registrar lock feature, you’ll notice a padlock icon. You can see whether the domain is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can update the status by clicking once again. That’s all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or we will need to do, so you can go ahead with the domain transfer process right away. The change will take effect instantly, so you will not have to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup sites.