Transferring an already registered domain entails switching the domain registrar that provides the registration service, so after the transfer, you will have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS entry modifications through the new company. The transfer procedure is standard with most universal and country-specific top-level domain name extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and involve different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain name entails several necessary steps and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The lock is a security feature, which is being adopted by more and more registry operators. It’s a standard feature supported by all generic top-level domain names. If a domain name is locked, it will be impossible to start a transfer process, so nobody can even attempt to snatch your domain. The 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 Shared Web Hosting

With a Linux shared web hosting service from us, you will exert full authority over your domain names through our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel. You’ll be able to do anything you would like, including locking and unlocking any of the domain names registered here, as long as the particular domain extension supports this feature. Clicking the padlock sign that you’ll find next to any domain name registered in your Hepsia Control Panel will show you its current status and clicking on it once more will permit you to modify that status. If you would like to transfer a domain name to another domain name registrar, you can start the procedure without any delays. Since unlocking a domain through your Control Panel will take effect instantaneously, no propagation time or any action on our end will be needed. Locking a domain name is just as easy – you’ll just need to follow the exact same steps.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Locking or unlocking any domain name registered through us is really easy and can be accomplished through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel – the one via which you manage your semi-dedicated server. You will find all your domain names in the Domain Manager section and the ones whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a padlock-like icon next to them. You can unlock any domain by clicking on its icon and since the change will propagate instantaneously, you’ll be able to proceed with the domain name transfer process without having to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS websites. If you change your mind and opt not to transfer the domain away from us, locking it once again will be just as easy and will not require more than several mouse clicks in your hosting Control Panel.