Transferring an already registered domain entails changing the domain name registrar that provides the domain name registration service, so after the transfer itself, you will have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS entry updates through the new company. The transfer process is standard with most generic and country-code domain name extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and entail different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain name involves several basic procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain. The domain lock is a security option, which is being embraced by more and more registry operators. It’s a default feature supported by all generic Top-Level Domains. If a domain is locked, it won’t be possible to initiate a transfer procedure, so nobody can even attempt to steal your domain name. The domain lock can be annulled 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 the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Shared Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain registered through us is truly easy. This can be achieved through the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with our Linux shared services, and will take literally two mouse clicks. All your domain names will be listed in alphabetical order in the Registered Domains section of the Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the domain lock option, you will notice a padlock-like icon. Click on it once and you will see the domain’s present status. Click once again and you’ll alter its status. The update will take effect instantly without the need for you or for our company to do anything else for the status to be ‘refreshed’ on WHOIS lookup websites, so you can initiate the transfer process right away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

In case you’ve registered a domain through us and you wish to transfer it, you can quickly unlock it via the same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to administer your semi-dedicated server account. All domain registrations will be displayed alphabetically in your account and you will see a small padlock icon on the right side of each domain there, provided that its extension supports the registrar lock feature. You can find out whether the domain name is locked or not by clicking on this icon and change the current status by clicking on it once again. You can then continue and start the domain name transfer procedure straight away without having to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup sites, as the change will take effect instantly without you or us having to do anything else.