Transferring an active domain name involves switching the domain name registrar that handles the domain name registration service, so after the transfer, you will have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS resource record updates through the new registrar. The transfer procedure itself is standard with most TLD extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and involve different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain name entails a few basic steps and one of them is unlocking the domain. The domain lock is a security feature, which is being embraced by more and more registry operators. It is a standard feature supported by all generic top-level domain names. If a domain name is locked, it won’t be possible to start a transfer process, so nobody can even try to take your domain name. The lock can be removed only through the account where the domain is registered and all new domain names that support this option are locked by default when they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain registered through us is incredibly easy. This can be done through the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with our Linux cloud hosting, and will take exactly two clicks. All your domain names will be shown in alphabetical order in the Domain Manager section of the Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the registrar lock option, you will notice a padlock-like logo. Click on it once and you’ll notice the current status of the domain. Click for the second time and you’ll alter its status. The update will take effect momentarily 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 continue with the transfer process straight away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you’d like to transfer a domain from our company to another domain registrar and you’ve got a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to get the domain ready with only several clicks. All your domains will be listed in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the very same tool via which you will administer your web hosting account. If a given gTLD or ccTLD supports the registrar lock feature, you will see a padlock icon. You can find out whether the domain name is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can change the status by clicking again. This is all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or we will need to do, so you can proceed with the domain name transfer procedure right away. The change will take effect instantaneously, so you won’t need to wait for the status to change on WHOIS lookup websites.