Transferring an already registered domain name involves changing the company that handles the domain registration service, so after the transfer itself, you will have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS resource record modifications through the new domain registrar. The transfer process is standard with most domain extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and entail different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain name involves several necessary procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The domain lock is a security feature, which is being embraced by more and more domain registry operators. It’s a default 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 attempt to register your domain name. The 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 when they are registered.
Registrar Lock in Shared Website Hosting
With a Linux shared website hosting package from our company, you’ll exercise full authority over your domain names through our in-house created Hepsia Control Panel. You will be able to do anything you’d like, including locking & unlocking any of the domain names registered through us, on the condition that the particular Top-Level Domain extension supports this feature. Clicking the padlock symbol that you will find next to any domain name registered in your Control Panel will show you its current status and clicking on it for the second time will allow you to change that status. In case you wish to transfer a domain to another domain name registrar, you can initiate the procedure straight away. Since unlocking a domain name through your Control Panel will take effect immediately, no propagation time or any action on our end will be needed. Locking a domain is just as easy – you will just have to go through the very same steps.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Locking or unlocking any domain name registered through our company is exceptionally easy and can be accomplished through the Hepsia Control Panel – the one via which you manage your semi-dedicated server. You will see all your domains in the Domain Manager section and those whose extensions support the registrar lock feature will have a padlock-like icon next to them. You can unlock any domain by clicking on its icon and since the update will take effect right away, you will be able to continue with the domain name transfer procedure without waiting for the registrar lock status to be changed on WHOIS websites. If you reconsider your decision and decide not to transfer the domain name away from our company, locking it again will be just as easy and will not require more than a few clicks in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel.