Transferring an existing domain entails switching the registrar company that provides the domain registration service, so after the transfer, you will have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS entry modifications through the new registrar. The transfer process itself is standard with most universal and country-specific domain name extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and entail different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain involves a few necessary steps and one of them is unlocking the domain. The domain lock is a safety option, which is being adopted by more and more domain registry organizations. It is a standard feature supported by all generic TLDs. If a domain name is locked, it won’t be possible to start a transfer process, so nobody can even attempt to steal your domain. The lock can be removed only through the account where the domain name is registered and all new domains that support this functionality are locked by default when they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Shared Hosting

With a Linux shared hosting from us, you’ll exert total authority over your domains through our custom Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You’ll be able to do anything you would like, including locking and unlocking any of the domain names registered through us, as long as the specific domain extension supports this option. Clicking the padlock icon that you’ll notice next to any domain registered in your Hepsia Control Panel will show you its present status and clicking on it once more will allow you to change that status. If you want to transfer a domain name to another registrar, you can initiate the procedure momentarily. Since unlocking a domain through your Control Panel will take effect immediately, no propagation interval or any action on our end will be required. Locking a domain name is just as easy – you’ll just have to complete the very same steps.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Locking or unlocking any domain name registered through us is very easy and can be done through the Hepsia Control Panel – the one via which you manage your semi-dedicated server. You’ll find all your domains in the Domain Manager section and the ones 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 change will propagate immediately, you will be able to continue with the transfer without the need to wait for the lock status to be changed on WHOIS websites. If you change your mind 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 several clicks in your Control Panel.