Transferring an active domain name entails changing the registrar that provides the registration service, so after the transfer itself, you will have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS resource record modifications through the new registrar. The transfer procedure is standard with most generic and country-code domain name extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and entail different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain entails several basic procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain. The domain lock is a security option, which is being adopted by more and more domain name registry operators. It is a default 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 no one can even try to take your domain name. The domain lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain name is registered in the first place and all new domain names that support this feature are locked by default when they are registered.
Registrar Lock in Website Hosting
With a Linux website hosting package from our company, you’ll exert full control over your domains through our in-house developed Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You’ll be able to do anything you’d like, including locking & unlocking any of the domains registered through our company, as long as the specific domain name extension supports this option. Clicking on the padlock icon that you will find next to any domain registered in your Hepsia Control Panel will show you its current status and clicking it once again will permit you to edit that status. If you would like to transfer a domain to another registrar, you can start the procedure straight away. Since unlocking a domain name through your Hepsia Control Panel will take effect immediately, no propagation time or any action on our end will be needed. Locking a domain name is just as easy – you will just need to complete the very same steps.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Locking or unlocking any domain name registered through us is exceptionally easy and can be done through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel – the one via which you administer your semi-dedicated server. You will find all your domains in the Registered Domains section and those whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a padlock-like icon on their right. You can unlock any domain name by clicking on its icon and since the change will propagate immediately, you will be able to continue with the transfer without having to wait for the lock status to be updated on WHOIS sites. If you reconsider your decision and choose not to transfer the domain name away from our company, locking it again will be just as simple and will not require more than a few clicks of the mouse in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel.