All generic extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock feature whose purpose is to impede unauthorized transfers of active domain names. Lots of domain registry operators that oversee ccTLDs that don’t support this option are in the process of adopting it for greater security and for the convenience of the domain name owners. A domain can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only a registrant who has been granted access to the account with the current domain registrar can accomplish that. New domain names are registered with the lock option enabled on purpose, so as to impede any unauthorized transfer attempts. The lock option is one of the safety measures for regulating the transfer of active domains between domain name registrars that have been adopted over the years.

Registrar Lock in Website Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is included with each and every website hosting plan that we offer, will grant you total authority over your domains. You’ll see all domain names registered through our company conveniently displayed in alphabetical order in a separate section of the Control Panel. Those whose extensions support the domain lock option will have a small padlock icon on their right. By clicking on the icon, you can see if the specific domain is locked or unlocked and you can update the present status by clicking once again – the process is as simple as that. You will not need to wait for the change to take effect or for our company to do anything, as the change of the status takes effect immediately, even if you notice something else on WHOIS lookup sites. After all, it takes time for such websites to update the information that they show.