Transferring an existing domain involves changing the domain name registrar that provides the domain name registration service, so after the transfer itself, you’ll have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS updates through the new company. The transfer procedure is standard with most universal and country-specific top-level domain name extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and entail different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain involves a few basic steps and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The domain lock is a security option, which is being adopted by more and more registry organizations. It is a default feature supported by all generic Top-Level Domains. If a domain name is locked, it will not be possible to initiate a transfer procedure, so nobody can even try to register your domain name. The domain lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain name is registered and all new domains that support this option are locked by default the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Website Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each and every website hosting package that we offer, will grant you absolute control over your domain names. You’ll find all domain names registered through our company neatly displayed in alphabetical order in a separate section of the Control Panel. Those whose extensions support the domain lock option will have a tiny padlock icon next to them. By clicking on the icon, you can see if the given domain name is locked or unlocked and you can alter the present status by clicking once again – the procedure is as simple as that. You will not need to wait for the update to take effect or for our company to do anything, as the status change takes effect instantly, even if you notice something different on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such sites to ‘refresh’ the information that they display.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

In case you’ve registered a domain name through us and you would like to transfer it, you can quickly unlock it through the very same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to administer your semi-dedicated server account. All domain registrations will be shown in alphabetical order in your account and you will notice a mini padlock icon on the right side of each domain there, as long as its extension supports the registrar lock feature. You can see if the domain is locked or not by clicking on this icon and alter the current status by clicking on it again. You can then continue and start the domain name transfer right away without needing to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup websites, as the update will propagate immediately without you or us having to do anything else.