Transferring an already registered domain name involves switching the registrar that provides the registration service, so after the transfer itself, you will have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS record updates through the new domain registrar. The transfer procedure is standard with most universal and country-specific domain name extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and entail different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain involves several basic steps 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 organizations. It is a standard feature supported by all generic top-level domain names. If a domain is locked, it won’t be possible to start a transfer process, so no one can even attempt to take your domain. The domain lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain name is registered and all new domain names that support this option are locked by default the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Web Hosting

With a cloud web hosting from our company, you’ll exert complete authority over your domain names through our in-house developed Hepsia Control Panel. You’ll be able to do anything you would like, including locking & unlocking any of the domains registered here, on the condition that the specific generic or country-code TLD extension supports this option. Clicking the padlock logo that you will notice 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 update that status. If you want to transfer a domain name to another registrar company, you can start the process right away. Since unlocking a domain name through your Hepsia Control Panel will take effect immediately, no propagation interval or any action on our end will be required. Locking a domain is just as easy – you will just have to go through the very same steps.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you have registered a domain name through us and you want to transfer it away, you can quickly unlock it via the very same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to manage your semi-dedicated server account. All domain name registrations will be listed alphabetically in your account and you’ll see a mini padlock icon next to each domain there, as long as its generic or country-code extension supports the registrar lock feature. You can find out whether the domain is locked or not by clicking on this icon and alter the current status by clicking on it once more. You can then proceed and initiate the domain transfer right away without waiting for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup websites, as the update will take effect instantaneously without you or us having to do anything else.