All generic TLD extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock feature whose function is to block unapproved transfers of existing domain names. Lots of domain registry organizations that oversee ccTLDs that don’t support this option are in the process of introducing it for greater security and for the convenience of the domain name registrants. A domain can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a registrant who has access to the account with the current domain name registrar can accomplish that. New domain names are registered with the lock option enabled deliberately, so as to impede any unauthorized transfer attempts. The lock feature is one of the security measures for controlling the transfer of existing domains between registrars that have been introduced over the years.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is included with each and every cloud hosting package that we offer, will give you complete command over your domains. You will find all domains registered through our company neatly listed 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 find out if the particular domain name is locked or unlocked and you can modify the present status by clicking once more – the procedure is as simple as that. You won’t need to wait for the update 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 sites to ‘refresh’ the information that they display.