Transferring an existing domain name involves switching the registrar company that handles the domain registration service, so after the transfer itself, you will have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS updates through the new domain registrar. The transfer procedure itself is standard with most Top-Level Domain extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and entail different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain entails a few necessary procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The lock is a security feature, which is being embraced by more and more registry operators. It’s a standard feature supported by all generic Top-Level Domains. If a domain is locked, it will be impossible to start a transfer process, 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 in the first place and all new domain names that support this feature are locked by default when they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Shared Website Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain name registered through us is remarkably easy. This can be accomplished through the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with our Linux shared website hosting packages, and will require exactly two mouse clicks. All your domains will be listed alphabetically in the Domain Manager section of the Hepsia Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the domain lock option, you will notice a padlock-like symbol. Click on it once and you will notice the present status of the domain name. Click once again and you’ll change its status. The update will take effect instantly without the need for you or for our company to do anything else for the status to be ‘refreshed’ on WHOIS lookup websites, so you can continue with the transfer process right away.