All generic domain extensions and several country-code ones support a security lock option whose purpose is to prevent unwanted transfers of existing domains. Many registry operators that supervise country-code TLDs that do not support this feature are in the process of adopting it for better safety and for the convenience of the domain owners. A domain can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a person who has been granted access to the account with the current domain name registrar can accomplish that. New domains are registered with the lock option activated intentionally, so as to impede any unwanted transfer attempts. The lock option is one of the security measures for regulating the transfer of existing domains between domain name registrars that have been adopted over the years.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Website Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each and every cloud website hosting plan that we offer, will give you complete command over your domain names. You’ll see all domains registered through us neatly listed in alphabetical order in a separate section of the Control Panel. Those whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a tiny padlock icon on their right. By clicking on the icon, you can find out if the given domain name is locked or unlocked and you can alter the present status by clicking again – the procedure is as simple as that. You will not have to wait for the change to take effect or for our company to do anything, as the status change takes effect immediately, even if you see something different on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such websites to ‘refresh’ the info that they display.