Transferring an already registered domain name involves changing the registrar that provides the domain name registration service, so after the transfer, you will have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS record updates through the new registrar. The transfer process itself is standard with most universal and country-specific TLD extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and involve different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain entails several necessary procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain. The lock is a safety feature, which is being embraced by more and more domain name registry organizations. It is a standard feature supported by all generic Top-Level Domains. If a domain is locked, it will not be possible to initiate a transfer procedure, so nobody can even attempt to take your domain. The domain lock can be removed only through the account where the domain name is registered and all new domain names that support this feature are locked by default when they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with each and every cloud hosting plan that we offer, will grant you total command over your domain names. You’ll see all domain names registered through us conveniently listed 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 the icon, you can see if the particular domain name is locked or unlocked and you can change the current status by clicking again – the procedure is as simple as that. You won’t have to wait for the change to propagate or for our company to do anything, as the status change takes effect momentarily, even if you notice something else on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such websites to update the information that they display.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

In case you’ve registered a domain name through our company and you wish to transfer it, you can quickly unlock it via the exact same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to manage your semi-dedicated server account. All domain name registrations will be displayed in alphabetical order in your account and you will notice a mini padlock icon on the right side of each domain name there, on the condition that its extension supports the registrar lock feature. You can see whether the domain is locked or not by clicking on this icon and alter the current status by clicking on it once again. You can then continue and initiate the domain name transfer procedure right away without needing to wait for the status to change on WHOIS lookup sites, as the change will propagate instantly without you or us having to do anything else.