Transferring an already registered domain name entails switching the registrar that provides the registration service, so after the transfer, you will have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS modifications through the new registrar. The transfer process is standard with most TLD extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and involve different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain entails several basic steps and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The lock is a safety option, which is being adopted by more and more domain name registry operators. It’s a standard feature supported by all generic top-level domain names. If a domain is locked, it won’t be possible to initiate a transfer procedure, so nobody can even attempt to take your domain name. The lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain is registered in the first place and all new domains that support this option are locked by default the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Website Hosting

If you purchase a Linux cloud website hosting package from our company, you’ll be able to manage all domains registered through us using our Hepsia Control Panel and you will be able to unlock any of them with just a few mouse clicks. All registrations will be listed in alphabetical order in the Domain Manager section of the Control Panel and for each one of them you’ll see a tiny padlock symbol. Clicking on it will show you the present security lock status. If the domain name is locked and you would like to transfer it away, you will just need to click once again and you’ll be all set. Locking a domain is just as easy and since the domain names are administered in the same location as the hosting account itself, you will not need to sign in and out of different admin interfaces.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you’ve registered a domain name through us and you would like to transfer it, you can easily unlock it through the same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to administer your semi-dedicated server account. All registrations will be displayed in alphabetical order in your account and you’ll see a small padlock icon on the right side of each domain there, as long as its extension supports the registrar lock option. You can see whether the domain name is locked or not by clicking on this icon and alter the present status by clicking on it once more. You can then go ahead and start the domain transfer process straight away without needing to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup websites, as the change will propagate momentarily without you or us having to do anything else.