Transferring an existing domain name involves changing the registrar that handles the domain registration service, so after the transfer itself, you will have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS entry modifications through the new domain name registrar. The transfer procedure is standard with most universal and country-specific TLD extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and entail different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain involves a few basic steps 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 TLDs. If a domain is locked, it won’t be possible to initiate a transfer procedure, so no one can even try to steal 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 functionality are locked by default when they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Shared Website Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain name registered through us is very easy. This can be achieved through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our Linux shared website hosting packages, and will take literally two clicks. All your domain names will be shown alphabetically in the Registered Domains section of the Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the domain lock option, you will see a padlock-like sign. Click on it once and you’ll notice the present status of the domain. Click once again and you’ll alter its status. The change will take effect instantaneously without the need for you or for our company to do anything else for the status to be ‘refreshed’ on WHOIS lookup sites, so you can proceed with the transfer right away.