Transferring an active domain name entails changing the domain name registrar that provides the domain registration service, so after the transfer, you’ll have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS record modifications through the new registrar. The transfer process is standard with most gTLD and ccTLD extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and involve different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain name involves a few necessary steps and one of them is unlocking the domain. The lock is a safety option, which is being embraced by more and more domain registry organizations. It’s a standard feature supported by all generic top-level domain names. If a domain name is locked, it will not be possible to initiate a transfer process, so no one can even attempt to register your domain. The lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain is registered and all new domain names that support this option are locked by default the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Shared Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain registered through us is truly easy. This can be done through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our Linux shared packages, and will require literally two mouse clicks. All your domains will be listed in alphabetical order in the Domain Manager section of the 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. Click once more and you will change its status. The update will take effect instantly without the need for you or for us to do anything else for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites, so you can initiate the transfer process right away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you’ve registered a domain through us and you would like to transfer it away, you can quickly unlock it via the exact 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 notice a mini padlock-like icon on the right side of each domain name there, as long as its extension supports the registrar lock option. You can find out if the domain is locked or not by clicking on this icon and modify the present status by clicking on it once more. You can then proceed and start the domain name transfer process straight away without having to wait for the status to change on WHOIS lookup sites, as the update will take effect instantly without you or us having to do anything else.