Transferring an active domain entails changing the domain name registrar that provides the domain registration service, so after the transfer, you will have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS entry modifications through the new domain registrar. The transfer procedure is standard with most generic and country-code domain name extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and entail different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain name entails a few basic procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain. The lock is a security option, which is being embraced by more and more domain name registry operators. It is a default feature supported by all generic Top-Level Domains. If a domain is locked, it will not be possible to start a transfer process, so nobody can even attempt to register your domain name. The domain lock can be removed only through the account where the domain is registered and all new domain names that support this functionality are locked by default the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Web Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain name registered through our company is extremely easy. This can be accomplished through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our Linux web hosting, and will take literally two clicks. All your domain names will be listed in alphabetical order in the Domain Manager section of the Hepsia Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the registrar lock option, you’ll notice a padlock-like sign. Click on it once and you’ll notice the present status of the domain name. Click once more and you’ll change its status. The update 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 continue with the transfer straight away.