All generic domain name extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock option whose function is to impede unsolicited transfers of existing domain names. Lots of domain registry operators that supervise country-code Top-Level Domains that don’t support this feature are in the process of introducing it for the sake of safety and for the convenience of the domain owners. A domain can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a registrant who has been granted access to the account with the current registrar company can accomplish that. New domain names are registered with the lock option activated intentionally, so as to stop any unapproved transfer attempts. The lock option is among the security measures for regulating the transfer of existing domains between registrar companies that have been adopted over the years.

Registrar Lock in Shared Web Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is included with each and every shared web hosting plan that we offer, will give you total authority over your domain names. You’ll find all domains registered through us neatly listed in alphabetical order in a separate Control Panel section. Those whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a mini padlock icon on their right. By clicking on the icon, you can see if the particular domain is locked or unlocked and you can modify the present status by clicking again – the process is as simple as that. You won’t need to wait for the update to take effect or for our company to do anything, as the status change takes effect immediately, even if you notice something different on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such sites to ‘refresh’ the info that they display.