All generic domain extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock functionality whose purpose is to block unsolicited transfers of active domain names. Lots of domain registry organizations that manage country-code top-level domain names that don’t support this option are in the process of introducing it for the sake of security and for the convenience of the domain registrants. A domain can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only an individual who has been given access to the account with the current domain name registrar can accomplish that. New domains are registered with the lock option enabled on purpose, so as to impede any unapproved transfer attempts. The lock option is among the safety measures for controlling the transfer of active domain names between domain registrars that have been adopted over the years.

Registrar Lock in Shared Website Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each and every shared website hosting package that we offer, will give you total control over your domains. You’ll find all domains registered through us conveniently listed in alphabetical order in a separate section of the Control Panel. Those whose extensions support the domain lock option will have a small padlock icon next to them. By clicking on the icon, you can find out if the given domain is locked or unlocked and you can update the present status by clicking again – the process is as straightforward as that. You will not have to wait for the change to propagate or for our company to do anything, as the change of the status takes effect instantly, even if you notice something different on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such sites to ‘refresh’ the information that they display.