Transferring an active domain entails changing the registrar that provides the domain name registration service, so after the transfer itself, you will have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS entry updates through the new company. The transfer process is standard with most universal and country-specific domain name extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and involve different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain name involves several basic steps and one of them is unlocking the domain. The lock is a safety feature, which is being adopted by more and more registry operators. It’s a standard feature supported by all generic TLDs. If a domain is locked, it will not be possible to initiate a transfer procedure, so no one can even try to steal your domain name. The domain lock can be removed only through the account where the domain is registered in the first place and all new domain names that support this option are locked by default the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Shared Hosting

If you buy a shared hosting from our company, you’ll be able to manage all domains registered through us using our Hepsia Control Panel and you will be able to unlock any of them with just a couple of mouse clicks. All registrations will be displayed in alphabetical order in the Domain Manager section of the Control Panel and for each one of them you’ll notice a small padlock icon. Clicking on it will show you the present security lock status. If the domain is locked and you wish to transfer it, you’ll just have to click once again and that’s it. Locking a domain name is just as easy and since the domains are managed in the same place as the web hosting account itself, you will not need to log in and out of different admin panels.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Locking or unlocking any domain registered through us is extremely easy and can be achieved through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel – the one via which you administer your semi-dedicated server. You will see all your domain names in the Registered Domains section and those whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a padlock icon next to them. You can unlock any domain by clicking on its icon and since the update will propagate immediately, you’ll be able to go ahead with the transfer process without the need to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS sites. If you reconsider your decision and decide not to transfer the domain name away from us, locking it again will be just as easy and will not require more than a few clicks of the mouse in your Hepsia Control Panel.