Transferring an existing domain name involves changing the registrar that provides the domain name registration service, so after the transfer itself, you’ll have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS resource record modifications through the new domain registrar. The transfer procedure is standard with most generic and country-code domain extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and entail different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain name entails several basic procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The lock is a security feature, which is being embraced by more and more domain registry operators. It’s a default feature supported by all generic Top-Level Domains. If a domain is locked, it will be impossible to initiate a transfer procedure, so nobody can even attempt to snatch your domain name. The domain 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 Cloud Hosting

With a Linux cloud hosting package from our company, you will have total authority over your domain names through our custom-developed Hepsia Control Panel. You’ll be able to do anything you’d like, including locking and unlocking any of the domains registered through our company, as long as the particular generic or country-code domain extension supports this feature. Clicking the padlock icon that you will find next to any domain registered in your Hepsia Control Panel will show you its current status and clicking on it once more will allow you to alter that status. In case you’d like to transfer a domain name to another registrar company, you can start the procedure immediately. Since unlocking a domain through your Control Panel will take effect immediately, no propagation interval or any action on our end will be needed. Locking a domain is just as easy – you will just need to complete the exact same steps.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you’ve registered a domain through our company and you’d like to transfer it away, you can quickly unlock it via the exact same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to manage your semi-dedicated server account. All registrations will be shown in alphabetical order in your account and you’ll notice a small padlock-like icon next to each domain there, on the condition that its generic or country-code extension supports the registrar lock feature. You can find out whether the domain is locked or not by clicking on this icon and alter the current status by clicking on it again. You can then continue and start the transfer process straight away without the need to wait for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites, as the update will propagate instantly without you or us having to do anything else.