Transferring an already registered domain name entails switching the domain registrar that handles the domain name registration service, so after the transfer, you will have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS resource record modifications through the new company. The transfer procedure itself is standard with most generic and country-code Top-Level Domain extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and involve different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain name involves a few basic procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain. The domain lock is a safety option, which is being adopted by more and more registry operators. It’s a standard feature supported by all generic top-level domain names. If a domain is locked, it will not be possible to initiate a transfer process, so nobody can even attempt to steal your domain name. The domain lock can be removed only through the account where the domain name is registered and all new domain names that support this functionality are locked by default the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Hosting

With a Linux hosting package from our company, you will have full command over your domain names through our in-house developed Hepsia Control Panel. You’ll be able to do anything you would like, including locking and unlocking any of the domains registered through our company, as long as the specific gTLD or ccTLD extension supports this option. Clicking the padlock icon that you’ll find next to any domain name registered in your Hepsia Control Panel will show you its present status and clicking it once more will permit you to change that status. If you wish to transfer a domain to another domain name registrar, you can start the procedure instantly. Since unlocking a domain name through your Hepsia Control Panel will take effect instantly, no propagation interval or any action on our end will be required. Locking a domain name is just as easy – you’ll just have to go through the very same steps.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

In case you would like to transfer a domain from our company to another registrar and you’ve got a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to get the domain name ready with only several mouse clicks. All your domain names will be shown in a separate section of the Hepsia Control Panel – the same tool via which you will manage your web hosting account. If a particular gTLD or ccTLD supports the registrar lock feature, you will notice a padlock-like icon. You can find out if the domain is locked or not by clicking on that icon once and you can change the status by clicking once more. This is all it takes and there will be nothing else that you or our company will need to do, so you can go ahead with the domain transfer straight away. The update will propagate immediately, so you won’t have to wait for the status to be changed on WHOIS lookup sites.