Transferring an already registered domain name entails changing the company that handles the registration service, so after the transfer, you’ll have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS resource record updates through the new domain name registrar. The transfer procedure is standard with most generic and country-code TLD extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and involve different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain name entails several necessary procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The lock is a security option, which is being embraced by more and more domain registry organizations. It is a default feature supported by all gTLDs. If a domain is locked, it won’t be possible to start a transfer process, so nobody can even attempt to register your domain name. The 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 feature are locked by default when they are registered.
Registrar Lock in Cloud Hosting
With a Linux cloud hosting package from our company, you will exercise complete control over your domain names through our in-house created Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You’ll be able to do anything you would like, including locking and unlocking any of the domain names registered here, provided that the particular generic or country-code top-level domain name extension supports this option. Clicking on the padlock symbol that you will find next to any domain name registered in your Control Panel will show you its current status and clicking on it once more will allow you to update that status. If you’d like to transfer a domain to another domain registrar, you can start the procedure immediately. Since unlocking a domain name through your Control Panel will take effect instantaneously, no propagation interval or any action on our end will be needed. Locking a domain is just as easy – you’ll just need to complete the exact same steps.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Locking or unlocking any domain name registered through us is very easy and can be achieved through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel – the one via which you administer your semi-dedicated server. You will find all your domain names in the Registered Domains section and those whose extensions support the registrar lock feature will have a padlock icon on their right. You can unlock any domain name by clicking on its icon and since the change will propagate straight away, you’ll be able to start the transfer without the need to wait for the lock status to change on WHOIS lookup websites. If you reconsider your decision and opt not to transfer the domain away from our company, locking it once again will be just as easy and will not require more than a few mouse clicks in your Hepsia Control Panel.