Transferring an existing domain involves changing the domain name registrar that handles the registration service, so after the transfer itself, you will have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS record updates through the new domain name registrar. The transfer process itself 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 entails a few necessary steps and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The domain lock is a security feature, which is being adopted by more and more registry organizations. It is a default feature supported by all gTLDs. If a domain is locked, it will not be possible to start a transfer process, so no one can even try to steal your domain name. The lock can be removed only through the account where the domain name is registered and all new domains that support this feature are locked by default the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with each and every shared hosting package that we offer, will give you full command over your domains. You’ll find all domain names registered through us conveniently listed in alphabetical order in a separate Control Panel section. Those whose extensions support the domain lock option will have a tiny padlock icon on their right. By clicking on the icon, you can find out if the specific domain is locked or unlocked and you can change the current status by clicking once more – the procedure is as simple as that. You won’t have to wait for the update to take effect or for our company to do anything, as the status change takes effect momentarily, even if you see something else on WHOIS lookup sites. After all, it takes time for such sites to update the information that they show.