Transferring an existing domain entails switching the domain name registrar that provides the domain registration service, so after the transfer itself, you’ll have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS record updates through the new company. The transfer process itself is standard with most Top-Level Domain extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and involve different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain involves several basic steps and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The domain lock is a safety option, which is being adopted by more and more registry organizations. It’s a default feature supported by all generic TLDs. If a domain is locked, it will be impossible to initiate a transfer procedure, so nobody can even try to take your domain. The domain lock can be removed only through the account where the domain name is registered and all new domains that support this option are locked by default the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each and every cloud hosting package that we offer, will grant you complete command over your domains. You’ll see all domain names registered through our company conveniently listed in alphabetical order in a separate Control Panel section. Those whose extensions support the domain lock option will have a small padlock icon on their right. By clicking on the icon, you can see if the particular domain is locked or unlocked and you can alter the present status by clicking again – the process is as simple as that. You won’t have to wait for the change to take effect or for our company to do anything, as the status change takes effect instantaneously, even if you see something else on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such sites to ‘refresh’ the information that they show.