Transferring an existing domain name entails switching the domain name registrar that provides the domain registration service, so after the transfer, you will have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS entry updates through the new registrar. The transfer process 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 name entails a few basic steps and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The domain lock is a security feature, which is being embraced by more and more registry operators. It’s a default feature supported by all generic top-level domain names. If a domain is locked, it will not be possible to initiate a transfer procedure, so no one can even try to snatch your domain. The lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain name is registered and all new domains that support this feature are locked by default when they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Web Hosting

If you order a Linux web hosting package from our company, you’ll be able to manage all domain names registered through us via our Hepsia hosting Control Panel and you will be able to unlock any of them with just several clicks. All registrations will be listed in alphabetical order in the Domain Manager section of the hosting Control Panel and for each one of them you’ll see a mini padlock icon. Clicking it will show you the current security lock status. If the domain name is locked and you wish to transfer it, you’ll just need to click for the second time and you’ll be all set. Locking a domain name is just as easy and since the domains are administered in the very same place as the hosting account itself, you will not have to sign in and out of different tools.