Transferring an already registered domain name involves changing the registrar company that handles the domain name registration service, so after the transfer itself, you’ll have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS resource record updates through the new registrar company. 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 entails a few basic steps and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The domain lock is a security option, which is being embraced by more and more domain name registry operators. It’s a default feature supported by all generic top-level domain names. If a domain is locked, it will be impossible to initiate a transfer process, so nobody can even attempt to register your domain name. The domain lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain is registered in the first place and all new domains that support this option are locked by default when they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Hosting

With a hosting plan from us, you’ll exert complete command over your domains through our in-house developed Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You’ll be able to do anything you’d like, including locking & unlocking any of the domain names registered through our company, on the condition that the particular TLD extension supports this option. Clicking the padlock symbol that you will find next to any domain registered in your Control Panel will show you its present status and clicking on it once again will allow you to change that status. In case you want to transfer a domain to another registrar, you can start the process without any delays. Since unlocking a domain name through your Hepsia Control Panel will take effect momentarily, no propagation interval or any action on our end will be required. Locking a domain name is just as easy – you’ll just need to go through the very same steps.