Transferring an already registered domain entails switching the company that handles the domain registration service, so after the transfer itself, you will have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS record modifications through the new company. The transfer process is standard with most universal and country-specific Top-Level Domain extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and involve different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain name entails several necessary procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain. The domain lock is a security option, which is being embraced by more and more domain name registry organizations. It’s a standard feature supported by all generic Top-Level Domains. If a domain name is locked, it won’t be possible to initiate a transfer process, so no one can even try to snatch your domain name. The lock can be removed only through the account where the domain is registered and all new domain names that support this option are locked by default the moment they are registered.
Registrar Lock in Shared Hosting
Locking and unlocking a domain name registered through our company is extremely easy. This can be done through the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with our Linux shared services, and will take exactly two mouse clicks. All your domain names will be listed alphabetically in the Domain Manager section of the Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the domain lock option, you’ll see a padlock-like sign. Click on it once and you’ll see the present status of the domain name. Click once more and you’ll alter its status. The change will propagate instantaneously without the need for you or for us to do anything else for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup sites, so you can continue with the transfer straight away.