Transferring an active domain entails changing the registrar that handles the domain registration service, so after the transfer, you will have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS modifications through the new domain registrar. The transfer process is standard with most gTLD and ccTLD extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and involve different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain name entails a few basic steps and one of them is unlocking the domain. The domain lock is a safety option, which is being embraced by more and more domain registry operators. It is a standard feature supported by all generic top-level domain names. If a domain name is locked, it will not be possible to initiate a transfer process, so nobody can even attempt to register your domain. The domain lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain name is registered in the first place and all new domains that support this functionality are locked by default the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Web Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with each and every web hosting plan that we offer, will give you full command over your domain names. You will see all domains registered through our company neatly listed in alphabetical order in a separate Control Panel section. Those whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a small 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 present status by clicking once more – the procedure is as straightforward as that. You will not need to wait for the update to propagate or for our company to do anything, as the status change takes effect immediately, even if you notice something else on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such websites to ‘refresh’ the details that they display.