All generic top-level domain name extensions and some country-code ones support a security lock functionality whose purpose is to block unauthorized transfers of active domain names. Many domain name registry operators that oversee country-code Top-Level Domains that don’t support this feature are in the process of introducing it for the sake of security and for the convenience of the domain owners. A domain name can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only a registrant who has access to the account with the current domain registrar can achieve that. New domain names are registered with the lock feature enabled intentionally, so as to hinder any unauthorized transfer attempts. The lock feature is among the security measures for regulating the transfer of existing domains between registrar companies that have been introduced over the years.

Registrar Lock in Cloud Website Hosting

If you get a cloud website hosting from our company, you will be able to manage all domain names registered through us using our Hepsia hosting Control Panel and you’ll be able to unlock any of them with just a few clicks. All registrations will be displayed in alphabetical order in the Domain Manager section of the hosting Control Panel and for each one of them you’ll notice a tiny padlock icon. Clicking it will show you the current security lock status. If the domain name is locked and you’d like to transfer it away, you will just have to click once more and you will be all set. Locking a domain is just as easy and since the domains are managed in the same location as the hosting account itself, you won’t need to sign in and out of different admin interfaces.