Transferring an already registered domain entails changing the registrar that handles the registration service, so after the transfer, you will have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS entry updates through the new company. The transfer procedure itself is standard with most generic and country-code top-level domain name extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and involve different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain name entails several basic steps and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The domain lock is a safety feature, which is being adopted by more and more domain name registry operators. It is a default feature supported by all generic top-level domain names. If a domain is locked, it won’t be possible to start a transfer procedure, so nobody can even attempt to steal your domain. The lock can be removed only through the account where the domain name is registered and all new domain names that support this option are locked by default when they are registered.
Registrar Lock in Shared Web Hosting
Locking and unlocking a domain registered through us is remarkably easy. This can be achieved through the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with our Linux shared web hosting, and will require literally two clicks. All your domains will be displayed in alphabetical order in the Registered Domains 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 notice the domain’s present status. Click for the second time and you’ll alter its status. The update will propagate instantly without the need for you or for us to do anything else for the status to be ‘refreshed’ on WHOIS lookup sites, so you can go ahead with the transfer straight away.