Transferring an active domain involves switching the domain registrar that handles the domain registration service, so after the transfer itself, you will have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS record updates through the new registrar. The transfer procedure is standard with most universal and country-specific top-level domain name extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and involve different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain entails a few necessary procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The domain lock is a safety feature, which is being embraced by more and more domain name registry organizations. It is a default feature supported by all generic top-level domain names. If a domain is locked, it won’t be possible to initiate a transfer procedure, so nobody can even try to snatch your domain. The lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain is registered and all new domain names that support this option are locked by default when 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 comes with our shared hosting, and will take literally two clicks. All your domains will be listed in alphabetical order in the Domain Manager section of the Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the domain lock option, you will notice a padlock-like logo. Click on it once and you’ll see the domain’s current status. Click once more and you’ll change its status. The update will propagate instantaneously without the need for you or for us to do anything else for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites, so you can initiate the transfer right away.