Transferring an existing domain name entails changing the registrar that provides the registration service, so after the transfer, you will have to manage things like renewal payments or DNS record modifications through the new domain registrar. The transfer process is standard with most generic and country-code Top-Level Domain extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and entail different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain entails several necessary steps 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 registry organizations. It’s a default feature supported by all generic Top-Level Domains. If a domain is locked, it won’t be possible to initiate a transfer process, so nobody can even try to steal your domain name. The lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain is registered and all new domain names that support this feature are locked by default when they are registered.
Registrar Lock in Shared Hosting
Locking and unlocking a domain registered through us is remarkably easy. This can be done through the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with our shared plans, and will take exactly two clicks of the mouse. All your domains will be displayed alphabetically 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 will see the domain’s present status. Click once more and you will change its status. The change will propagate immediately 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 proceed with the transfer process right away.