Transferring an already registered domain entails switching the domain registrar that provides the domain name registration service, so after the transfer, you will have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS modifications through the new registrar. The transfer process itself is standard with most universal and country-specific Top-Level Domain extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and involve different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain involves a few necessary procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain. The lock is a safety option, which is being adopted by more and more registry operators. It’s a default feature supported by all generic top-level domain names. If a domain is locked, it will be impossible to initiate a transfer process, so no one can even try to snatch your domain name. The lock can be removed only through the account where the domain is registered in the first place and all new domain names that support this option are locked by default the moment they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Shared Web Hosting

If you get a Linux shared web hosting from our company, you’ll be able to manage all domains registered through us via our Hepsia hosting Control Panel and you’ll be able to unlock any of them with just several clicks. All registrations will be listed in alphabetical order in the Domain Manager section of the hosting Control Panel and for each one of them you will notice a small padlock sign. Clicking on it will show you the current security lock status. If the domain name is locked and you wish to transfer it, you will just have to click for the second time and you will be all set. Locking a domain is just as easy and since the domains are administered in the exact same location as the hosting account itself, you won’t have to sign in and out of different Control Panel tools.