Transferring an active domain entails changing the domain name registrar that provides the domain registration service, so after the transfer itself, you will have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS resource record updates through the new registrar. The transfer procedure is standard with most generic and country-code TLD extensions. Certain country-code extensions are more specific and entail different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain entails a few basic steps and one of them is unlocking the domain. The lock is a security feature, which is being adopted by more and more domain name registry organizations. It is a default feature supported by all gTLDs. If a domain name is locked, it will not be possible to initiate a transfer process, so nobody can even attempt to take your domain name. The lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain name is registered in the first place and all new domains that support this feature are locked by default when they are registered.
Registrar Lock in Website Hosting
Locking and unlocking a domain registered through us is remarkably easy. This can be done through the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our website hosting, and will require exactly two clicks. All your domains will be shown in alphabetical order in the Registered Domains section of the Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the domain lock option, you will see a padlock-like logo. Click on it once and you’ll see the domain name’s current status. Click once more and you will alter its status. The change will take effect immediately without the need for you or for us to do anything else for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup sites, so you can continue with the transfer process right away.