Transferring an already registered domain entails switching the registrar that handles the domain registration service, so after the transfer, you will have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS record modifications through the new domain name registrar. The transfer process itself is standard with most generic and country-code TLD extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and entail different steps, but in the general case transferring a domain entails several 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 registry operators. It’s a standard feature supported by all gTLDs. If a domain is locked, it will not be possible to initiate a transfer procedure, so no one can even attempt to snatch your domain name. The domain lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain name is registered 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 shared web hosting from our company, you’ll be able to manage all domain names registered through us using our Hepsia Control Panel and you’ll be able to unlock any of them with only a few clicks of the mouse. All registrations will be shown in alphabetical order in the Domain Manager section of the Control Panel and for each one of them you will notice a mini padlock sign. Clicking it will show you the current security lock status. If the domain name is locked and you’d like to transfer it, you’ll just need to click once more and that’s it. Locking a domain name is just as easy and since the domains are managed in the exact same location as the hosting account itself, you won’t need to log in and out of different systems.