Registrar Lock

Registrar locks are the status codes by which you can safeguard internet domain names. The sponsoring registrar sets the status code in order to avoid unnecessary or unwanted changes affecting domains. All the information in the domain records are blocked from being accessed. If a registrar lock is set to the domain name, modification or deletion of the domain name is prohibited. Only if the domain is unlocked, can changes take place and be updated in the registry records. After submitting the changes, the registrar lock is enabled again. Renewal of domain name is possible, even if the registrar lock is set.

The domain registry will provide you the registrar lock and auto-renewal features at the time of your domain name registration. The domain registrar locking feature is to be set to each domain name separately. Single or multiple status codes are permissible for each domain record. The auto renewal feature will renew your domain names automatically before the expiration date. The domain names can be renewed for a two year period. If you do not want the locking facility, you can log in to the master account and turn it off.

Each domain using the registrar status code varies by the type of protocol used. Two kinds of protocol status codes are available, which include the Registry Registrar Protocol (RRP) status codes and Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) status codes. The largest registries such as .com and .net and many other country code top level domain names use the Registry Registrar Protocol status codes. The Extensible Provisioning Protocol that offers multiple domain status values are more often used by the .org, .biz, .info and .name registries.

The high secure registrar locking function permitted to your domain name forbids unauthorized name server changes or cancellations and also prevents any third party from accessing, transferring or hijacking your domain for their own use.