All generic top-level domain name extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock feature whose function is to block unsolicited transfers of active domain names. Many domain registry operators that manage ccTLDs that don’t support this option are in the process of adopting it for the sake of safety and for the convenience of the domain name owners. A domain can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a person who has been given access to the account with the current domain registrar can do that. New domain names are registered with the lock option enabled on purpose, so as to stop any unapproved transfer attempts. The lock feature is among the security measures for regulating the transfer of existing domains between domain registrars that have been adopted over the years.
