Ask HN: Have you ever enabled a domain name registry lock?

#1

Post by blex » Thu, Oct 14, 2021, 4:54 PM UTC

Most registrars offer a registrar lock, which prevents the transfer of a domain.

But how to actually enable registry lock, at Verisign level for .com domains? Verisign's page about this doesn't explain how to actually do it.

Have you ever done it?

Re: Ask HN: Have you ever enabled a domain name registry lock?

#2

Post by LinuxBender » Thu, Oct 14, 2021, 6:12 PM UTC

This [1] is all it means. To enable it contact your registrar. Make sure you discuss with them what is required to unlock it. Each registrar is a little different and some try to go above and beyond by requiring you follow some arduous process to unlock it. I have enabled it on some company domains at MarkMonitor. They had a few options including one called SuperLock but most registrars do exactly what is on that wiki page. Ensure you keep your contact information on their site up to date, especially your email and phone numbers. Also ask them if you can set a PIN code in case you get locked out of your account. If you are doing this for a company, ensure you have multiple admin/technical contacts and that is also kept current. One should go to an alias/distro for your team.

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registrar-Lock

Re: Ask HN: Have you ever enabled a domain name registry lock?

#3

Post by blex » Thu, Oct 14, 2021, 7:18 PM UTC

LinuxBender wrote: post #2

This [1] is all it means. To enable it contact your registrar. Make sure you discuss with them what is required to unlock it. Each registrar is a little different and some try to go above and beyond by requiring you follow some arduous process to unlock it. I have enabled it on some company domains at MarkMonitor. They had a few options including one called SuperLock but most registrars do exactly what is on that wik…

Thanks but I don't mean registrar lock, but registry lock. See https://www.verisign.com/en_US/channel-resources/domain-regi...

Registrar lock is just a lock at registrar level, but here I'm speaking about a lock at Verisign level for a .com domain.