All generic Top-Level Domain extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock option whose function is to hinder unsanctioned transfers of active domain names. Many registry operators that manage country-code TLDs that don’t support this option are in the process of adopting it for greater security and for the convenience of the domain owners. A domain name can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only a registrant who has been given access to the account with the current registrar company can achieve that. New domain names are registered with the lock option activated on purpose, so as to impede any unwanted transfer attempts. The lock feature is among the security measures for regulating the transfer of active domains between domain registrars that have been introduced over the years.