All generic top-level domain name extensions and certain country-code ones support a security lock feature whose purpose is to impede unauthorized transfers of active domain names. Many registry operators that manage country-code TLDs that don’t support this feature are in the process of introducing it for better safety and for the convenience of the domain owners. A domain name can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a person who has been given access to the account with the current registrar can achieve that. New domain names are registered with the lock option enabled on purpose, so as to impede any unwanted transfer attempts. The lock feature is one of the security measures for controlling the transfer of active domains between registrar companies that have been adopted over the years.