All generic extensions and several country-code ones support a security lock option whose purpose is to impede unwanted transfers of active domain names. Lots of registry operators that oversee country-code Top-Level Domains that don’t support this feature are in the process of introducing it for the sake of safety and for the convenience of the domain owners. A domain can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only an individual who has been given access to the account with the current registrar can do that. New domains are registered with the lock feature enabled intentionally, so as to impede any unauthorized transfer attempts. The lock option is one of the security measures for regulating the transfer of active domain names between registrar companies that have been adopted over the years.