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'''Domain Locking''', sometimes referred to as [[Registry]] or Registrar-locking, describes the service provided by registries or registrars to "lock" a domain name so that it cannot be transferred or altered without the explicit permission of the registrant.<ref name="mt">https://kb.mediatemple.net/questions/42/What+is+domain+locking%3F Media Temple</ref><ref name="veris">http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/products-and-services/domain-name-services/registry-products/registry-lock/index.xhtml Verisign</ref> If a lock is in place, the registrant must request that the name be "unlocked" before such changes can be made.<ref name="mt"/><ref>http://help.yahoo.com/kb/index?page=content&y=PROD_YSB_DOMAIN&locale=en_US&id=SLN18041&actp=lorax&pir=0qrVUrJibUnBuJ3OWmcYFD9ACYKqtbH6GIkAe6pJVZnZW6TYzmKq0XCL3e.GMoRsCMYj3lNivkVDQMr1ooZ6BWxuzssxYq4pbfVwZWW.OsBGC1BAFNwM8fsmO.Bf14hGsjhoz8_UOXF2xo1EpGiHk2cnK69OQFOFf_l7bQZS51CNKbI7Wg0GTPnVx4ogAurkaqidHQNdttkBA493EycAPl42Ev6iJ3OKAHYJZZT9FvL0E2f7F2PL_8zFY4jPZIDZL4_QabjMV2pmfBTj7w6ATb_xEW2k9iRsT1fw0zYYhL.dmE5VtyNElZZ8v2kCwDYdWG1JzNeSS9nWGiw05t5_SF68Pz1w7IedrlPL81Pj1qpKulgHgebhcEiEqCDtaYtQCmMdfUGOINdTS4RFuK4YHiVnvq.wqg--</ref~~><ref name="veris"/~~>

'''Domain Locking''', sometimes referred to as [[Registry]] or Registrar-locking, describes the service provided by registries or registrars to "lock" a domain name so that it cannot be transferred or altered without the explicit permission of the registrant.<ref name="mt">https://kb.mediatemple.net/questions/42/What+is+domain+locking%3F Media Temple</ref><ref name="veris">http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/products-and-services/domain-name-services/registry-products/registry-lock/index.xhtml Verisign</ref> If a lock is in place, the registrant must request that the name be "unlocked" before such changes can be made.<ref name="mt"/><ref name="veris"/><ref>http://help.yahoo.com/kb/index?page=content&y=PROD_YSB_DOMAIN&locale=en_US&id=SLN18041&actp=lorax&pir=0qrVUrJibUnBuJ3OWmcYFD9ACYKqtbH6GIkAe6pJVZnZW6TYzmKq0XCL3e.GMoRsCMYj3lNivkVDQMr1ooZ6BWxuzssxYq4pbfVwZWW.OsBGC1BAFNwM8fsmO.Bf14hGsjhoz8_UOXF2xo1EpGiHk2cnK69OQFOFf_l7bQZS51CNKbI7Wg0GTPnVx4ogAurkaqidHQNdttkBA493EycAPl42Ev6iJ3OKAHYJZZT9FvL0E2f7F2PL_8zFY4jPZIDZL4_QabjMV2pmfBTj7w6ATb_xEW2k9iRsT1fw0zYYhL.dmE5VtyNElZZ8v2kCwDYdWG1JzNeSS9nWGiw05t5_SF68Pz1w7IedrlPL81Pj1qpKulgHgebhcEiEqCDtaYtQCmMdfUGOINdTS4RFuK4YHiVnvq.wqg--</ref>

==Public Perception==

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*View ICANN's [http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/transfers/foa-conf-12jul04-en.htm Standardized Authorization Form] required to transfer domain names from one registrar to another

*See ICANN's [http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/transfers/policy Transfer Policy]

==~~Related Articles~~==

==See also==

*[[Domain Slamming]]

*[[Domain Name Hijacking]]

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~~[[Category:Featured]]~~

[[Category:Practices]]

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-'''Domain Locking''', sometimes referred to as [[Registry]] or Registrar-locking, describes the service provided by registries or registrars to "lock" a domain name so that it cannot be transferred or altered without the explicit permission of the registrant.<ref name="mt">https://kb.mediatemple.net/questions/42/What+is+domain+locking%3F Media Temple</ref><ref name="veris">http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/products-and-services/domain-name-services/registry-products/registry-lock/index.xhtml Verisign</ref> If a lock is in place, the registrant must request that the name be "unlocked" before such changes can be made.<ref name="mt"/><ref>http://help.yahoo.com/kb/index?page=content&y=PROD_YSB_DOMAIN&locale=en_US&id=SLN18041&actp=lorax&pir=0qrVUrJibUnBuJ3OWmcYFD9ACYKqtbH6GIkAe6pJVZnZW6TYzmKq0XCL3e.GMoRsCMYj3lNivkVDQMr1ooZ6BWxuzssxYq4pbfVwZWW.OsBGC1BAFNwM8fsmO.Bf14hGsjhoz8_UOXF2xo1EpGiHk2cnK69OQFOFf_l7bQZS51CNKbI7Wg0GTPnVx4ogAurkaqidHQNdttkBA493EycAPl42Ev6iJ3OKAHYJZZT9FvL0E2f7F2PL_8zFY4jPZIDZL4_QabjMV2pmfBTj7w6ATb_xEW2k9iRsT1fw0zYYhL.dmE5VtyNElZZ8v2kCwDYdWG1JzNeSS9nWGiw05t5_SF68Pz1w7IedrlPL81Pj1qpKulgHgebhcEiEqCDtaYtQCmMdfUGOINdTS4RFuK4YHiVnvq.wqg--</ref><ref name="veris"/>
+'''Domain Locking''', sometimes referred to as [[Registry]] or Registrar-locking, describes the service provided by registries or registrars to "lock" a domain name so that it cannot be transferred or altered without the explicit permission of the registrant.<ref name="mt">https://kb.mediatemple.net/questions/42/What+is+domain+locking%3F Media Temple</ref><ref name="veris">http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/products-and-services/domain-name-services/registry-products/registry-lock/index.xhtml Verisign</ref> If a lock is in place, the registrant must request that the name be "unlocked" before such changes can be made.<ref name="mt"/><ref name="veris"/><ref>http://help.yahoo.com/kb/index?page=content&y=PROD_YSB_DOMAIN&locale=en_US&id=SLN18041&actp=lorax&pir=0qrVUrJibUnBuJ3OWmcYFD9ACYKqtbH6GIkAe6pJVZnZW6TYzmKq0XCL3e.GMoRsCMYj3lNivkVDQMr1ooZ6BWxuzssxYq4pbfVwZWW.OsBGC1BAFNwM8fsmO.Bf14hGsjhoz8_UOXF2xo1EpGiHk2cnK69OQFOFf_l7bQZS51CNKbI7Wg0GTPnVx4ogAurkaqidHQNdttkBA493EycAPl42Ev6iJ3OKAHYJZZT9FvL0E2f7F2PL_8zFY4jPZIDZL4_QabjMV2pmfBTj7w6ATb_xEW2k9iRsT1fw0zYYhL.dmE5VtyNElZZ8v2kCwDYdWG1JzNeSS9nWGiw05t5_SF68Pz1w7IedrlPL81Pj1qpKulgHgebhcEiEqCDtaYtQCmMdfUGOINdTS4RFuK4YHiVnvq.wqg--</ref>
 ==Public Perception==
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 *View ICANN's [http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/transfers/foa-conf-12jul04-en.htm Standardized Authorization Form] required to transfer domain names from one registrar to another
 *See ICANN's [http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/transfers/policy Transfer Policy]
-==Related Articles==
+==See also==
 *[[Domain Slamming]]
 *[[Domain Name Hijacking]]
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-[[Category:Featured]]
 [[Category:Practices]]