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Domain Locking is a cheap security feature offered at Truehost. Domain Lock is also called Registrar Lock or Client Transfer Prohibited. Domain locking is geared towards prohibiting unauthorized changes on DNS information. DNS information includes registrar and administrative information, name servers e.t.c.<\/p>\n

Truehost allow clients to lock domain from the client area portal.<\/p>\n

To access domain lock go to the Domain Menu<\/p>\n

Under Domain Menu go to my domains<\/p>\n

For the particular domain (to lock) click manage domain \u2013 under the drop down<\/p>\n

See — what would you like to do today?<\/p>\n

Click — Change the registrar lock status for your domain<\/p>\n

Click on Enable Registrar Lock to lock the domain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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