All generic Top-Level Domain extensions and several country-code ones support a security lock option whose purpose is to stop unsolicited transfers of existing domain names. Many registry organizations that supervise 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 registrants. A domain name can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only an individual who has been given access to the account with the current registrar can achieve that. New domain names are registered with the lock feature enabled intentionally, so as to block any unwanted transfer attempts. The lock feature is among the security measures for regulating the transfer of active domains between domain name registrars that have been adopted over the years.