All generic top-level domain name extensions and several country-code ones support a security lock feature whose function is to stop unwanted transfers of active domain names. Many domain name registry operators that oversee ccTLDs that don’t support this option are in the process of introducing it for the sake of security and for the convenience of the domain name registrants. A domain can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only a person who has been granted access to the account with the current registrar can do that. New domain names are registered with the lock option activated on purpose, so as to stop any unwanted transfer attempts. The lock option is among the safety measures for regulating the transfer of active domain names between registrar companies that have been adopted over the years.