All generic domain extensions and some country-code ones support a security lock feature whose purpose is to hinder unsolicited transfers of active domain names. Lots of registry organizations that supervise country-code Top-Level Domains that do not support this feature are in the process of adopting it for the sake of security and for the convenience of the domain name owners. A domain can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a person who has access to the account with the current domain name registrar can accomplish that. New domain names are registered with the lock feature enabled on purpose, so as to hinder any unsolicited transfer attempts. The lock option is one of the security measures for controlling the transfer of active domains between domain registrars that have been introduced over the years.