All generic extensions and some country-code ones support a security lock feature whose purpose is to hinder unsolicited transfers of existing domains. Lots of domain name registry organizations that oversee ccTLDs that don’t support this feature are in the process of adopting it for the sake of safety and for the convenience of the domain registrants. A domain name can be transferred only on the condition that it is unlocked and only a registrant who has been granted access to the account with the current domain registrar can do that. New domain names are registered with the lock option activated deliberately, so as to stop any unsanctioned transfer attempts. The lock option is among the safety measures for controlling the transfer of existing domain names between domain name registrars that have been adopted over the years.