All generic domain extensions and several country-code ones support a security lock functionality whose purpose is to block unapproved transfers of active domain names. Many registry organizations that manage country-code Top-Level Domains that do not support this option are in the process of introducing it for greater security and for the convenience of the domain name registrants. A domain name can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a registrant who has been given access to the account with the current registrar company can achieve that. New domain names are registered with the lock option activated on purpose, so as to hinder any unwanted transfer attempts. The lock option is among the security measures for regulating the transfer of existing domain names between registrars that have been introduced over the years.