Domain Transfer Lock Aws

If you encounter issues while locking a domain you can contact aws support for free.

Domain transfer lock aws. If your domain is transfer locked it could be due to the following factors. Some tlds have additional requirements to transfer domains. The domain registries for all generic top level domains tlds and several geographic tlds provide the option to lock your domain. If you enable transfer lock for a domain the status is updated to clienttransferprohibited.

When the transfer lock is enabled the value of statuslist includes clienttransferprohibited. Choose the name of the domain that you want to update. To confirm that the transfer lock has been changed you can run get domain detail. To confirm that the transfer lock has been changed you can run get domain detail.

It is recommended that feature should be enabled in your aws cloud so as to protect your resources from potential security threats which can hit your infrastructure via the routed internet traffic. Aws route53 has a feature called domain transfer lock feature which prevents unauthorized transfers from the user s domain to any other domain without the user s permissions. For more information about the transfer process see transferring a domain from amazon route 53 to another registrar in the amazon route 53 developer guide. If the new registrar reports that the transfer failed because the authorization code that you got from route 53 isn t valid open a case with aws support.

Click pn the domain name as a link to access the configuration settings and under the registered doamins check for transfer lock option. Select the domain that needs to be verified for domain transfer lock. For more information see contacting aws support about domain registration issues. If your domain is under a domain transfer lock you will be unable to transfer it.

This is an internal lock that we your domain registrar place on your domains in an effort to keep them from being transferred or moved to another account by anyone other than the owner. Before transferring a domain be sure that your current registrar will allow the transfer that amazon supports the top level domain tld of your domain name and that your dns is configured to correctly route traffic to your domain after your domain is transferred when you re ready transfer your domain. Locking a domain prevents someone from transferring the domain to another registrar without your permission. For more information about the transfer process see transferring a domain from amazon route 53 to another registrar in the amazon route 53 developer guide.

When the transfer lock is disabled the value of statuslist does not include clienttransferprohibited. When you transfer a domain to another registrar all status updates go to the new registrar so route 53 has no information about why a transfer failed. Audit to determine if your domain names have the transfer lock feature enabled perform the following.