Securing Your Domain Registrar Account
Your registrar account is the master key to your entire online presence. Anyone who gains access can redirect your website, intercept your email or even steal the domain outright. Securing this account is therefore one of the highest-value security steps you can take.
The good news is that strong protection is straightforward to set up and rarely gets in your way day to day.
The Stakes
Domain hijacking is rare but devastating. With control of your domain, an attacker can impersonate you, capture password resets sent to your email, and hold your name to ransom.
Essential Protections
A handful of measures dramatically reduce the risk.
- Enable two-factor authentication on the account.
- Use a strong, unique password stored in a password manager.
- Turn on the registrar's domain lock to block transfers.
- Keep the account's recovery email secure and monitored.
Ownership Hygiene
Register the domain to your company with a role-based email rather than an individual's personal account, so access survives staff changes. We help structure this safely.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a registrar lock?
It is a setting that prevents your domain from being transferred away until you deliberately unlock it, blocking unauthorised transfers.
If you need a hand with any of this, your Progressive Robot delivery team is ready to help. Raise a ticket from the Support area of your client portal or speak to your account manager and we will guide you through the next steps.