Achievement 2 @benton3 Task : Basic Security on Steem
I am writing this post to confirm with the requirements of this wonderful community, Thus in continuation of my journey , I am writing my achievement2 which highlights basic security on steem.
Thus, this writeup is to prove that I have read through the achievement2, understood it and been able to take practical steps to safeguard my valuables and wallet in this steem society. I will generally liken this explanation on securing these keys to securing your signature to your bank account or the code numbers to your safe deposit box.
Question 1:
Have you retrieved all your keys on steemit?
Answer: Yes, I have retrieved all my keys on steemit. Upon successful registration , I was able to use the master key to retrieve the other keys which are
- Private owners keys
- Private memo keys
- Private active keys and
- Private posting keys.
Question 2
Do you know each of these key functions and their restrictions?
Answer: yes. There functions are as follows
Private posting keys
These keys sre used for
A. Publishing a post
B. Commenting on a post
C. Voting other peoples post
D. Down voting post
E. Resteeming contents
F.Following and unfollowing accounts
G. Edit your post
H. Mute accounts.Private active keys.
These keys are used to
A. Transfering tokens or funds,
B. Powering up or down steems,
C. Steem BD conversions,
D. Voting for witnesses,
E. Placing an order on an exchange,
F. Some profile changes,
G. Placing a market order.
H. Creating a new user into the blockchain.Private memo keys.
These are used to
i. Encrypting of messsages
ii. Decrypting of message when transferring funds.Private owner keys
These keys are used only when it is necesssry, if an account security has been compromised, it could be used to recover such accounts. It can also be used reset all other keys.
Question 3.
How do you plan to keep your master password?
Answer: This i will do by safeguarding it both offline (writing it down in a book or diary kept for important information) and online (saving it in an external memory, duplicatng it on other online storage devices).
Question 4
Do you know how to transfer your steem token to another steem user?
Answer: Yes, this i will do by clicking on transfer button, insert the receiver's username, put in my private active keys and send.
Question 5.
Do you know how to power up your STEEM?
Answer: Yes. By clicking on power up. This converts it to steem power.
Thanks alot it a knowledge increased
You did a great job securing your account @benton03. I however did not see the power up section being answered well. I think you should check the achievement 2 posts which cover this by cryptokannon.
Screenshots always help as well. I'm always here in case you need extra help.
Click on Steem, then click power up select the amount you want to power up then click okay, you will need your private active key to perform this transaction and your steem will be converted into steem power.
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