Achievement 2 Basic Security on Steemit by @seancyril
Good day to everyone and welcome to my space on steemit. Today's post is about something that concerns all of us: security. I will be writing a few things you will have to make sure so as to keep your account safe on steemit.
One of the most important facets of security is our knowledge and understanding of the working of the system. The more we understand a system, the better we can enforce security measures.
I have my complete keys on Steemit ?
Yes, I think I do. At the point of registration, I was given a PDF file containing most of the keys I will be writing about below. I can't show you the documents for security reasons.
Identifying each keys and their functions ?
On the document I received I have the following keys among others
° Private posting key
° Private memo key
° Private active key
° Private owner Key
° Master Password
The Private memo key
The Private memo key was to be used to secure communication involving cash, but the use of a memo key is still in the future.
The Private posting key
The Private posting key is used to gain access into a Steemt account. With the posting key, we can Post and Edit a post, Up Voting or Down Vote a post, Follow a user or Resteem a post.
Private active key
A active Key is one of the Steemit keys that have great power. With an active key, an account can make transactions like Steem transfer, power up, power down, and even make a Steem Delegation.
Private owner Key
You need the Owner key to recover an account that has been hacked.
Master Password
The Master key is the key that can help generate all other keys.
How i plans to keep my keys safe
I have printed my steemit key document giving me a hard copy for safe keeping.
The key is also saved as a soft copy on my external hard disk drive.
But I feel more secure with the backup I saved on my email account
How to transfer Steem token to another User ?
login to the account with the posting key.
go to wallet from the account profile
Activate your wallet using the active key.
Go to the Steem section and Select transfer.
Type the steemit account id you are transferring to and indicate the amount to be transferred.
Select the Next button
Then Click Ok to confirm transaction.
How to power up?
A Power up is a process that saves a Steemians money
login to the account with a a posting key.
go to wallet from the account profile
Use your active key to sign-in to your wallet.
Select Power up under Steem.
Type in the amount of Steem to be powered up
Select Next option
Select the Ok button to confirm the transaction.
new Steem power
Hi, @seancyril,
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Thank you
I will do as you say.