Achievement 2 by @steemtopus : Basic Security on Steem
The first thing to do is to note down your master/owners keys in a piece of paper and keep the paper in a safe and secure place. or you even safe it on a google drive, flash drive, secure cloud storage or even print it out and safeguide. It is that important. You are entirely responsible for saving password, backing it up and keeping it safe. The password should never be put in a third party website to avoid it being stolen.
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I am writing this post to prove that I have read all through and understood the basic security measures on steem and how to protect my keys from third parties.
These basic security information on steem has to do with how safe I keep my generated private keys from hackers.
The keys include:
POSTING KEYS: these keys are used for;
- publishing a post
- comment
- to edit
- upvote or down vote
- resteem contents of other steemians
- following and unfollowing people or accounts
- and finding mute accounts.
ACTIVE KEYS: They are used for;
- transferring token or funds
- to power up or down transactions
- converting steem dollars voting for witnesses
- updating profile details and avatar (profile picture)
MEMO KEYS: Memo Keys are used for;
- encrypting and decrypting memos when transferring fund.
- And also viewing an encrypted message.
OWNERS KEYS: I can use it;
- to reset my active and posting key to recover my account
- declining vote rights.
Question 1
Have you retrieve all your keys on steemit ?
Yes, I have retrieved all my private keys on steemit. I did that after creating my account There is a pdf containing my private keys requesting me to download which i did.
Question 2
Do you know each of these key functions and restrictions?
Answer: Yes I know each of the key functions and restrictions.
Question 3
How do you plan to keep your master password?
Answer: it is saved on my gmail
Question 4
Do you know how to transfer your steem token to another steem user account?
Answer: Sure; by clicking on transfer button, insert the receiver’s username, input my private active keys and send.
*I go to my wallet, click steem and then transfer
- I then fill the appropriates
Then next and confirm
Question 5
Do you know how to power up your STEEM?
Answer: Yes. Let me demonstrate how to power up:
- I go to my wallet, click on steem and then power up
- And then fill the appropriates
- Then click power up
My achievement 1 link below
https://steemit.com/hive-172186/@steemtopus/acheivement-1-getting-verified-through-introduction
Thanks for reading through my achievement2.
Please Describe Q no:5 and also provide the Screenshot of the Qno: 4-5.
Please Provide the Source of the images.
Done, thanks for the attention
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Rating: 2
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Hi, @steemtopus,
Your post has been supported by @njiatanga from the Steem Greeter Team.
Congrats on your Achievement 2 task. It is good you know the importance of your serious keys and how you should keep them safe. I look forward to see your next achievement task.
Best wishes
Thank you boss, i am now following you, please do well to follow me back too. Cheers to growth
@steemtopus this is well dealt with.
#Steem-on
Thank you boss, i am now following you, please do well to follow me back too. Cheers to growth
Nice entry, congratulations on your achivement 2