Achievements 2:Basic Security on Steemit|| by @treasurefair

Greetings great steemians

Introduction

I will be writing a little post about steem’s Basic security key. Hackers usually take advantage of people’s laziness to protect their keys by stealing their identity, money as well as their information.

The most crucial aspect of any online platform is security. We have a unique system in steemit security where every activity has different key that can be used. The main purpose of the keys is to protect us from hackers.

Below is the keys found in steemit and their Various functions.

ACTIVE KEY

Because it can be used for wallet-related actions, the Active key is more sensitive than the posting key. It is the next private key in the hierarchy and should be kept safe because it can be used to perform activities in your wallet if stolen.

The Active key can be used to exchange and transfer tokens, convert SBD, power up or down Steem, make an order on an exchange, and vote for witness.
Go to your wallet, click on keys and permissions, and then on Active key to see your Active key.

MASTER PASSWORD

The master password is the one you were given when you signed up. Because other keys are produced from it, it is referred to as a master password rather than a key. As a result, it is extremely sensitive and should be kept safe, potentially even offline as a hardcopy, and only utilized when absolutely required.

OWNER KEY

Among the private keys, this is the most delicate and critical. It has the ability to change the other keys, as well as the ability to recover your account if necessary.
As a result, this key should be handled with caution and stored safely.

The Owner key can also be used to deny voting rights and to reset the posting and active keys.

POSTING KEY

The posting key is the lowest in the private key hierarchy. And it can't be utilized to make any wallet-related choices or perform any wallet-related tasks.

Even if it is taken, the tokens in your account will not be affected; still, it should be kept safe. This key can also be used to log in to a variety of Steem-powered social media platforms.

Upvoting, posting, commenting, editing a post or comment, downvoting, and muting accounts are all possible with the posting key.

Go to wallet, click keys and permissions, then scroll down and click posting key to see your posting key.

Memo key

The memo key is used to encrypt and decrypt private messages when trying to transfer funds.

It is worthy to note that all of these Key are very important and should be kept safe especially the master key.

Below is a demonstration of how to transfer steem from one account to another and how to power up.

• I will log into my wallet using my active key

• I will click on steem arrow, which brings a drop down menu from which I will select transfer

I can now enter the account information for the steem account I wish to transfer steem and click the next button.

After that, I will select the option to turn on the power

I can enter the amount of power I wish to gain and then click the power up button again.

If I want to turn off the computer, I must log into my wallet using my Active key. Then select power down from the drop-down menu

By clicking the power down button, I can enter the amount I wish to power down and submit.

Thank you for reading through

@bright-obias
@ngoenyi