Achievement 2@Presh-omah Task:Basic Keys on Steem

in Newcomers' Community4 years ago (edited)

Hello steem world,,

Hope we all had a wonderful day?
It's a great pleasure to carry out my 2nd task here,which is to elaborate on the various securities on steem..
Security literally means a condition of not being threatened,,either physically,,psychologically and so on.This simply means that the importance of security in our lives cannot be over emphasized.

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The above notes will help us to know that even as STEEMIANS,there is a great need to be SECURED from impersonators and it will link us to having the knowledge of the basic security keys on steem.
When you first register your steem account,,a "Master password" is usually given,a single complicated string of characters,you need to remember to login to your steem account.
However,,in reality,your steem account is protected by multiple keys/passwords with their specific purposes.
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The keys are:
•The master key
•The posting key
•The active key
•The memo key
•The owner key

THE MASTER KEY: Just as the name implies,, it's the foundation on which other keys are built.It is the key that gives one access to other keys.Having this key can help you retrieve all other keys of account.

THE POSTING KEY:It is mainly used for submitting posts, applying upvotes and downvotes,selecting and deselecting followers,muting accounts and claiming reward balances.It offers the safest way to access your account on daily basis and it is recommended that you develop the habit of using it as your primary way of logging into your account..

THE ACTIVE KEY:It is used for monetary and wallet related actions such as transferring tokens or powering STEEM up and down.Inotherwords,it is used to confirm transactions or trades or in changing user settings.

THE MEMO KEY:This is used for handling private messages and encrypted transaction memos.It is the only key that can encrypt and decrypt private messages sent via your account..

THE OWNER KEY:It is used to reset all other keys.It is recommended to be kept offline all times.This is the key that should be safeguarded most against lost and theft because once lost,,your account can be entirely taken over by a malicious person.The loss of this key can severely limit the operation of an account.

*How Do I Find These Keys If Only I Know My Master Password and Owner Key?
First go to https.//steem.com.If you're already signed in,log out.Now press "Sign in" once again and log in with your "Master password"
After logging in,,press your profile picture at the top-right corner of your screen.Then press the "Wallet tab".
Within the wallet section,,there are three different sections.Click on the one marked "Permissions".Now you should be able to see your sections with QR codes and public keys.These are only the public keys for each section.To see the Posting Private Key,press the "Show Private Key"button next to the public key.To see the Active Private Key ,press the "Login to show"button next to Avlctive Public key then log in to see it.
You will not be able to see the Owner Private Key because it's the most secured key and should be kept offline as much as possible.

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•How To Transfer Steem Token To Another Steem User Account.

Login to your wallet ,,sign in with your "Active Key" and click on Steem dollars drop down arrow.Click on transfer.
Input the username of the person you want to transfer to..
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Then create a memo, submit and confirm with your "Active key".Input the amount you want to transfer and then click on power up to transfer..

•How To Power Up steem

Also go to wallet and click on the down under STEEM and the image below will be shown to you.
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Then click on "Power up"option,,you will be directed to a page where you will input the number of steem you want to power up as shown below
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After inputing your desired number of steem,,you click on the "Power up" option to finish up with your Active key..

Following the above directions and rules,,,ones account can neither be hacked,,lost or impersonated....

Thanks for making out time to read my achievement post..

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  Written by @presh-omah
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