Achievement 2: Basic Security on Steemit

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How would I know if my Steemit Account is secure?

The base of trusting any website is utterly dependent on their Security Policy which ensures the encryption of your personal data

Steemit uses special different types of Keys to secure your account and data instead of passwords
And these keys are powerful enough to ensure that your account is secure for lifetime..

How can I keep my Account secure?

Keep your keys and especially Master Password save and handwritten somewhere and never share your account information or keys with someone else

What are Steemit Keys?

Steemit Keys are Specifically designed to keep your data encrypted and account safe for lifetime..

These are the Steemit Keys:

Posting key-

This is the basic key used to login to Steemit and with the aid of this key,you can comment,post and vote on others posts so basically it is also used to perform social actions

Active key-

With the help of this key you can transfer your funds,power up your STEEM up and down and convert your Steemit Dollars So basically it is used for monetary and wallet related actions

Owner key-

This key has the ability to reset or recover all your other keys In simple words,you can get new keys You must keep it offline to keep it safe because it has the power to reset all your other keys even the Owner key and it is used to recover your account if compromised

Memo key-

This key is used for the encryption and decryption of memos and it decrypts your private memos while transferring

Master Password-

Master Password is used to generate all your other four keys If you want to recover your account then you'll need Master Password By using the Master Password, you'll download a document including all your keys and then you can use them to get back to your account That's why you're required to keep your Master Password safe also

Make sure that you have got all the information about various keys written above.Now you're gonna be answering the questions written below and post it on Steemit

Question 1 : Have you retrieve all your keys on Steemit?

Yes I have downloaded all of them

Question 2: Do you know each of these keys function?

Yes all the key functions were written on the pdf which I downloaded and this helped me a lot in thoroughly understanding the functions and working of the keys

Question 3: How do you plan to save your master key?

I have saved it in my Google Drive

Question 4: Do you know how to transfer your liquid STEEM token to another account?

Yes
Fristly, I'll log in to my Steemit Account
Second, I'll click on my Wallet,then I'll find my balance STEEM and click on the down arrow to choose transfer.
Third, A page will pop up with my required Username and the amount of steems I want to transfer.
Lastly, I'll just click on the ok button to finalize the transfer.

Here are some screenshots that'll clarify the above mentioned information..

Do you know how to power up liquid?

Yes I know and I can show you with the help of screenshots

After selecting ok, you'll clearly see the power up steems on your screen
As I have gotten my first post verified I'm hoping that this 2nd Achievement of mine will also soon be verified so that I could move on towards the next stunning Achievement soon..

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