Crypto Academy Season 3 Beginners' course - Task 6: Blockchain Wallet-- Types, Uses, Installation, etc. Post by @amicablepeace

INTRODUCTION

Hello wonderful steemian and prof,it is a great pleasure to be part of this wonderful community and take part in the task 6, I am amicablepeace and will attempt question 1.
Once again I thank prof @sapwood for the lecture.

Question 1

How do you store/secure your keys? What are the different forms of Private Key(Examples/Screenshot)? Download & Install TronLink Wallet(Android/iOS/Extension)? How do you store the key(Hint- write it down on a notepad, demonstrate it with examples)? Which form of the key are you comfortable with to handle your TronLink Wallet? Include Screenshots & hide/blur the sensitive information

          Answer

• How do you store/secure your keys?

To me the Steemit Keys are very important instruments because these are passwords used to access different features meaning that before you can access any account, these keys will be required and in some handle you can easily retrieve it when misplaced but joining Steemit platform in April, I know they are very strict because before I open it, I went through the rules and regulations and just like other block chain once you miss your keys or passwords. You lose the amount and fund it and there are not to be blamed, ever since then, I normally secure my keys by writing it down in five different materials in case I lose it, I know I can still find it in four (4) others. I also developed another strategy of saving it in my SMS as drafts or mailbox for easy retrieval.

Different Forms of Private Key Explain and Screenshot

There are 3 main types of private keys which is very essential when it comes to block chain there are

• Mnemonics
• Store Key File
• Private

Mnemonic keys

Mnemonics are keys that are arranged in form of words that you can read and are very easy for someone to understand due to simplicity.
These types of keys are always made up of 12-24 words that are easy and simple to read where they are arranged.
It is the easiest when it comes to the three types of private keys. The Mnemonic key can also be known as seed key or Mnemonic paraphrase.
You can save or store these keys either by screenshoting the picture or by writing it down in your diary. We also make use of the Mnemonic keys in changing other keys

Example of where to find these keys is when you are signing- up for Tron.

Private Keys

The private key is the key that is made-up of two 2 bottles. The alphabets and numbers, the password is always a combination of both the small letter and capital letters are always mixed up with numbers in this type of keys and are very long that make it very hard in memorizing unlike the mnemonic keys.
Same as other keys, the private key is very essential, once you lose key you lose the account, Example of where it find it is when you sign-up into the steemit platform.
Saved by writing it down or draft.

           aBcd213fg407bc776

Store Key File

Unlike the other Two (2) key which are the mnemonics and private keys, store key file is the hardest of all, it is always made up of the combination of symbol, letter and number, it can also be saved offline because it is risky if you decide to write it down, you may miss a letter, figure or even symbol which will not be correct when logging in.
Saving it offline is the best method and whenever you want to receive it all you do is to put password and it will automatically retrieved.

H+hg7fui-v+n!b:fujjj&jn;hkksjshisjnjsgisjh!v:([[nv'"-+k;&lh'yi46i4r8i;b_5

DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL TRONLINK WALLET.

      ANSWER 

• Step 1
  In order for me to download a tron link wallet
  I will first go to my google playstore and search
  

  
  
  

• Step 2
  After searching,I installed the tron link wallet

• Step 3
  After installing,I open the application
  

Step 4
Opening the application I saw features like create account,cold wallet and import account

• Step 5
  I click on create account but before that I have to agree on the terms and conditions
  

• Step 6
  I was ask to set a username which will be long which I did
  

• Step 7
  I was ask to create a password that contains both the upper,lower case alphabet and numbers which I did
  

• Step 8
  A Mnemonic keys will be displayed and you will be ask to back it up but you are not permitted to do screenshot but blur it
  

• Step 9
  After the that you will be ask to do confirmation of the keys

• Step 10
  After Step 8 and 9 your account will be created note that you can also skip it and your account will be created automatically but keep your keys safe

Which form of the key are you comfortable with to handle your TronLink Wallet? Include Screenshots & hide/blur the sensitive information

As I explained earlier, I don’t joke with anything keys or password because I once fell victim by losing my block chain account. I store my keys by writing it down in 5 different materials of mine and keep it in a very safe place in different corners of the room in the house. So that if you find it hard to see it in a room you will see it in another room.
Which form of the key are you comfortable with to handle in your tron wallet.
I will be comfortable with the private key format because it is being made up of letters and numbers and I have to be careful when copying it out or typing it to save as draft compared to mnemonics which is easy to memorize that once you mistakenly expose it to your friend or someone can easily memorize ans hacked into your account but that is not the case in private key some can see this type of keys but to memorize keys is very difficult, that is why I am comfortable with private keys.

Conclusion

The tasks is an interesting tasks, I have been able to know how to get a tron link wallet. I also know about keys and how to recognize it, different method of saving my keys and avoiding it to miss and protect my account too.
Thank you prof @sapwood for the interesting lecture.