Basic steem security

in Newcomers' Community3 years ago (edited)

Hi! Great steemitians, my name is Okoroafor Ihunanya (queenshalom) and this is me making my achievement 2 post on basic security on steemit.

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Question 1

Have you retrieved all your keys on steemit?

Yes, as advised while registering on steemit, I have saved all my keys on draft in my gmail account and google account.

Question 2

Do you know the function and restriction of each key?

I have read through the instructions and have used them in their various capacity, Yes, I know how each of the keys function.
The functions are as follows:

  • Master key:
    It is used to generate the document password

  • Private posting key:
    As the name implies it can be used to login to the steemit app to carry out activities such as voting, community and posting.

  • Owner key:
    As the name goes it has owner's function in the sense that the owner of the steemit account uses his/her private owner key to reset all other keys.

  • private Active key:
    This key is used for different transactions of monetary importance such as powering up stem or powering down stem and also to transfer tokens.

  • Memo key:
    The function of private memo key is to decrypt or decode private transfer memos.

Question 3

How do you plan to keep your master password?

As an online safety precautionary measure, I saved all my keys including my master password in my offline backup file and cloud in my google account.

Question 4:

Do you know how to transfer your steem token to another stem user account?

Yes, I have read and learnt how to transfer tokens.

Step1: log in to steem account using the private posting key.

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Step 2: select " transfer steem to any account option.

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Step 3: select the steem power and transfer to the other account or memo in question by
typing the steem address and pressing select.

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Step 4: A notification of successful transaction will be received.

Question 5:

Do you know how to power up your steem?
Yes, I do know how to power up my steem.

It is stated in the below steps

Step 1: log in to your wallet account by using the private active key.

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Step 2: Click on the steem botton which opens to show other options.

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Step 3: From the options click on power up.

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Step 4: put the amount you wish to power up

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Step 5: Your steem balance will be changed to steem power. This process increases your steem power.

I am really happy and grateful to complete this achievement thank you steemit for the love has yesterday was my wedding day am honored.

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@boss75

 3 years ago 

Thank you so much sir

 3 years ago 

Hi, @queenshalom,

Your post has been supported by @dilchamo from the Steem Greeter Team.