Hallo.. Good afternoon friends of the #hivelearnes community wherever you are, meet me again @abizahid. I hope that all of my friends are doing well with their beloved family at home.
According to the rules set by the #hivelearners community that every hive account with a reputation of 25-59 must upload a post about "Hive Locks and their Security", so on this good occasion I will try to review a little about what a hive key is and how important it is hive for a hivian...
Everything in our lives that is related to personal assets, be it property in the form of houses, shops, buildings or other financial facilities, certainly requires something in the form of a personal "key" for us to secure it from interference or theft from irresponsible people. This private key is very important because as we understand so far that if our personal assets and financial facilities are not protected (secure) to the maximum, it will make it easier for people who previously had bad intentions to rob them.
Likewise with hives, in hive accounts each of us has a wallet that functions to store hive tokens generated by each hivian from uploading posts which are then upvoted by other hivians and can be claimed after the 7-day broadcast period. This hive token can be said to be a hivian personal asset and of course very valuable, it can be converted to Hive Power or to Hive Dollars and can also be transferred or delegated to another hive account. This hive token can be said to be a kind of crypto like Bitcoin.
So to secure this hive account, a "hive key is needed. In this hive there are four kinds of locks and of course each one has a different function that is adjusted to its place. The four keys are:
a. The master key is the most powerful key in the hive.
b. The active lock is the second very strong lock in the hive.
c. The post key is the most used key in hive.
d. The memo key is a key that is rarely used in hives and is not very important.
Furthermore, for any hivian who wants to know where their respective hive keys are stored, it is very easy. He just needs to go to the Wallet, then click on Keys and Permissions after which we will easily see all the keys stored in our hive account. Below are screenshots that will make it easier for each hivian to understand the flow.
Step 1, Click Wallet
Step 2, Click Keys and Permission
Step 3, Click Reveal to unlock the saved key
Well, then after we understand and know where to store our respective hive keys, then every hivian is highly recommended to store the four hive keys in a place that is considered the safest. The following tips can be given to each hivian so that the hive key remains safe, namely:
a. It is forbidden to tell anyone about your hive key.
b. It is forbidden to enter or click on any link that requires you to enter a hive key, except for transacting in your wallet according to your individual needs.
c. It is recommended that you write your hive key somewhere on paper, it will be very helpful if you forget your hive key. And it is not recommended that you store the hive key on your phone or on some apps that store passwords.