After reading the post of @prayzz on "Hive Keys and it's Security" and browsing the features of hive.blog . I am writing my Task-01 Post of Stage-02.
Greetings Everyone:
Account security is very important to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive information. Password protected accounts are very common and widely used for a variety of online applications including instant messaging, personal and business e-mail, and online banking and retail purchasing.
Passwords provide the first line of defense against unauthorized access to your account and personal information. These passwords are called Security Keys in Hive.
Course Outline:
In this post we discuss about
- Types of Hive Security Keys
- Important of Hive Security Keys
- How we locate Hive Security Keys ?
- What are Function / Permission of each Key ?
- What measures have we taken to keep our Keys Safe ?
Types & Importance of Hive Security Keys:
In Hive we use four types of Hive Keys to perform different operations and fifth key is associated with usernames and can be used to look up associated transactions on the blockchain.
- Posting Key
- Active Key
- Owner Key
- Memo Key
- Public Key
Posting Key:
Posting Key is use to perform following social networking activities.
- Publish a post or comment
- Edit a post or comment
- Upvote or downvote
- Reblog content
- Follow people
- Mute accounts
Active key:
Active key is use for following more sensitive monetary-related actions.
- Transfer tokens
- Power HIVE up or down
- HBD conversion
- Vote for witnesses
- Place an order on an exchange
- Certain profile changes
- Publish a Witness price feed
- Create a new user
Owner Key:
The owner key is use to change the other keys.
- Reset Owner, Active, and Posting keys
- Recover your account
- Decline voting rights
Memo Key:
The Memo Key is use to encrypt and decrypt private messages that are sent through the blockchain.
Public Key :
As stated above, Public Key is associated with usernames and can be used to look up associated transactions on the blockchain.
How to locate Hive Keys:
Follow the steps given below to locate your Hive Keys.
- Open hive.blog in your web browser.
- Enter Username and Posting Key to login. After login following window will appear on your mobile screen.
- Then go to your wallet as shown below 👇
- When wallet window appears on your mobile screen, click on "Keys and Permissions" as shown below 👇
- Click on Reveal Button to see your Hive Keys, as shown below 👇
What measures have we taken to keep our Keys Safe ?
- First of all you should write ✍️ your Hive Keys on a paper because no one can hack your password written on a paper. Paper is not attached to any online device so it is save method to store your Hive Keys 🗝️.
- Second, you Don't share your Hive Keys to anyone because if anyone have your Hive Keys, he can transfer tokens from your Wallet to any other wallet. He can share abusive or any material from your account. He can downvote anyone from your account. He can do everything on behalf of you. So, please don't share your private Hive Keys to any other person.
- You should use your Hive Keys only for login to your Hive account and for making transactions from your wallet, nothing else on hive would require you to input your private keys. You should avoid to enter your Hive Keys in phishing links.
I try my best to describe my whole knowledge of Hive Keys, I apologize in advance if I made any mistake or violate any Community rule. My friend borrowed my laptop from me due to his exams. So I am unable to edit my screenshots properly. In next task, I edit my screenshots properly.
Thanks 🌹 for your time to read my post. Feel free to ask questions if you can't any point in my post.