Steem Key Management
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Why Manage Your Keys
If you don't manage your keys correctly, you are putting your account at risk. If you get hacked you are giving them access to every key you own on steemit. Loss of your keys will result in loss of access to your account. Keys should be stored privately and safely.
Types of Steem Keys
- Posting Key
- Active Key
- Memo Key
- Master Key
Posting Key
The posting key is used only for posting, voting and following.
It does not allow access to account functions that involve transactions and transfers of Steem funds.
It offers the safest way to access your account without compromising the security of your Steem funds.
Active Key
This key should only be used to place orders and to deal with transfers in the wallet.
You only need to use your active key to confirm transaction or trades.
If you follow this guide you will be less likely to have your account stolen.
The site currently doesn't inform new users about this information.
Locating Steem Keys
Your steem keys are found in your wallet under the permissions tab. At https://steemit.com/@yourusername/permissions. Substitute your actual username for yourusername in the example shown.
The page will look something like the image on the right.
Securing Your Account
- Secure your main password you made when first signing up somewhere no one will find it.
- Show Your post private key by clicking the button and copy to a place no one else can find it.
- Show Your active private key by clicking the button then copy to a safe place.
- You can copy the memo private if you need to but you likely won't need it.
- Now copy your private posting key and use that as your password to login.
Once logging in and going back to the permission page it should look like this.
