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RE: Super Duper Duper Simplified Steemit Intro for Newbs
ive been here for a few months now....and still dont know what the difference is between posting key and master password?
ive been here for a few months now....and still dont know what the difference is between posting key and master password?
Master is only needed to reset the other passwords. It is your fail safe. If you get hacked you can regain control of the account by putting in the master , resetting all passwords and locking them out. Posting key will let you do posting, commenting and voting. the active key will let you post/comment/upvote and transfer money in and out. So best practice is to just save your posting on your devices for ease of use, keep your active somewhat handy, and keep your master on a printed paper offline and somewhere safe. maybe make two copies in different locations. I got hacked after having transferred some money in and lost 18 sbd (it had cost me almost 4$ each, so it was about 80$). The post about how I got hacked is linked above, if you want to see what to keep an eye out for.
Your post is a great reminder to always check the actual website address on links. I remember about 50% of the time, lol. Going to double check that I did it correctly right now! Thank you!!