Hello Steemchiller. Your steemworld, is by far the most helpful application for steem. I have a question about password security. You are one of the most trusted people on Steem, but anyone can be hacked. What happens if Steemworld gets hacked? If I have put in my active key, will it be in danger? I have been told never to enter your active key into any site. How does steemworld protect our keys that we enter? I am not very knowledgeable about the technical aspects so forgive me if this is silly question. Thanks
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Hi there!
SteemWorld does not store any keys on any server. In case of using the private posting or memo key on the site, they are locally stored in your browser cache (encrypted). The strict CSP of the SteemWorld domain prevents the site from sending out data to unprivileged servers. So, when using a modern browser, there is nothing that can happen in this regard.
Of course, SteemWorld can not prevent yourself from getting hacked. If you store your private keys unencrypted on your pc (in a text file or so), there is always the risk of someone getting access to your system and just copying the keys.
I always recommend users to install the Steem Keychain browser extension and use only that for signing transactions that require the active key. Keychain stores your keys encrypted with a master password on your machine and is therefore the most secure solution.
When using Steem Keychain on SteemWorld, the signing takes place locally within the extension and even SteemWorld does not have access to any of your higher keys.
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