Achievement 2 @chaalee Task: Basic security on steem

Hello guys, today we will be going deep into my achievement 2, which is Basic security on steem. It's the second task for every newbie in this Community and I think it's something very good.

What is security?
Security can easily be defined as being free. It is all the measures taken to protect something so as to be free from danger(s).

what is cyber security?
Cyber security comprises of all technologies designed or put together to protect computer hardwares or softwares.

Now, let's talk about security as related to our steem accounts.

How can i keep my steemit account secure?

Keeping your steem account secured is as easy as anything. There are a lot of ways to secure your steem account.

All keys associated to your account should be copied and saved in a safe place.
As regards to the saving of all your keys, steemit as made it very easy for users to download the PDF of their private keys which is another way of accessing your account.
Make sure all keys are used for accordingly. Each key has it purpose, so their usage should be according to their purposes.

Note:

Don't ever share any of your keys to a third party (whether site or person). Privatize your keys and keep it safely.
Your Master password must be kept safely. You can use it whenever you want to change your password.

Why we must be careful with our master password

Just as the name implies "master", it is through this key all other keys can be derived. With your master key, you can get all other keys including your owner's key. Also, with this key, anybody can hack into your account and steal all your tokens.

Now, Let's talk about the various keys we have in the steemit account.

POSTING KEYS: These are keys that are used for posting commenting, resteeming and voting. They also have some restricted areas such as financial transactions.

ACTIVE KEYS: One of the must important use of this key is for monetary transactions and exchanges. it is also used for SBD conversion, power up or down and also, for some certain profile change.

OWNER'S KEYS: The owner's key has almost the same function as the master password. it is used to change other keys. It can also be used to recover accounts. It is one of the most sensitive key, and as such, should be saved properly.

MEMO KEY: This key has little function, which is to encrypt and decrypt blockchain messages.

PUBLIC KEY:
This keys are use to look up transactions on blockchain. they are rather used to identify a specific transaction associated to the blockchain.

So guys, I will end it up here and hope I have been able to put something meaningful together.
The tasks are much, but gradually everything will go easy. I must confess that I love steemit and it's been good writing here and making new online friends, with new things to learn everyday.

Thank you all, one love from me, @chaalee.

Hello @chaalee, you have done great in taking the steps to complete your achievement 2, however, in the task Here it is given that you should have basic understanding on how to use your steem wallet and answer the question.

I will like you edit the post and answer the question 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5:

Have you retrieve all your keys on steemit?
Do you know each of these key functions and restrictions?
How do you plan to keep your master password?
Do you know how to transfer your steem token to another steem user account?
Do you know how to power up your STEEM?

You are welcome to answer the question 4 an 5 with image samples and don't forget to give credit to the original source of the images that you have used above. Thanks for your understanding.

I look forward to your correction for verification

#affable