Ddos on Steemit
So earlier today Steemit.com got attacked by a Ddos (distributed denial of service), and the website was unavailable for a while.
However it did not effect the Steem Blockchain, so any other dApp just worked as usual.
The Steem Blockchain is decentralized through the Witness Nodes, and also separate from the dApps, and connected to them through an API.
So while Steemit.com have some Ddos mitigation work to do, the Steem Blockchain is fine.
Passwords and Keys
But as with anything security related it can be good to look over the right use of keys.
There is a
- Posting Key
- Active Key
- Owner Key
- Memo Key
- Master Password
And they each have different levels of access to your Steem account.
When using a dApp and also Steemit.com (also just a dApp) it's important to only give as much permissions as it needs.
When possible also aim to use SteemConnect as login.
So the Posting Key have the lowest access and it should therefore be your default login key, it allows for posting, commenting and upvoting, etc, but not your Wallet and making any transfers.
The next is the Active Key and here you are granting access to your Wallet, plus all access from the Posting Key, so use it when you are making transfers and paying for things.
The third is the Owner Key, and apart from giving the access of the 2 first keys, it also allows you to reset your Master Password, so be very careful with this.
The Memo Key is just for sending encrypted messages on the Blockchain, don't know if anyone is actually using that.
And the Master Password have complete access to everything, so don't use it unless you have lost the other ones somehow, and keep it off your computer by printing it out and storing it in a Safe AND in a Bank Vault.
By applying it this way, and only granting nessecary access you are keeping your account and your Wallet more safe should anyone get access to one of your keys.
Always use caution and common sense too, if it smells fishy it's probably a fish.
Well, that's it for today.
Thank you for reading, follow and like if you do, and have a nice day.
Sincerely,
Erik Gustafsson
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Thanks for writing this post.
Everyone needs to understand the basics of private keys in crypto
I recommend to use SteemConnect and Steem Keychain
Thanks man, it's important.
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Remember your keys! And protect them!
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