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RE: Problem solved! And seeing Hive through the eyes of a newbie

in #hive5 years ago

I was so glad to hear your problem was sorted! 🙌

I don't seem to have a master password, which thekittygirl tells me should be a series of words.

Regarding your Master Password and Keys, let me clarify:

  • You should have four Keys on both Steem and Hive: Owner, Active, Posting, and Memo. All of these should begin with the numeral '5' and should be followed by a long series of alphanumeric characters (e.g.: 5J44knMxyz893suaAxa22...)

  • If your account was created on the Steem blockchain before the Hive blockchain forked from it (before 20-Mar-2020), your Keys will be identical on both chains (until you decide to change them, if ever).

  • For any account created on the Steem blockchain before the Hive blockchain forked from it (before 20-Mar-2020), your account will have a Master Password that begins with 'P5...' and a long string of alphanumeric characters following it. This is the case for your @natubat account, since it was created in 2016.

  • For any account created on the Hive blockchain after the fork from Steem (20-Mar-2020), your account will have a Master Password that is a "passphrase" of words, such as: "elephant rigorous banana general lozenge..." =OR= one beginning with 'P5...' (depending on how your account was created). This is case for your new @imaginingfreedom account, which was created in April, 2020.

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Thanks so much! I have all of that except for the passphrase for my @imaginingfreedom account. Instead I have a shorter password, listed as a "backup password". It seems to work. I wonder if the system was changed or something. I do have all the keys I need to post and transfer Hive, etc.

Much depends, I imagine, on WHEN and HOW the account was created. So, your "backup password" may, indeed, be the Master Password! 🙌