not so clear to me either. i recovered the account and have a new master password but once thats all done do we go and change the rest of the 3 keys as well, posting active and memo?
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not so clear to me either. i recovered the account and have a new master password but once thats all done do we go and change the rest of the 3 keys as well, posting active and memo?
You can, however, there are more security measures in place now.
@ned dude thank you for everything
yup I second that @ned, thanks. You guys saved my account!!
Could you please elaborate on how one can change the posting brain key and perhaps print the private owner key? Thanks!
Under permissions, one can choose the pencil icon for changes, and the key can be copied to a text file for printing.
Thanks @ned, but there is no pencil icon anymore. Before the hack I remember seeing the pencil icon after pressing the bold black text to login... Now there is a blue button to login or show the private key on the right side of the keys... but it is not possible to show the private owner key anymore like before... and it is not easy to use steemit with the posting brain key being the same like the owner brain key...
I pressed the "change password" button below which changed all the keys... but still I do not get the options like the pencil... the security team seems to have changed this permissions page...
It is the same situation for me. The account recovery process seemed to work but there are no icons next to the private owner key, which makes me unsure if I am actually logged in as the owner or not since I see no way to change only the owner password. I am not sure if I should use the "change password" option again? The last time I did so, I still did not see any pencil option or any way to change only the owner key. I'll watch the site for answers/updates, thanks!
Thats correct, one password change on the Steemit GUI will now change all four keys. A user may manage each of the four keys outside of Steemit or using his/her password manager, such as Last Pass. Combined with 'Compromised Account Recovery', the single 'Change Password' is a balance between secure key management and usability. We'll be publishing and pinning more info on Steemit GUI's security and password manager in a post.