There are so many new people coming to Steemit that I feel that security is more important than ever. I believe hacked accounts are not in the best interest of the Steem blockchain so preventing this is important.
As a new user, you have to realize that the Steem blockchain has no owner. So if your password gets stolen there is no one you can call or write to help you get it back.
The password that was sent to you when you made your account is the password with the highest permissions. Including changing that password.
I recommend that you don't use that password to log into Steemit.
It's possible to log into Steemit with a password that has lower permissions but still lets you post, comment, and upvote!
Logging in on a daily basis
It's possible to login to Steemit with passwords that give your account 'lower' permissions.
If these get hacked it's no problem because you can always change these 'lower permission passwords' with your 'highest permission password'.
On Steemit the password that gives you the lowest permission is called the 'posting' password. Also, know as the 'Private posting key'. With this password, you can only post, comment and upvote. Nothing else.
This is the password I recommend you log in with on a daily basis.
This is a picture I made to show you where you can find the 'posting' password. Before you do this make sure you have a good backup of the password that was given to you when you created your account.
If you have any questions about these keys I'll try my best to answer them for you.
