RE: What is the difference between a password and a private key(s) on Steemit and how to make your account more secure, by using them correctly. by littlenewthings

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security · @littlenewthings · Aug 10 '17

This article still does not have an example how we can utilise public keys. Would you be able to provide an example how it is done in the future, @noisy ?

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@wentong-syhhae · Oct 17 '17

Public keys are just that: **public**. PKs are used by others to communicate with us or confirm our identities. 

Someone can send you a message and encrypt it with your **public** memo key: this makes it unreadable by anyone except you (you need to use your **private** memo key to get at the plaintext of the message).

If there is a demand, I'll write an explanation with more details.

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@littlenewthings · Oct 20 '17

But how on earth do you send a message with the encrypted public memo key?? That's intriguing! I would want to know how it works!

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@wentong-syhhae · Oct 21 '17

Steemit is still a young platform. The memo feature hasn't been activated yet.

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