You may not know this, but you have four different passwords or "keys" associated with your Steemit account. In this video, you will learn how to find all of your Steemit passwords, what they are all for, which ones to use when, and how to protect them.

Table of passwords and their functions

Action | Posting Key | Active Key | Owner/ Master Key | Memo Key ---------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|--------------- post, comment, follow, upvote, downvote | X | X | X | | Transfer, trade, power up/down, change keys, witness voting | | X | X | | Change owner key | | | X | | View private messages | | | |X |

Here's another way to look at the same info:

Key | Action ---------|------------ Posting Key | post, comment, follow, upvote, downvote Active Key | post, comment, follow, vote, transfer funds, trade, power up/down, change other keys, vote for witnesses Owner/Master Key | post, comment, follow, transfer funds, trade, power up/down, change other keys, vote for witnesses, change owner key Memo Key | view private messages ***EDIT: @sorin.cristescu points out in comments below what the memo key is used for and how to use it. [Here's the post](https://steemit.com/steemit/@steemmillionaire/special-promotion-for-usage-of-encrypted-steemit-messages) explaining the memo password in more detail, written by @steemmillionaire.

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Also Check out [A Quick Guide to How Keys and Passwords Work On Steemit](https://steemit.com/steemit/@thecryptofiend/a-quick-guide-to-how-keys-passwords-work-on-steem-and-steemit)

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