I think you’ve done great! If only everyone was such a quick learner :0)
I honestly don’t know if there is a difference between the master password and the owner key. I asked steemcleaners. As soon as I know, I’ll let you know
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Haha luckily I came accross your post!
Still, as far as I understood, using the Posting Key instead of the Owner Key or Password is to lower the chances of these last two being used, thus exposed to theft.
But when you log in with your Posting Key, you can see the Owner Key, in the permission tab.... so a hacker who'd get in just with the Posting Key could just take it? Again I think I miss something...
I just got a reply from Steemcleaners:
The owner key is public, it’s the digital version of your username, if I understood correctly.
When someone has your master password, but doesn’t know your username or owner key, the password is useless.
So to get to the keys, you need both the owner key and the master password.
When you use your private posting key to log in, and you accidently log into a malicious site, the hackers would only be able to post and comment with your account, but they couldn’t touch your funds or change your keys. Using the private posting key limits the damage that can be done if you make a mistake...
That is lot clarified .)
Thank you again!