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just to finish this matter from my side, i followed the recommendations of @thekittygirl the pages she screenshot were different from the ones available from my page but after some resolute searching i came to a page that had all the info she described. i have now safely stored all 4 keys, owner, active, posting and memo. as of now the memo key is not is use for us all. i would mention that when i changed my password my hivesigner password stopped working so i had to import the account and make a new password. so now everything seems to be fine and i am much more informed.
on another matter i powered up the few hive i had yesterday just hours before it shot up 50%. now my account is very modest so it didn't amount to much in dollars but next time i will check on hivestats to help with timing.

So glad to hear you have all of your keys safely stored again! 😃

thanks to you. i had no idea there were 4 different keys. i am 100% sure they were never shown to me since i joined ecency in december 2020. i would guess there are many users unaware of them.

There is a Frequently-Asked Questions (FAQ) on the default front-end/interface (HIVE.BLOG) to the Hive blockchain that all users should read when they join. In fact, once upon a time, it was linked in big, bold letters on the screen right after someone signed-up and was hard to miss! Now, with all the other front-ends available (ECENCY, PEAKD, DAPPLR, LEOFINANCE, TRAVELFEED, and several others), I don't see it linked as often. But, it explains all the keys and many other things that are helpful to know! I would love to see all front-ends directing people to read that page! 👉 https://hive.blog/faq.html