Keychain

Welcome to Hive

A blockchain where your account is your identity,
and Keychain helps you interact with it securely.

YouYour account
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KeychainSecure interface
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HiveThe blockchain
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dAppsdApps & games
The big picture

What is Hive?

Hive connects many dApps through one account you control. It's owned by its community, not run by a CEO or a single company.

One Hive account connects using its keys to social, gaming, community, and other dApps on Hive.
Hive Account
Keys
dApps on Hive
  • Social
  • Games
  • Communities
  • Other dApps

One account

A single Hive account for all your dApps.

One ecosystem

Your account works across social platforms, games, communities, and other dApps built on Hive.

Feeless & fast

Send, post, and interact in seconds, without paying transaction fees.

Your account

Your Hive account, and its keys

Hive accounts use different keys for different permissions. Your Posting key cannot move your funds, and vice versa.

Posting Key

Social

Used for everyday social actions such as posting, commenting, and voting. This is the key you will use most often.

Active Key

Financial

Used for transfers, managing assets, and governance. Anything that moves value or changes your account.

Memo Key

Messaging

Used to encrypt and decrypt private memos attached to transfers, so notes stay confidential.

Owner Key

Master

The most powerful key. It can recover your account and regenerate every other key. Keep it offline.

The tokens

HIVE, Hive Power & HBD

Hive has three types of assets. Here is how they relate to each other in plain terms.

HIVE

The main token of the Hive blockchain. It is liquid and transferable, and is used for transactions, trades, and powering up.

Hive Power HP

HIVE in its vested form. More Hive Power gives you more voting weight and resource credits, plus a greater say in electing witnesses and supporting community proposals.

HBD

A stablecoin pegged to the US dollar. It is used for transactions that need a stable value and can be locked in savings to earn interest.

Power Up & DownHIVE↔Hive Power

Power up instantly; power down to HIVE weekly over 13 weeks.

Stable valueHIVE↔HBD

Move between HIVE and HBD. HBD is a stablecoin pegged to the dollar for steady value.

The ecosystem

What can you do on Hive?

One account opens up a whole ecosystem. Click on a card to see the kinds of things you can do.

The interface

Meet Hive Keychain

Hive is the network. dApps run on it. Keychain is the secure interface that connects you to both without exposing your keys.

Login

dApp Login with Keychain KeychainApproveLogged in

When a site asks you to log in, Keychain verifies your account without sharing a password.

Sign

dAppTransaction request KeychainReviewApproveHive

When a site requests an action, Keychain lets you review and approve it before signing it on Hive.

Keys

Your private keys stay with youKeychain signs requests

Your keys never leave your device. Keychain only uses them to sign what you approve.

See it in action

How login with Keychain works

If you have Hive Keychain installed, this sends a real request to sign a unique login challenge with your Posting key. Learn by doing!

Checking Keychain connection
example.hive.app

Welcome to Hive

Sign in to continue to this dApp.

Security

Stay safe

Three rules that keep your account secure.

1

Never share your private keys

No legitimate dApp or person will ever ask for your private keys. Keep them to yourself.

2

Check what you're approving

Read the request before you click on Approve. Understand what action Keychain is about to sign.

3

Keep your keys backed up

Store your keys safely offline. A secure backup is how you recover access if you ever need to.

A website asks you to paste your Active Key?

Don't do it. Use Keychain to approve the action instead. This way, your key never leaves your device.

Time to become a Hiver.

You now know the basics. The rest is yours to explore.

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