> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.engage.hivechain.app/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.engage.hivechain.app/authenticating.md).

# Authenticating

To be able to use **Engage**, you obviously need to have a Hive account.\
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In order to protect your account, enable you to work on multiple devices, keep your work in sync between them, and allow you to work as a team, **Engage** requires you to authenticate before you can use it.

**Engage** will never ask for or store any of your private keys. The only thing **Engage** will ask for is your Hive username. It will then relies on HiveAuth or Hive Keychain browser extension to authenticate your account(s).

You can download and install the latest version of the extension for the following browsers:

* [Google Chrome (or Brave)](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hive-keychain/lkcjlnjfpbikmcmbachjpdbijejflpcm)
* [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hive-keychain)

To use **Engage**, go to [https://engage.hivechain.app](https://engage.hivechain.app/) and identify yourself:

On a desktop, you will be able to use either HiveAuth or Keychain (if the extension is installed in your browser) to authenticate.

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If you are on mobile, it's not possible to add extensions to the browsers. Therefore the only available authentication method will be HiveAuth.

{% hint style="info" %}
HiveSigner is no more available as an authentication method because it requires you to provide your private key when configuring it. This has been one of the main sources of scams to compromise newcomers' accounts, unaccustomed to the security measures that must be taken with regard to private keys.
{% endhint %}

**Sign-in using Keychain**

If you want to use Keychain to sign in, type your name and click the Keychain button.

Keychain will then ask you if you allow the Engage.com website to check if your wallet contains your posting key. **Engage** performs this check because your posting key will be used later to send your replies and upvotes/downvotes to the blockchain.

![](https://images.hive.blog/0x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/arcange/S8a3ecok-image.png)

*If you want to avoid this popup window to appears each time you launch **Engage**, you can safely tick the checkbox before clicking CONFIRM.*