PGP Verification
Every onion address cross-referenced against the market's published public key. Full verification chain documented.
Methodology ›The independent archive for verified Mars Market onion addresses, PGP signatures, Tor uptime data and cryptographic research. Zero affiliations, zero tracking.
What this is
Mars Market Link is a research initiative documenting the infrastructure, cryptographic protocols, and uptime history of the Mars Market darknet ecosystem.
Every onion address cross-referenced against the market's published public key. Full verification chain documented.
Methodology ›Historical uptime records for known mirrors, documenting DDoS events, outages and network topology changes.
View data ›Confirmed v3 onion addresses with validity periods, PGP attestation status and current Tor reachability.
See addresses ›Security protocols
How decentralized anonymous markets enforce trust without a central authority.
| Protocol | Purpose | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGP 4096-bit RSA | Address authentication | Active | Required for mirror attestation |
| Tor v3 Hidden Services | Network layer anonymity | Active | 56-character .onion addresses |
| 2FA (TOTP) | Account security | Optional | Recommended for vendors |
| Monero (XMR) | Payment anonymity | Active | Default payment method |
| Canary publications | Legal transparency | Active | Published monthly |
Research tools
Open-source tools and repositories relevant to anonymous market research.
The privacy-by-default cryptocurrency used in most modern anonymous markets. Ring signatures, stealth addresses and RingCT by default.
Crypto research ›How onion routing and hidden services work at the protocol level — circuit construction, guard nodes and the .onion addressing scheme.
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