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how to even open these links

.onion addresses only resolve inside the tor network. no browser extension or dns trick will make chrome or firefox reach them - you need tor itself. here is the short version.

the 2-minute setup

  1. grab the tor browser from the tor project itself - never from mirrors or download portals.
  2. install and start it. click "connect". that's the whole configuration for most people.
  3. copy an address from this list into the address bar. yes, the whole long gibberish string - use the copy button, don't retype it. one wrong letter means someone else's server.
  4. if a site loads partially or times out, retry before assuming it's dead. tor is slow sometimes - our status badge already knows whether the site answered recently.

already running tor?

  1. if you run the tor daemon or a tor-capable router, point any socks5-capable application at port 9050 of the host running tor and go direct.
  2. use socks5h (dns through tor) wherever the option exists - resolving .onion hostnames outside tor never works and leaks what you are looking for.
  3. firefox without the tor browser bundle is not equivalent: it leaks fingerprint data and has no circuit isolation. use the real thing.

when a link refuses to load

  1. check the badge on this site - if it says OFFLINE, save yourself the time.
  2. if it says ONLINE: retry, switch tor circuits (new identity in the tor browser), or try again later. captchas and regional blocks exist even on tor.
  3. loading forever without an error usually means congestion - the badge was green minutes ago for a reason.

dealing with pgp on top of all this? the tools section has a key generator plus separate encrypt, decrypt, sign and verify pages - all running in your browser.

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