Darknet Glossary

Second factor beyond password, often TOTP.

Transparent ledger. Widely accepted, weakly private by default.

Signed statement that a service claims it is not compromised.

Ordinary internet outside Tor hidden services.

Marketplace reached as a Tor hidden service, usually with escrow.

Temporary hold of funds until release or dispute.

Operators disappear with balances.

Legacy community onion index; often vandalized.

Alternate URL for the same service.

Privacy cryptocurrency with default obfuscation.

Tor v3 hidden service address.

Practices that separate identity from activity.

Public-key encryption and signatures.

Fake site built to steal credentials or coins.

Amnesic live OS routing through Tor.

Official browser build for .onion access.

Gateway/Workstation VM pair for Tor isolation.