Mars Market addresses
Three published addresses for the same market. Copy rather than retype, and check the signature once you are through.
marsautkudspgk6j23cxdtrk36ae4fpis2eoe7izu5y2rsksvmfji2ad.onion
marshjhtog245vzjzcicnmv2ci6yljibvdm4pngq5kmkfvcutppboxad.onion
marsiujka6lrsaqpnxiwvknthhzsrlmq77mnl2fi62guc4lwxif65syd.onion
This list is published, not monitored. An address that opens is not an address that is genuine, and the check that settles it takes under a minute.
Using the address list
The three addresses at the top of every page are published, not monitored. This page is about what that means.
What a published list is
A statement about which addresses are in use. That is genuinely useful and it is not a security claim. This site does not probe them, does not monitor them, and publishes no availability figure, because a number it cannot back would be worse than none at all.
Why several rather than one
Almost everything that makes an onion unreachable happens along the path rather than at the destination. A lookup that failed, a relay dropping out, a bad hop in the middle of your circuit, flooding aimed at one address. Every item there is per address and the service behind them is fine throughout. Several addresses make those failures independent of each other, which is the whole argument.
They are not identical in every respect. An older address has been in circulation longer, appears in more scraped lists and attracts more junk traffic. A newer one is quieter and often noticeably faster while appearing in fewer places, so somebody who only ever saw the old one may distrust it.
Keeping your own copy
| Where | Verdict |
|---|---|
| A password manager entry | Good. Under your control, easy to date and edit. |
| A text file you own | Good, and you can note where each came from. |
| Paper | Good. Nothing running on your machine can edit it. |
| A browser bookmark | Poor. Often synced, easy to click without thinking, and it hides the string behind a name you chose. |
| Memory | Bad. Nobody recalls fifty six characters, and near enough is exactly the failure being exploited. |
The habit
- Copy, never retype. Every manual transcription can introduce an error that will look like an attack when it fails.
- Note the source and date beside each one. A single line, and it is the difference between judging later and guessing.
- Compare against the published list every few weeks.
- Delete rather than archive when something drops off. This is the half that actually protects you.
- Verify on arrival regardless of how familiar the string looks.