PGP — the trust layer around dark market links

Markets can rotate mirrors overnight. Signatures are how researchers decide which onion string still deserves a bookmark. Notes refreshed September 2026.

Use it for

Verifying signed mirror announcements
Encrypting addresses and sensitive notes
Challenge-response 2FA on many platforms

Hard no

Never paste a private key into “support” chat. Decrypt challenges prove you hold a key — they do not require exporting it. See fake support scams.

Practice tip: Verify a known public key’s fingerprint from two independent sources before trusting a signed list.

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