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Onion site legitimacy

Determining whether an .onion site is legitimate or a scam

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Jan 18, 2026
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What public lists and verification methods exist to confirm an organization’s official .onion address?

Public, verifiable signals exist to confirm an organization’s official .onion address: curated public lists and indexes, cryptographic bindings of .onion names to service keys, PGP-signed mirror manif...

Jan 8, 2026

How can I verify the legitimacy of an .onion site and avoid scams or malware?

Verifying an .onion site's legitimacy requires cross-checking addresses from multiple trusted channels, using Tor-specific tools (Onion-Location, PGP, status checkers) and hardening the client (Tor Br...