First login walkthrough
From paste to logged-in, step by step, plus the one check to do every session.
- Copy an onion address from the reference/mirrors page.
- Paste it into the Tor Browser address bar.
- Press return. The anti-DDoS wait page appears.
- Wait 20 to 60 seconds while the queue counter decrements.
- When the counter finishes, the captcha renders.
- Read the small text at the bottom of the captcha image. Compare against your URL bar. Match wins. If they do not match, close the tab, you are on a phishing clone.
- Solve the captcha.
- The login form renders. Type username, password, submit.
- The storefront home page loads.
What to do if a step fails
Wait page never decrements. Bad circuit. Close the tab, use New Identity from the browser menu, retry.
Captcha never renders. Same fix.
Address bar shows a different string than the captcha. Phishing clone. Close the tab. Open the reference/mirrors page from your bookmark and try again from a fresh copy.
verify every session
The captcha URL match is a five-second check that catches almost every phishing clone. Make it a habit before every login, not just the first one.