Glossary

Plain-language definitions of every term used in these docs.

Onion address

56-character string ending in .onion, the public key of a Tor hidden service. Resolves only in Tor Browser.

Mirror

A distinct onion address that resolves to the same storefront backend. Account, balance, orders and messages identical on every mirror.

Signed rotation

A PGP-signed operator announcement listing the current mirror set. Verifying the signature proves the addresses are real.

Anti-DDoS queue

Wait page in front of the login form. Holds visitors for 20 to 60 seconds. Rate-limits automated credential-stuffing.

Captcha match

Comparing the onion address baked into the login captcha image against the URL bar. Catches most phishing clones at the first check.

2 of 3 multisig

Payment contract with three keys held by buyer, vendor and platform. Any two release. Platform key never moves in a healthy order.

Mnemonic seed

Human-readable phrase issued at registration for account recovery. Write on paper. Never screenshot or cloud-sync.

Finalisation

Marking an order complete, which releases coin from escrow to the vendor. Do not finalise before delivery.

Bond

Refundable deposit posted by a new vendor before the first listing. Returned after a clean probation period.