BEGINNER GUIDE
Mars Market Onion — Complete Access Guide
The most comprehensive guide to accessing Mars Market safely — original onion link, Monero wallet setup, step-by-step tutorial and full security checklist.
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Guides in This Site
Everything is organised into four short guides. Work through them in order if this is your first time.
WHY MARS MARKET
What Makes Mars Market Different
Mars Market was built from the ground up with privacy and security as first principles — not as an afterthought.
PLATFORM SPECS
Technical Overview
Key technical specifications of the Mars Market platform — established November 2022 and continuously improved.
| Feature | Details | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network protocol | Tor v3 Hidden Service (.onion) | Active |
| Payment method | Monero (XMR) — walletless multisig | Active |
| Escrow system | 2-of-3 multisig per order | Active |
| Encryption | PGP 4096-bit RSA mandatory for vendors | Active |
| 2FA | TOTP — mandatory for vendors, optional buyers | Active |
| Anti-DDoS | Endgame Proof-of-Work challenge system | Active |
| JavaScript | No-JS compatible with Tor Browser Safest | Active |
| Canary | Monthly PGP-signed warrant canary | Active |
TOOLS & GUIDES
Essential Resources
Open-source tools, video guides and official documentation for Tor, Monero and PGP.
Official Monero core — the privacy coin used by Mars Market. Ring signatures, stealth addresses and RingCT by default.
The Tor daemon — open-source onion routing powering all .onion hidden services including Mars Market.
GnuPG — standard PGP tool for encrypting messages and verifying Mars Market mirror signatures.
Technical deep-dive into Monero privacy — ring signatures, stealth addresses and RingCT explained clearly.
Visual guide to Tor circuit construction, guard nodes and how .onion hidden services work.
EFF's comprehensive OPSEC guide — PGP, Tor Browser setup, secure communication and identity protection.