ACCESS GUIDE · OVER TOR
How to Access Mars Safely over Tor
Mars access is one verified onion opened in Tor, and nothing more. The gateway is the exact string plus the login behind it. This guide walks the cautious order so you never paste credentials into a copy.
The order that keeps access safe
Most bad outcomes come from doing these in the wrong order, usually opening a link before checking it. Keep the check ahead of the click and the risk drops sharply.
The five moves in full
- Prepare a clean browserUse Tails, or set Tor Browser to the Safest security level so scripts stay off by default.
- Get the signing key firstImport the published catalog PGP key before you pick any address, so a signature can be checked later.
- Match the signed recordCompare the mirror list against the fingerprint, and treat any address outside it as unconfirmed.
- Copy the exact stringTake the full onion from the verified box on the catalog, character for character, not from a search result.
- Open it only in TorPaste it into Tor Browser, keep this identity separate from anything else, and expect a captcha at the door.
Access questions
Can I open a Mars onion in a normal browser?
No. An onion address resolves only inside Tor. A regular browser cannot reach it, and any clearnet page claiming to mirror it is a trap.
Is a working link automatically the real one?
No. Reachable and genuine are two different things. A copy can answer and still steal your login, so the signature check is what settles it.
What security level should Tor use?
Safest is the sensible default here. It disables the scripting that most deanonymizing tricks rely on, at the cost of some page features.
Where the verified onion lives
This guide is the method. The current Mars address, the mirror list, and the fingerprint sit on the catalog home, kept in one place so there is a single thing to check.