The official WeTheNorth onion URL, dissected
Copy this exactly — every character matters, and there is no "close enough" in onion addresses:
http://hn2paw7zaahbikbejiv6h22zwtijlam65y2c77xj2ypbilm2xs4bnbid.onionAnatomy of a v3 onion address
| Part | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Scheme | http | Onion traffic is encrypted by Tor itself; TLS is unnecessary |
| Address | hn2paw7zaahbikbejiv6h22zwtijlam65y2c77xj2ypbilm2xs4bnbid | 56 characters: base32 of the market's Ed25519 public key + checksum |
| Suffix | .onion | Resolvable only inside the Tor network |
The practical consequence: the address is the identity. Anyone serving pages at that address demonstrably holds the market's private key. Phishers clone designs, logos and layouts — they cannot clone the key. Your job is reduced to comparing strings, and strings are honest.
How to compare a link against the real one
- Count. Genuine v3: exactly 56 characters before
.onion. Too short or too long = fake or typo. - Check the start and the end. The real one opens
hn2paw7and closesxs4bnbid. Phishers rely on you reading the first five characters and assuming the rest. - Read it twice, once aloud. The address has no "l" vs "1" traps in its critical spots, but concentration beats speed anyway.
- Cross-check a second source. This page, our homepage, the Tor links sibling, or the official forum — at least two should agree before a first login.
Why not just use the mirrors?
You can, mostly — wtnmarket.net and its siblings exist for exactly that. But keep the hierarchy clear: mirrors are convenience copies reachable from any browser, while the onion URL is the market's authentic self, reachable only through Tor, immune to the DNS-level tricks that make clearnet phishing possible. When something important is happening — first login, a big deposit, an unfamiliar vendor — do it on the onion address. Our mirrors page maps out which errands suit which door.
If someone sends you a "new onion link"
- Be suspicious by default. Address changes are rare and announced on the forum first.
- Never log in through a pasted link, even from a friend — their account may already be the phisher's megaphone.
- Instead, open your bookmarked onion address and look for an announcement inside the market or on wtnforum.net.