Drughub market darknet is an anonymous trading platform accessible through Tor. It uses PGP encryption for all communication and an escrow system for all transactions. The platform does not hold user funds in centralized wallets and cannot access encrypted messages or shipping addresses.
When a buyer places an order, funds are held in escrow until the buyer confirms receipt. Only then are funds released to the seller. In disputes, the platform's moderation team reviews the case and makes a resolution. This structure means the platform cannot unilaterally move funds, making exit scams structurally far more difficult.
No. All messages and shipping addresses are encrypted with the recipient's PGP public key before transmission. The platform stores only encrypted payloads. Your private key never leaves your device, meaning the platform cannot decrypt your communications even if compelled to.
Open a dispute through the platform before the escrow timeout expires. The moderation team reviews encrypted correspondence, tracking data, and transaction history. If the vendor is found at fault, the platform authorizes the refund, returning funds from escrow to the buyer. Vendor bonds cover cases where escrow funds are insufficient.
The Drughub onion link is published only through PGP-signed announcements on official mirrors and verified community forums. Never trust links posted without a valid PGP signature from the platform's signing key. After first access, bookmark the verified address to avoid phishing clones. See our access guide for detailed instructions.
No. Session data is held in memory and cleared on logout. No persistent logs of user activity, transactions, or private messages are maintained. The server runs with full disk encryption, and all temporary data is discarded on restart.
No. Drughub is accessible only as a Tor onion service. A VPN does not provide the same anonymity guarantees as onion routing — VPN providers can log traffic and are subject to jurisdictional pressure. Tor's three-hop routing and layered encryption are specifically designed for the threat model anonymous commerce requires.
If you lose your PGP private key, you lose access to your account. Drughub does not store private keys and cannot recover them. This is a deliberate security trade-off: the platform cannot betray user trust because it physically cannot access encrypted data. Maintain a secure backup of your private key on encrypted offline media.