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How does site authentication work in Onion world? With those unrecognizable URLs, it seems like it'd be easy to set up a phishing site that leaks the whistlebl
by pimlottc 10y ago
How does site authentication work in Onion world? With those unrecognizable URLs, it seems like it'd be easy to set up a phishing site that leaks the whistleblower's identity.
- jvdh 10y ago.onion addresses are like a public key. The server needs to have a private key. Vanity addresses, ones that have a name at the beginning, require some processing in order to find the right public key.