> the onion URL given isn't using ssl either doesn't need that hacky ssl stuff, it's end-to-end encrypted within the tor network. http://security.stackexchange

> the onion URL given isn't using ssl either doesn't need that hacky ssl stuff, it's end-to-end encrypted within the tor network. http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/11727/does-tor-hidden-service-protocol-provide-more-threat-protection-than-a-standard http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/11727/does-tor-h... they could print the onion url in their newspaper even, if you don't trust your connection to the announcement. But yeah at sone point there is always some trust involved.