Friendly, non-paranoid guide Β· No JS Β· Tested on Tor Safest Β· For beginners & pros
We get it β OPSEC sounds scary. Our friendly handbook breaks it into 5 simple habits. Each step takes 5β10 minutes and works even with Tor Browser on Safest (JS off). Bookmark this page β we update weekly, never delete old advice.
Download Tor only from torproject.org. Open shield icon β Settings β Security β Safest. Yes, it disables scripts β Nexus Market and this site are built for that. Test: our mirrors should load without any βenable JSβ banner. Use our Tor Safest guide for screenshots.
Generate key with GnuPG (GPG4win / GPG Suite). Key size 4096 RSA, no expiry, strong passphrase. Never decrypt on online machine β use Tails or air-gapped. Then enable PGP 2FA on Nexus (Account β Security). Need help? PGP in 10 minutes walks you through with alt-text screenshots.
Buy XMR non-KYC (LocalMonero, Bisq). In Nexus wallet, click βNew subaddressβ for each deposit β reuse = linkability. Enable auto-mix inside Nexus (0.3% fee). More: Monero deposit guide. Curious why XMR not BTC? See Wikipedia: Monero on ring signatures.
Username never reused elsewhere. Diceware passphrase (4+ words). Save mnemonic on paper, not cloud. Enable PGP 2FA immediately after registering via V3 mirror. Log out β New Identity after each session.
After order: delete Tor Browser history, restart with New Identity, consider Whonix Gateway for persistent separation. Never Finalize Early β use multisig escrow (2% fee is cheap insurance).
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