Real-World Onion Sites

Note: database fully reset, 7 june 2023; expect occasional outages and tweaks as it is brought up to date.

This is a list of substantial, commercial-or-social-good mainstream websites which provide onion services.

• no sites with an "onion-only" presence
• no sites for products/technology with less than (arbitrary) 10,000 users
• no nudity, exploitation, drugs, copyright infringement or sketchy-content sites
• the editor reserves all rights to annotate or drop any or all entries as deemed fit
• licensed: cc-by-sa
• author/editor: alec muffett

Legend/Key for Symbols

You can find techical details and the legend/key for symbols in the footnotes section, below.

Regarding Updates and Suggestions

• This file (README.md) is auto-generated from a spreadsheet
• Please submit an Issue for consideration / desired change requests
• Do NOT submit changes NOR pull-requests for it
• Re: SecureDrop - all SecureDrop entries are taken automatically from https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/ and must be amended on that site, not this one.

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Index

• SecureDrop
• Footnotes

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SecureDrop

2600: The Hacker Quarterly

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• short: 2600.securedrop.tor.onion
• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://cy6wj77vryhcyh6go576hxycjz4wxlo4s5vevdinkw3armwzty5jozyd.onion
• plain: http://cy6wj77vryhcyh6go576hxycjz4wxlo4s5vevdinkw3armwzty5jozyd.onion
• proof: link
• check: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅

Aftenposten AS

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• short: aftenposten.securedrop.tor.onion
• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://tiykfvhb562gheutfnedysnhrxpxoztyszkqyroloyepwzxmxien77id.onion
• plain: http://tiykfvhb562gheutfnedysnhrxpxoztyszkqyroloyepwzxmxien77id.onion
• proof: link
• check: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅

Aftonbladet

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• short: aftonbladet.securedrop.tor.onion
• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://xm33ge4kupk5o66eqxcd2r4fqcplpqb2sbdduf5z2nw4g2jrxe57luid.onion
• plain: http://xm33ge4kupk5o66eqxcd2r4fqcplpqb2sbdduf5z2nw4g2jrxe57luid.onion
• proof: link
• check: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅

Al Jazeera Media Network

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• short: ajiunit.securedrop.tor.onion
• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://jkta32w5gvk6pmqdfwj67psojot3l2iwoqbdvrvywi5bkudfeandq7id.onion
• plain: http://jkta32w5gvk6pmqdfwj67psojot3l2iwoqbdvrvywi5bkudfeandq7id.onion
• proof: link
• check: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅

Apache

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• short: apache.securedrop.tor.onion
• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://okd7utbak43lm7qaixr6yv7s62e32mhngjsfpjn26eklokqofg6776yd.onion
• plain: http://okd7utbak43lm7qaixr6yv7s62e32mhngjsfpjn26eklokqofg6776yd.onion
• proof: link
• check: ❓❓❓❓⏰❓❓❓❓❓❓❓❓⏲️

Bloomberg Industry Group

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• short: bloombergindustrygroup.securedrop.tor.onion
• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://33buewrpzrfpttl7kerqvtvzyo3ivumilwwmeqjryzajusltibaqc6ad.onion
• plain: http://33buewrpzrfpttl7kerqvtvzyo3ivumilwwmeqjryzajusltibaqc6ad.onion
• proof: link
• check: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅

Bloomberg News

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• short: bloomberg.securedrop.tor.onion
• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://ogdwaroarq4p6rnfn2hl4crvldyruyc2g24435qtxmd3twhevg7dsqid.onion
• plain: http://ogdwaroarq4p6rnfn2hl4crvldyruyc2g24435qtxmd3twhevg7dsqid.onion
• proof: link
• check: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅

CBC

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• short: cbcrc.securedrop.tor.onion
• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://gppg43zz5d2yfuom3yfmxnnokn3zj4mekt55onlng3zs653ty4fio6qd.onion
• plain: http://gppg43zz5d2yfuom3yfmxnnokn3zj4mekt55onlng3zs653ty4fio6qd.onion
• proof: link
• check: ✅✅✅✅✅✅⏲️✅❓❓❓❓❓❓

CNN

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• short: cnn.securedrop.tor.onion
• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://qmifwf762qftydprw2adbg7hs2mkunac5xrz3cb5busaflji3rja5lid.onion
• plain: http://qmifwf762qftydprw2adbg7hs2mkunac5xrz3cb5busaflji3rja5lid.onion
• proof: link
• check: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅

Disclose

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• short: disclose.securedrop.tor.onion
• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://3tcbrdg2ejwu5nzbjg7xqixkis6mdbgkkthcyxmzv2q3oi6v7th5ahqd.onion
• plain: http://3tcbrdg2ejwu5nzbjg7xqixkis6mdbgkkthcyxmzv2q3oi6v7th5ahqd.onion
• proof: link
• check: ✅✅✅✅⏲️✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅

Financial Times

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• short: ft.securedrop.tor.onion
• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://nqu6crmtnzs2hs5abo2uqni53yqsnnwqnerdxuzyz5yxairxlzjzt6yd.onion
• plain: http://nqu6crmtnzs2hs5abo2uqni53yqsnnwqnerdxuzyz5yxairxlzjzt6yd.onion
• proof: link
• check: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅

Forbes

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• short: forbes.securedrop.tor.onion
• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://6zonlfhh7aqtfwoyvdlad3nxn6ljecx2k6tyyy3spt43nn54q6lvncid.onion
• plain: http://6zonlfhh7aqtfwoyvdlad3nxn6ljecx2k6tyyy3spt43nn54q6lvncid.onion
• proof: link
• check: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅

Forbidden Stories

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• short: forbiddenstories.securedrop.tor.onion
• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://fg25fqpu2dnxp24xs3jlcley4hp2inshpzek44q3czkhq3zffoqk26id.onion
• plain: http://fg25fqpu2dnxp24xs3jlcley4hp2inshpzek44q3czkhq3zffoqk26id.onion
• proof: link
• check: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅⏰✅✅✅✅✅

HuffPost

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• short: huffpost.securedrop.tor.onion
• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://ppw2pmtagxykinex6uubypsommtrcg6ytdh6bcr6agq2wxnrweao4cad.onion
• plain: http://ppw2pmtagxykinex6uubypsommtrcg6ytdh6bcr6agq2wxnrweao4cad.onion
• proof: link
• check: ❓❓❓❓❓❓❓❓❓❓❓❓❓❓

Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• short: iqss.harvard.securedrop.tor.onion
• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://5kcyaqagvnrvyan7y5ntzreqsn2msowqlmtoo46qju2pctlbkzzztxqd.onion
• plain: http://5kcyaqagvnrvyan7y5ntzreqsn2msowqlmtoo46qju2pctlbkzzztxqd.onion
• proof: link
• check: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅

NOYB

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• short: noyb.securedrop.tor.onion
• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://xjc4s5z26i2z5tzjzj3w6jwzuomedzsahq4tccktwdcs6fldt4ojznqd.onion
• plain: http://xjc4s5z26i2z5tzjzj3w6jwzuomedzsahq4tccktwdcs6fldt4ojznqd.onion
• proof: link
• check: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅

NRK

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• short: nrk.securedrop.tor.onion
• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://537ztcntpbmspja4mkpxldpsoc46mqlssnsaklqnfw3gnlpj5glcjgid.onion
• plain: http://537ztcntpbmspja4mkpxldpsoc46mqlssnsaklqnfw3gnlpj5glcjgid.onion
• proof: link
• check: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅

New York Times

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• short: nytimes.securedrop.tor.onion
• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://ej3kv4ebuugcmuwxctx5ic7zxh73rnxt42soi3tdneu2c2em55thufqd.onion
• plain: http://ej3kv4ebuugcmuwxctx5ic7zxh73rnxt42soi3tdneu2c2em55thufqd.onion
• proof: link
• check: ✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️

POLITICO

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• short: politico.securedrop.tor.onion
• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://mzi5yynpd6qqq3lnh7vnaojy36v3hcorytsut47zwkguhnorduyxwead.onion
• plain: http://mzi5yynpd6qqq3lnh7vnaojy36v3hcorytsut47zwkguhnorduyxwead.onion
• proof: link
• check: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅⏰✅

Public Intelligence

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://z4gd5t2g6u6kqeqjeddvmvlhhjtjgslg4elh4ztnct7snskcd7phbiyd.onion
• plain: http://z4gd5t2g6u6kqeqjeddvmvlhhjtjgslg4elh4ztnct7snskcd7phbiyd.onion
• proof: link
• check: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅

Stefania Maurizi

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• short: maurizi.securedrop.tor.onion
• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://jxsb4ovmavjy3r64bak4ha63xwggf3nzf3vikvs23r2avm5rhzmaqtqd.onion
• plain: http://jxsb4ovmavjy3r64bak4ha63xwggf3nzf3vikvs23r2avm5rhzmaqtqd.onion
• proof: link
• check: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅

Süddeutsche Zeitung

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://udhauo3m3fh7v6yfiuornjzxn3fh6vlp4ooo3wogvghcnv5xik6mnayd.onion
• plain: http://udhauo3m3fh7v6yfiuornjzxn3fh6vlp4ooo3wogvghcnv5xik6mnayd.onion
• proof: link
• check: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅

TV2 Denmark

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• short: tv2.dk.securedrop.tor.onion
• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://srumyob2jq5nvppzt66aaab333n2wmq6xgkg4khfe24ixdb7umf7mtyd.onion
• plain: http://srumyob2jq5nvppzt66aaab333n2wmq6xgkg4khfe24ixdb7umf7mtyd.onion
• proof: link
• check: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅

Taz

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• short: taz.securedrop.tor.onion
• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://tazleakssvtc2lqrhkpvbzo6qwolcldzkzoexo7wombufd6a573bhlid.onion
• plain: http://tazleakssvtc2lqrhkpvbzo6qwolcldzkzoexo7wombufd6a573bhlid.onion
• proof: link
• check: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅

TechCrunch

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• short: techcrunch.securedrop.tor.onion
• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://vplxle7awnyvvvduv6exnwrxbf4gzsh7lv7fxosnfl2ecidkttcbfcqd.onion
• plain: http://vplxle7awnyvvvduv6exnwrxbf4gzsh7lv7fxosnfl2ecidkttcbfcqd.onion
• proof: link
• check: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅

The Globe and Mail

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• short: theglobeandmail.securedrop.tor.onion
• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://a4zum5ydurvljrohxqp2rjjal5kro4ge2q2qizuonf2jubkhcr627gad.onion
• plain: http://a4zum5ydurvljrohxqp2rjjal5kro4ge2q2qizuonf2jubkhcr627gad.onion
• proof: link
• check: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅

The Guardian

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• short: theguardian.securedrop.tor.onion
• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://xp44cagis447k3lpb4wwhcqukix6cgqokbuys24vmxmbzmaq2gjvc2yd.onion
• plain: http://xp44cagis447k3lpb4wwhcqukix6cgqokbuys24vmxmbzmaq2gjvc2yd.onion
• proof: link
• check: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅

The Intercept

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• short: theintercept.securedrop.tor.onion
• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://lhollo6vzrft3w77mgm67fhfv3fjadmf7oinmafa7tbmupc273oi7kid.onion
• plain: http://lhollo6vzrft3w77mgm67fhfv3fjadmf7oinmafa7tbmupc273oi7kid.onion
• proof: link
• check: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅

The Washington Post

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• short: washingtonpost.securedrop.tor.onion
• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://vfnmxpa6fo4jdpyq3yneqhglluweax2uclvxkytfpmpkp5rsl75ir5qd.onion
• plain: http://vfnmxpa6fo4jdpyq3yneqhglluweax2uclvxkytfpmpkp5rsl75ir5qd.onion
• proof: link
• check: ✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️

Toronto Star

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• short: torontostar.securedrop.tor.onion
• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://yj3b7rgmglcocbbvzrwfbo4d6j2aa7thwupra4yqutbd27v3vxcpvgid.onion
• plain: http://yj3b7rgmglcocbbvzrwfbo4d6j2aa7thwupra4yqutbd27v3vxcpvgid.onion
• proof: link
• check: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅

Whistleblower Aid

via: https://securedrop.org/api/v1/directory/

• short: whistlebloweraid.securedrop.tor.onion
• transport: 🔺 HTTP
• link: http://kogbxf4ysay2qzozmg7ar45ijqmj2vxrwqa4upzqq2i7sqj7wv7wcdqd.onion
• plain: http://kogbxf4ysay2qzozmg7ar45ijqmj2vxrwqa4upzqq2i7sqj7wv7wcdqd.onion
• proof: link
• check: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅

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Flaky Sites

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Footnotes

• At the moment where an organisation runs 2+ onion addresses for closely related services that do not reflect distinct languages / national interests, I am posting a link to an index of their onions. Examples: Riseup, Systemli, TorProject, ...
• The master list of Onion SSL EV Certificates may be viewed at https://crt.sh/?q=.onion

RWOS Status Detector

• ✅ site up
• ✳️ site up, and redirected to another page
• 🚫 site up, but could not access the page
• 🛑 site up, but reported a system error
• 🆘 site returned no data, or is down, or curl experienced a transient or permanent network error; may also reflect a problem with the RWOS server connection
• ❓ same as 🆘 but curl specifically mentioned inability to fetch an onion descriptor
• ❗ same as 🆘 but curl specifically mentioned inability to connect to the server
• ⏰ same as 🆘 but curl specifically mentioned connection timeout as an issue
• ⏲️ same as 🆘 but curl specifically mentioned ttl expiry as an issue
• 🔑 same as 🆘 but curl specifically mentioned SSL certificates as an issue
• 🆕 site is newly added, no data yet

You can also see the history of updates.

Codes & Exit Statuses

Mouse-over the icons for details of HTTP codes, curl exit statuses, and the number of attempts made on each site.

• codes are from HTTP and are documented elsewhere; RWOS-internal ones include:
  • 901 - malformed HTTP response
  • 902 - malformed HTTP response
  • 903 - malformed HTTP response, commonly including (e.g.) invalid HTTPS certificate
  • 904 - HTTP status code parse error
  • 910 - connection timeout
• exits are from Curl and are documented elsewhere; common ones include:
  • 7 - "curl couldn't connect"
  • 52 - "curl got nothing", received no data from upstream

TLS Security

Due to the fundamental protocol differences between HTTP and HTTPS, it is not wise to consider HTTP-over-Onion to be "as secure as HTTPS"; web browsers do and must treat HTTPS requests in ways that are fundamentally different to HTTP, e.g.:

• with respect to cookie handling, or
• where the trusted connection terminates, or
• how to deal with loading embedded insecure content, or
• whether to permit access to camera and microphone devices (WebRTC)

...and the necessity of broad adherence to web standards would make it harmful to attempt to optimise just one browser (e.g. Tor Browser) to elevate HTTP-over-Onion to the same levels of trust as HTTPS-over-TCP, let alone HTTPS-over-Onion. Doubtless some browsers will attempt to implement "better-than-default trust and security via HTTP over onions", but this behaviour will not be standard, cannot be relied upon by clients/users, and will therefore be risky.

tl;dr - HTTP-over-Onion should not be considered as secure as HTTPS-over-Onion, and attempting to force it thusly will create a future compatibility mess for the ecosystem of onion-capable browsers.

Feedback

The issues page is the fastest and most effective way to submit a suggestion; if you lack a Github account, try messaging @alecmuffett on Twitter.

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