System Architecture & Origins
Operational Security | Monero Implementation | Trustless Escrow
Origin Protocol
INITIATION (AUG 2023): DrugHub was deployed in response to the systemic failures of centralized legacy markets. Following the retirement of White House Market and the seizure of inferior platforms, a vacuum emerged for a technically competent, security-maximalist environment.
THE ARCHETYP STANDARD: Developed by former sysadmins from top-tier darknet infrastructures, DrugHub rejects the "profit-first" model. We utilize a custom-built backend engine (DH-Core v2) written in Rust/Go, specifically optimized for Tor onion services to prevent timing attacks and correlation analysis.
Currently serving over 1M+ registered PGP keys, our infrastructure scales horizontally via decentralized Link Directory Nodes (LDNs), ensuring resilience against state-level DDoS campaigns.
Core Directives
Our operational directives are hardcoded into our ethos. We function as a neutral, libertarian facilitator of free trade, enforcing strict cryptographic standards to protect user anonymity.
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Zero-Knowledge Architecture We collect minimal metadata. Server logs are piped to /dev/null. Transaction data is purged immediately upon order finalization (T+7 days max).
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Monero Supremacy Bitcoin is surveillance coin. We enforce XMR to leverage RingCT, stealth addresses, and bulletproofs, breaking the on-chain link between sender and receiver.
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Vetted Vendor Ecosystem Quality over quantity. New vendors undergo strict proof-of-supply verification and mandatory chemical analysis testing via our Harm Reduction partners.
Technical Infrastructure
Client-Side PGP
We mandate 4096-bit RSA keys. Our 2FA login system requires decrypting a unique nonce, preventing phishing via visual cloning. Messages are auto-encrypted before they hit our database.
Multisig Settlement
Funds are not held in hot wallets. We utilize a 2/3 Multi-Signature Escrow system (Buyer, Vendor, Market). This prevents exit scams and ensures funds are only released upon signed confirmation.
Rotational Mirrors
To combat Guard Node enumeration and DDoS, DrugHub issues private mirror links to established users. Our load balancers distribute traffic across geographically isolated server clusters.
Interface Visualization
UI/UX Snapshot
01. PoW Challenge
02. 2FA Gate
03. Identity Creation
04. Market Dashboard
Operational Security
Security is not a feature; it is the baseline. Our stack is built to assume hostile intent from all external nodes. We do not rely on "trust me" policies but on verifiable cryptographic proof.
Download Market PGP KeyWalletless Payments
Traditional market wallets are a liability. We use subaddresses generated per order. Funds move from Buyer -> Escrow -> Vendor without pooling in a central hot wallet, mitigating theft risk.
Auto-PGP Encryption
If a user forgets to encrypt, our server does it automatically using the recipient's public key. Even if the server is seized, message contents remain mathematically inaccessible.
Strict Retention Policy
"Delete everything." We retain no logs of IP addresses, access times, or browser fingerprints. Order data is hard-deleted 7 days after completion or dispute resolution.
Canary System
We sign a warrant canary every 14 days with the latest Bitcoin block hash. If this canary is not updated, users are instructed to cease all activity immediately.
Verified Network Gateways
The following V3 Onion addresses are cryptographically signed and verified. Do not access DrugHub through unverified link aggregators or clearweb proxies.