Security & OPSEC Basics
Basic security practices for protecting your account, communications, and personal information.
1. What is OPSEC?
OPSEC means protecting information that could reveal sensitive details about you, your accounts, or your activities.
2. Why OPSEC Matters
Good security practices reduce the amount of unnecessary information you expose and help protect your accounts and communications.
3. Account Security
- Use a unique, strong password.
- Never share your password with anyone.
- Do not reuse important credentials on unrelated services.
- Log out when using a shared or untrusted device.
4. PGP Key Security
- Keep your private PGP key secret.
- Protect your private key with a strong passphrase.
- Keep secure backups of important keys.
- Verify fingerprints before trusting an important key.
5. Tor Safety
- Keep Tor Browser updated.
- Download Tor Browser from the official source.
- Avoid unnecessary browser modifications.
- Do not assume Tor protects information that you voluntarily reveal.
6. Avoid Phishing
Be careful with unexpected links, messages, and websites pretending to be official. Verify important addresses and PGP information before trusting them.
7. Verify Official Information
Use the official Site PGP key, official mirrors, and other trusted information provided by DarkBook.Info when verifying that a communication or address is genuine.
8. Protect Personal Information
- Do not disclose unnecessary personal information.
- Review messages before sending them.
- Remove sensitive information that is not needed.
- Use encryption when sensitive information must be shared.
9. Safe Communication
Use PGP for sensitive communications when appropriate. Before acting on important instructions, verify that the message and the sender’s key are trusted.
10. Common Security Mistakes
- Sharing passwords or private keys.
- Trusting an address without verification.
- Using the same credentials everywhere.
- Posting sensitive information in plaintext.
- Ignoring unexpected security warnings.
11. Final Reminder
Security is a process, not a single setting. Keep your software updated, protect your credentials and keys, verify important information, and disclose only what is necessary.