Canary

A statement signed with the ostbro key, replaced on a schedule. What matters is not what it says but whether it keeps arriving.

If it stops

A statement that is late, unsigned, or signed with a different key is a reason to stop using ostbro until it is explained. No explanation will be posted here for a missing one, and none should be expected.

Schedule

Signed—

Next due—

Gracefive days

Covered by this signature

The canonical domain, the onion address, the mail address, the PGP fingerprint and the presence channel handle. Anything calling itself ostbro and not listed in a current signed statement is not ostbro.

Statement of —

In force on this date

Canonical addresshttps://ostbro.com

Onion addressostbroetxrd3hpa6zqfggp7vvwjgj7cie5bnzzgx7sfg346jpr2do2id.onion

Mailcontact@ostbro.com

Presence channel@ostbro_status

PGP fingerprint9470 28CC 3ED5 4931 5C83 6DFF 16AD E81A 9BE1 D7DE

Bitcoin block97064600000000000000000001f413fc8c6c56ed3163d8e1f7c604513e6f470c68c54b

Anything calling itself ostbro and not listed here is not ostbro. The block proves the statement was not written before it.

Download the signed statement

The signed statement, as it is

Copy the whole block — including both marker lines — into a file and check it with gpg --verify. Downloading it is safer: copying from a browser can break the spacing.

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA256

As of 9 Oct. 2026, ostbro has received no warrant, no subpoena, no gag order and no request to hand over customer data or funds, and has not been asked to place any of its infrastructure under third-party control.

No such request has been received and complied with in secret. If this statement stops appearing, assume it happened.

Addresses in force on this date:

Clearnet: https://ostbro.com
TOR: ostbroetxrd3hpa6zqfggp7vvwjgj7cie5bnzzgx7sfg346jpr2do2id.onion
Mail: contact@ostbro.com
Service Status (matrix/telegram): @ostbro_status

PGP Fingerprint: 9470 28CC 3ED5 4931 5C83 6DFF 16AD E81A 9BE1 D7DE

Anything calling itself ostbro and not listed above is not ostbro.

Next statement due 9 Nov. 2026, with five days of grace.

Bitcoin block 970646 hash:
00000000000000000001f413fc8c6c56ed3163d8e1f7c604513e6f470c68c54b
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----

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-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

How to check it

Verify the signature against the fingerprint on the contacts page, fetched from both the canonical address and the onion address. The block hash inside shows the statement was not written earlier and held.

A canary says nothing about what ostbro would do under pressure, and it is not a promise to resist anything. It is one dated fact, signed, that you can check yourself.