The New Defcon Badges Pack a Unique Open Source Chip That Doubles as a Security Key
The Defcon hacker conference is introducing a new badge featuring an open-source chip called the Baochip-1x. Designed by Andrew 'bunnie' Huang, the chip allows for verifiable security and can be repurposed as a hardware security token after the event.
It’s been a longtime feature of the annual Defcon hacker conference that attendees come away not only with knowledge of new software vulnerabilities and hacking techniques but also an elaborately designed conference badge—often electronic masterpieces embedded with intricate puzzles, complex crypto challenges, hidden Easter eggs, and even the mechanical gear trains of a watch.
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