Add-on dossier
Maker-stated build, giveaway, sale, and blank-board snapshot
A linkable lifecycle record for hardware expansions, app ecosystems, firmware upgrades, cases, radio parts, and post-event badge experiments.
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pre-event availability and configuration statement
The maker says about 55 badges had been made with roughly ten boards left, a few may be given to the first roughly five signal-intel puzzle solvers, most or all RGB units are accounted for, a few non-RGB units may be sold at cost, and some RGB blank boards may be given away. These comments do not establish a production ledger, final build count, exact price, payment, eligibility, pickup site/time, receipt, donation, assembly, delivery, support, or post-event outcome.
- Badge
- Station 562 Badge (DEF CON 34)
- Type
- pre-event availability and configuration statement
- Status
- first-hand maker comment; completion unconfirmed
- Compatibility
- Station 562 Badge (DEF CON 34)
- Source
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Defcon/comments/1vayo7g/station_562_hacker_badge_project/
Badge context
Related Resources
first-hand maker announcement
Project-owner u/Chunkytunky's public announcement and follow-up comments describe Station 562's maker-stated interaction set, signed-firmware/per-badge-key-pair claim, build snapshot, tentative giveaway/sale routes, and RGB blank-board components. Reddit media has no stated reusable license or explicit permission basis.
Badge: Station 562 Badge (DEF CON 34)
official event context
Official DEF CON registration source for the August 6-9, 2026 Las Vegas event context and Human-badge pickup policy. It does not identify Station 562, endorse the project, prove maker presence, authorize distribution, or grant image rights.
Badge: Station 562 Badge (DEF CON 34)
Source trail
Evidence Sources
DEF CON · retrieved 2026-05-15
Official event context for DEF CON 34's August 6-9, 2026 dates and Las Vegas registration setting. It is not evidence that Station 562 is DEF CON-issued, included with registration, venue-authorized, or an admission credential.
Badge: Station 562 Badge (DEF CON 34)
u/Chunkytunky · retrieved 2026-05-15
First-hand project-owner source for the proximity-controlled Station 562 badge, BLE number-station and red-versus-blue game claims, social/dance/MIDI/tamper/Setup/optional-CTF claims, source-stated build and availability snapshot, signed-firmware/per-badge-key-pair claim, and RGB blank-board wording. It is not a public firmware, hardware, cryptography, privacy, product, fulfillment, or image-license archive.
Badge: Station 562 Badge (DEF CON 34)