JD-HITBSecConf2018 Beijing · China · 2018

JD-HITBSecConf2018 Beijing Badge

Special-edition HITB2018PEK badge with MTK-series hardware notes

A conservative official-archive record for the special-edition HITB2018PEK badge at JD-HITBSecConf2018 Beijing, with Badge Village evidence for secret features, mini-games, hidden challenges, open-source intent, and MTK-series hardware notes.

HITB JD-HITB China Beijing HITB2018PEK MTK UART Display Badge Village Asia

EventJD-HITBSecConf2018 Beijing

SeriesHack In The Box

LocationKempinski Hotel Beijing, Beijing

CountryChina

People

Authors & Credits

Geek Village exhibitor and JD-HITB context

JD Security

The CommSec Village page places JD Security's Geek Village next to the HITB Badge Village and describes a separate 10x10cm badge-firmware activity.

Source

event and badge-village publisher

Hack In The Box

Official publisher of the Beijing event archive and CommSec Village page documenting the special-edition HITB2018PEK badge, Badge Village, and hardware notes.

Source

Why It Mattered

It extends the HITB badge lineage into mainland China with a first-Beijing-edition security-conference badge, while keeping the public evidence separate from unsupported schematic, firmware, and distribution-volume claims.

Hardware

The JD-HITBSecConf2018 Beijing badge hardware was based on an MTK series platform with 32M flash, 128MB RAM, a display screen, and UART, per the official CommSec Village page. It does not expose a recovered schematic, BOM, board file, or exact MTK part number in this pass.

Software & Apps

The Badge Village promised help hacking the special-edition HITB2018PEK badge, expanding functionality, unlocking secret features, mini-games, the 'Are You Human Or Are You Hacker' activity, hidden challenges, and a fully open-sourced hardware/software/firmware release. This pass has not recovered a stable source archive URL.

Lore

The badge was part of the free CommSec Village at the first HITB Security Conference in China, alongside JD Security's Geek Village, CTF activity, security-community exhibits, DarkMatter, soldering with Mitch Altman, Ant Financial / Momo, and Xiaomi drone activity.

Lifecycle

Add-ons & Upgrades

badge challenge surface source-backed

Mini-games, hidden challenges, and reprogramming

The Badge Village promised secret feature unlocks, mini-games, hidden challenges, and help getting started with reprogramming the HITB2018PEK badge.

Compatibility: JD-HITBSecConf2018 Beijing Badge

Source

badge game source-backed

Are You Human Or Are You Hacker

HITB lists 'Are You Human Or Are You Hacker' under What's On the Badge for the special-edition Beijing badge.

Compatibility: JD-HITBSecConf2018 Beijing Badge

Source

hardware architecture source-backed

MTK-series badge hardware notes

The official CommSec Village page says the special-edition HITB2018PEK badge was based on an MTK series platform with 32M flash, 128MB RAM, a display screen, and UART provided.

Compatibility: JD-HITBSecConf2018 Beijing Badge

Source

Operational history

Issues & Camp Impact

distribution scope caveat note

The official page documents an extremely limited USD35 on-site purchase path for non-paying conference visitors, but does not expose a production count or exact attendee distribution total.

The record does not imply a universal public visitor badge or a known production run.

Confidence: official source
Status: documented
Timeframe: November 2018 event
Source note: JD-HITBSecConf2018 Beijing CommSec Village page.

missing rights-cleared image note

No local JD-HITBSecConf2018 Beijing badge photo has been added because official page imagery has not been paired with a reusable image license, attribution, and processing notes for publication.

The entry remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying event imagery, screenshots, social-media photos, or generated placeholder art.

Confidence: local project policy
Status: needs licensed original replacement
Timeframe: current catalogue build
Source note: badge.gallery image policy and HITB CommSec Village source page.

repository recovery gap note

HITB stated that the badge hardware, software, and firmware would be fully open sourced, but this pass did not recover a stable repository or downloadable source archive URL.

The dossier records the public hardware notes and challenge surface while avoiding unsupported firmware, schematic, exact-chip, or implementation claims beyond the official page.

Confidence: official source but unrecovered archive
Status: needs deeper archive recovery
Timeframe: 2018 badge archive pass
Source note: JD-HITBSecConf2018 Beijing CommSec Village page.

Resources

HITB Beijing Badge Village badge village page · Official CommSec Village source for the special-edition HITB2018PEK badge, Badge Village hacking path, mini-games, hidden challenges, open-source statement, hardware notes, USD35 limited visitor purchase path, and JD Security Geek Village context. JD-HITBSecConf2018 Beijing archive event page · Official event archive for October 29-November 2, 2018 dates, first HITB Security Conference in China context, Kempinski Hotel Beijing venue, and CommSec Village framing.

Sources

Hack In The Box: JD-HITBSecConf2018 Beijing Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary event source for October 29-November 2, 2018 dates, first China edition context, Kempinski Hotel Beijing venue, and free CommSec track / village framing. Hack In The Box: Technology Exhibition / CommSec Village Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary badge source proving the special-edition HITB2018PEK badge, Badge Village hacking path, 'Are You Human Or Are You Hacker' activity, mini-games, hidden challenges, open-source statement, MTK-series hardware notes, and limited USD35 visitor purchase path.