Christchurch Hacker Conference

CHCon 2018

The October 25-27, 2018 Christchurch Hacker Conference edition whose official page documents CTF, badge, and locksport challenges plus sponsor-funded identification tags/badges and printed materials.

UCSA Events Centre, Christchurch · New Zealand · 2018

CHCon 2018 Identity Badge and Badge Challenge

CHCon 2018's official site documents identification tags/badges as part of the event materials and says CTF, badge, and locksport challenges would run throughout the main event.

Lifecycle

Add-ons & Upgrades

CHCon 2018 Identity Badge and Badge Challenge source-backed

event challenge

Badge challenge track

The official CHCon 2018 event page says CTF, badge, and locksport challenges would run throughout the main event.

Compatibility: CHCon 2018 Identity Badge and Badge Challenge

Operational history

Issues & Camp Impact

CHCon 2018 Identity Badge and Badge Challenge note

hardware-detail caveat · official source but no technical badge archive · needs primary badge archive

The recovered official source does not identify the badge material, electronics, firmware, serial behavior, puzzle files, or whether the badge challenge used the attendee tag itself.

The catalogue keeps the record to identity-badge and challenge evidence until a direct technical source appears.

CHCon 2018 Identity Badge and Badge Challenge note

identity-artifact classification · official source · documented

The official CHCon 2018 source proves identification tags/badges and badge challenges but does not prove that the attendee credential was an electronic PCB badge.

The record is modeled as an identity and challenge artifact so the CHCon lineage expands without unsupported microcontroller, firmware, display, radio, NFC, or CTF-on-badge claims.

CHCon 2018 Identity Badge and Badge Challenge note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs licensed original replacement

No CHCon 2018 badge or challenge image is published because no reusable original photo with source URL, license, attribution, and processing notes has been recovered.

The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying event imagery, sponsor logos, social photos, or generated badge art.

Resources

CHCon 2018 event page event page · Official event page documenting October 25-27, 2018 dates, UCSA Events Centre venue, CTF, badge, and locksport challenges, and event sponsor context. CHCon 2018 sponsor-materials evidence sponsorship page · Official sponsorship section documenting sponsor-funded identification tags/badges and printed materials for the 2018 edition.

Sources

Christchurch Hacker Conference: CHCON '18 Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary event and sponsorship source for CHCon 2018 dates, UCSA Events Centre venue, CTF/badge/locksport challenges, and identification tags/badges material evidence. Swamp Chicken Cyber Industries Ltd: CHCon 2018 sponsor materials Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official source for identification tags/badges and printed materials as sponsor-funded event costs.