HITCON

HITCON CMT 2019

The HITCON CMT 2019 edition whose official event page documented a Taiwan-shaped electronic board badge, sponsor challenge LED unlocks, and an ARM TrustZone badge challenge.

Taipei · Taiwan · 2019

HITCON CMT 2019 Badge

An official HITCON CMT electronic board badge shaped around Taiwan, combining collectable conference identity, 24 LED unlock states, sponsor booth challenges, a snake warm-up, and ARM TrustZone exploitation stages.

Lifecycle

Add-ons & Upgrades

HITCON CMT 2019 Badge source-backed

event mechanic

Sponsor LED unlock path

Attendees could unlock badge LEDs by solving the board puzzle or completing sponsor booth challenges, with all LEDs unlocked leading to a HITCON lottery chance.

Compatibility: HITCON CMT 2019 Badge

HITCON CMT 2019 Badge source-backed

security challenge

ARM TrustZone badge challenge

The badge challenge used ARM TrustZone separation with non-secure and secure stages, command-line interaction, snake warm-up behavior, and unlock states.

Compatibility: HITCON CMT 2019 Badge

Operational history

Issues & Camp Impact

HITCON CMT 2019 Badge note

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

No local HITCON CMT 2019 badge photo has been added because a rights-cleared original photo with attribution has not been verified.

The entry ships without a hero image rather than using generated, placeholder, or unlicensed imagery.

Resources

HITCON CMT 2019 events event page · Official event page documenting the electronic board badge, Taiwan design, TrustZone quiz, sponsor challenge unlocks, LED unlocks, and lottery path. HITCON Badge 2019 TrustZone deck slides · Challenge deck documenting the command line, 24 LEDs, 11 patterns, TrustZone stages, snake warm-up, and released source links. HITCON Badge 2019 repository source · Public repository described by the deck as source code, firmware, hardware design, and exploit material.

Sources

GitHub: yuawn/HITCON-badge-2019 Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Repository source for firmware, hardware, and exploit context referenced by the HITCON challenge deck. HITCON: HITCON CMT 2019 Events Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary source for the official badge concept, Taiwan board art, TrustZone quiz, booth challenges, LED unlocks, and lottery mechanic. Speaker Deck / yuawn: HITCON Badge 2019 - MCU ARM TrustZone Challenge Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary technical talk source for 24 LEDs, 11 patterns, badge command line, M2351/TrustZone challenge structure, and public source-code links.