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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.

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CHCon 2018 Identity Badge and Badge Challenge note

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

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

Badge: CHCon 2018 Identity Badge and Badge Challenge
Category: hardware-detail caveat
Severity: note
Confidence: official source but no technical badge archive
Status: needs primary badge archive
Timeframe: 2018 badge archive pass
Source note: CHCon 2018 event page.

Evidence

Related Resources

event page

CHCon 2018 event page

Official event page documenting October 25-27, 2018 dates, UCSA Events Centre venue, CTF, badge, and locksport challenges, and event sponsor context.

Badge: CHCon 2018 Identity Badge and Badge Challenge

sponsorship page

CHCon 2018 sponsor-materials evidence

Official sponsorship section documenting sponsor-funded identification tags/badges and printed materials for the 2018 edition.

Badge: CHCon 2018 Identity Badge and Badge Challenge

Source trail

Evidence Sources

Christchurch Hacker Conference · retrieved 2026-05-15

CHCON '18

Primary event and sponsorship source for CHCon 2018 dates, UCSA Events Centre venue, CTF/badge/locksport challenges, and identification tags/badges material evidence.

Badge: CHCon 2018 Identity Badge and Badge Challenge

Swamp Chicken Cyber Industries Ltd · retrieved 2026-05-15

CHCon 2018 sponsor materials

Official source for identification tags/badges and printed materials as sponsor-funded event costs.

Badge: CHCon 2018 Identity Badge and Badge Challenge