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RVA5sec 2016 Badge note

source-depth caveat · official interview · documented

The record avoids claiming a recovered schematic, BOM, final firmware tree, or complete CTF source.

Badge: RVA5sec 2016 Badge
Category: source-depth caveat
Severity: note
Confidence: official interview
Status: documented
Timeframe: RVAsec 2016
Source note: Hack.RVA: 2016 Badges interview.

Evidence

Related Resources

official badge archive

RVAsec badge archive

Official RVAsec badge archive tying the 2016 interview into the public RVAsec badge lineage.

Badge: RVA5sec 2016 Badge

official badge-team interview

HackRVA 2016 badge interview

Official HackRVA interview documenting the 2016 badge, team process, production quantity, USB reflashing, CTF focus, and serial-transmission experimentation.

Badge: RVA5sec 2016 Badge

Source trail

Evidence Sources

RVAsec · retrieved 2026-05-15

RVAsec badge archive

Official archive context for the RVAsec badge lineage.

Badge: RVA5sec 2016 Badge

RVAsec / HackRVA · retrieved 2026-05-15

Hack.RVA: 2016 Badges!

Official source for 2016 badge hardware reuse, USB reflashing, CTF challenge focus, quality-check count, and credits.

Badge: RVA5sec 2016 Badge