Issue dossier

The project owner describes constrained giveaway, at-cost sale, and blank-board intentions for the conference but not final inventory, pricing, transaction method, pickup time/place, recipient list, manufacturer, delivery, refund, support, or completed handoff. DEF CON's official registration source does not identify Station 562 as issued, included, or authorized.

A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.

Station 562 Badge (DEF CON 34) note

pre-event availability, distribution, and credential boundary · maker announcement and official event context · maker-stated limited plans; fulfillment unconfirmed

Station 562 is modelled as an independent pre-event BadgeLife project associated with DEF CON 34, not an organizer-issued Human badge, admission item, universal attendee benefit, or confirmed on-floor distribution.

Badge: Station 562 Badge (DEF CON 34)
Category: pre-event availability, distribution, and credential boundary
Severity: note
Confidence: maker announcement and official event context
Status: maker-stated limited plans; fulfillment unconfirmed
Timeframe: as reviewed 2026-08-04
Source note: Station 562 maker announcement and DEF CON 34 registration source.

Evidence

Related Resources

first-hand maker announcement

Station 562 — hacker badge project

Project-owner u/Chunkytunky's public announcement and follow-up comments describe Station 562's maker-stated interaction set, signed-firmware/per-badge-key-pair claim, build snapshot, tentative giveaway/sale routes, and RGB blank-board components. Reddit media has no stated reusable license or explicit permission basis.

Badge: Station 562 Badge (DEF CON 34)

official event context

DEF CON 34 registration

Official DEF CON registration source for the August 6-9, 2026 Las Vegas event context and Human-badge pickup policy. It does not identify Station 562, endorse the project, prove maker presence, authorize distribution, or grant image rights.

Badge: Station 562 Badge (DEF CON 34)

Source trail

Evidence Sources

DEF CON · retrieved 2026-05-15

DEF CON 34 registration

Official event context for DEF CON 34's August 6-9, 2026 dates and Las Vegas registration setting. It is not evidence that Station 562 is DEF CON-issued, included with registration, venue-authorized, or an admission credential.

Badge: Station 562 Badge (DEF CON 34)

u/Chunkytunky · retrieved 2026-05-15

Station 562 — hacker badge project

First-hand project-owner source for the proximity-controlled Station 562 badge, BLE number-station and red-versus-blue game claims, social/dance/MIDI/tamper/Setup/optional-CTF claims, source-stated build and availability snapshot, signed-firmware/per-badge-key-pair claim, and RGB blank-board wording. It is not a public firmware, hardware, cryptography, privacy, product, fulfillment, or image-license archive.

Badge: Station 562 Badge (DEF CON 34)