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Defcon 34 Badge Packs Open Source Chip as Security Key

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Wired ·

Andrew 'bunnie' Huang designed this year's Defcon badges with a unique open source chip that doubles as a security key. The badge aims to push security and transparency boundaries at the famed conference. It showcases advanced hardware hacking and open source principles.

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The badge's open source security key functionality could set a new standard for conference hardware, but its real-world impact beyond Defcon remains to be seen.
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