The New Defcon Badges Pack a Unique Open Source Chip That Doubles as a Security Key
Summary
WIRED covers Defcon badges featuring Baochip-1x, an open-source hardware security chip. The detachable core can be used as a hardware security token after the conference, with source code published on GitHub for inspection, enabling trust and transparency in silicon. The article notes that while the chip has strong security features, some components remain closed-source and that attendees will stress-test it to improve security.