Add-on dossier
A linkable lifecycle record for hardware expansions, app ecosystems, firmware upgrades, cases, radio parts, and post-event badge experiments.
The official badge page says AvengerCon IX's badge carried a small four-challenge CTF contest.
Badge context
Official hint page linked from the AvengerCon IX badge guide for post-event CTF support.
Primary badge source for the four-challenge CTF, A-C-9 blink behavior, BAT CON battery jumper, micro-USB path, CP2102 USB-to-UART serial access, 9600-baud PuTTY workflow, post-event unlock codes, and battery-safety instructions.
Official AvengerCon source marking the 2025 AvengerCon IX edition as concluded and linking to the badge page.
U.S. Army public-affairs source for AvengerCon IX's return to the Georgia Cyber Center and broader Army Cyber event context.
Source trail
Primary official badge-guide source for the four-challenge CTF, BAT CON battery jumper, coin-cell blink behavior, CP2102 USB-to-UART serial path, 9600-baud PuTTY workflow, post-event unlock codes, and safety instructions.
Official post-event hint source linked from the AvengerCon IX badge guide.
Public-affairs source for AvengerCon IX's 2025 return to the Georgia Cyber Center and broader Army Cyber conference context.