Add-on dossier
Badge puzzle and collaborative-hacking prompt
A linkable lifecycle record for hardware expansions, app ecosystems, firmware upgrades, cases, radio parts, and post-event badge experiments.
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official Security BSides event listing
Security BSides community listing for the May 30, 2026 Hannaford Hall, Portland, Maine event date and venue context.
Badge: BSides Maine 2026 Electronic Lighthouse Badge
official event agenda
Official event agenda for registration badge/material pickup, conference context, and closing wording that asks whether anyone solved the badge.
Badge: BSides Maine 2026 Electronic Lighthouse Badge
official event social post
Official pre-event post advertising a special-edition badge as a VIP benefit; it does not describe the variant or prove final handoff.
Badge: BSides Maine 2026 Electronic Lighthouse Badge
official event social post
Official BSides Maine post stating that the badge was also a puzzle intended for exploration, collaboration, experimentation, and hacking.
Badge: BSides Maine 2026 Electronic Lighthouse Badge
official event social post
Official BSides Maine post calling the upcoming artifact an electronic badge while withholding a named designer, component list, or technical specification.
Badge: BSides Maine 2026 Electronic Lighthouse Badge
official event social post
Primary official source naming the main attendee badge a hackable lighthouse with a pulsing beacon on the day before the completed event.
Badge: BSides Maine 2026 Electronic Lighthouse Badge
organizer post-event recap
Lead organizer Ben Strout's public post-event recap identifies BSides Maine as completed and gives Ryan Boutot recognition for the electronic badges, without defining an individual technical role.
Badge: BSides Maine 2026 Electronic Lighthouse Badge