maker-described production and physical form
AoSC says the 2026 edition is a limited release with a plan for 40 brass eChallengeCoins, each weighing 46 grams. It does not establish a finished quantity, serialized allocation, component parity, production date, inventory, recipients, shipping/pickup outcomes, replacements, resale, or post-event availability.
Compatibility: 2026 eChallengeCoin (DEF CON 34)
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maker-described programming capability
The listing says a CH340E USB-to-serial converter can program UPDI devices such as ATtiny microcontrollers and names configurable 3.3 V or 5 V UPDI voltage. It does not publish wiring, driver requirements, target support, protocol configuration, level validation, fuse/lock-bit handling, recovery procedure, or a safe universal programming guarantee.
Compatibility: UPDeeDeeI SAO (DEF CON 34)
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maker-described proposed host interface
The maker says the SAO implements Rare Circuit's proposed SAOv3 I2C interface, exposing vendor/product IDs, port and custom-command information, generic LED control, and its own lighting modes. It does not publish a final protocol version, command schema, IDs, host implementation, interoperability result, standard-ratification status, or broad compatibility guarantee.
Compatibility: Firefly Jar SAO (DEF CON 34)
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maker-described proximity communication
The marketplace and README describe IR send/receive plus a 13.56 MHz RFID/NFC component, while the diary discusses a planned short-message interaction over infrared. The sources do not establish a final message format, range, pairing/discovery rules, encryption/authentication, collision handling, data retention, interoperability, regulatory status, or user-consent model.
Compatibility: MalO SAO (DEF CON 34)
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maker-described publication plan
The current roster says the re-release will be posted to NilbinSec GitHub on DEF CON Day 1. Before the August 6 event, the reviewed account already had only the older DC32 Power Glove repository, so no 2026-specific source, firmware, release, revision note, licence, or final production mapping was available.
Compatibility: NilbinSec Power Glove Re-release SAO (DEF CON 34)
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maker-described puzzle surface
The product page says Submarine includes hardware and software puzzles plus a few soldering challenges. It does not list a component kit, soldering steps, temperature/safety guidance, challenge prerequisites, tooling, board revisions, troubleshooting, reset path, solution policy, or completed event-support record.
Compatibility: Submarine Badge & Pirate SAO (DEF CON 33)
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maker-described radio awareness feature
The listing says the badge detects a user-defined list of BLE MAC addresses to give a heads-up about what is around the user. It does not say whether behavior is passive or active, which address types/advertisements are used, how a list is configured or stored, range, cadence, false positives, logging, network use, consent, retention, security, or regulatory context.
Compatibility: FightDystopia 2025 Badge (DEF CON 33)
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maker-described radio hardware surface
The maker's v1.4 source identifies an nRF52840 on a RAK4630, a Semtech SX1262 LoRa radio on US 915 MHz, and Johanson chip antennas for 915 MHz LoRa and 2.4 GHz BLE. It includes board, component, and measurement sources, but does not amount to a certification, independent RF assessment, universal host result, or final-unit inspection.
Compatibility: Darknet-NG SMAO v1.4 source design
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maker-described security-research feature
The official product description says the badge has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth analysis tools and a deauthentication detector. The seller says shipped units are passive and listen-only; no configuration, range, accuracy, traffic handling, target-identification, privacy, RF, legal, or operating procedure is published here. This dossier does not provide use instructions or describe the badge as suitable for any particular environment.
Compatibility: Clip-Boy: The Unofficial DEF CON 34 Electronic Badge
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maker-described software and protocol surface
The product and maker post describe bare-metal/pure RISC-V assembly on CH32V003 and a custom UART puzzle at 115200 baud; the product describes fourteen stages, Davies-Meyer, SPECK-128/256, a constant-time MAC, and an 8 MHz low-power mode. These claims do not substitute for matching released firmware, binaries, build or flash instructions, test vectors, benchmark method, security review, recovery process, or proof that any shipped unit matches the description.
Compatibility: Ouroboros Badge (DEF CON 34)
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maker-described software experience
The sources describe games, puzzles, screensavers, messages, user modification through USB-C, a compiled C library, and an evolving Python/C++ two-core arrangement. No reviewed material supplies a tagged final firmware, end-user build/flash guide, challenge archive, stable UI specification, release hashes, update policy, test report, or final behavior guarantee.
Compatibility: MalO SAO (DEF CON 34)
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maker-documented attachment and display surface
The maker says the board holds up to 25 SAOs, has a notch beside each port for tethering, includes keyhole-compatible leash-ring rectangles, and exposes outer white LEDs linked to the top-left slot; the product page says the separate SmartAO SAO is required for the outer LEDs. It does not publish slot pinouts, port layout, connector orientation, current per port, SmartAO protocol, LED circuitry, compatibility matrix, mechanical load test, or user safety guidance.
Compatibility: SAO Many SAOs Badge (DEF CON 33)
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maker-documented badge experience
The maker README describes local DJ mixes played through headphones and a music-linked light show. This documents a stated badge experience, not a particular playlist, licensed media set, audio level/safety result, event programme, radio broadcast, attendee allocation, final firmware configuration, or confirmed conference deployment.
Compatibility: DEF CON Silent Disco Badge as described by its maker; headphone/media/firmware parity across physical boards unverified
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maker-documented badge-to-badge interaction
The README says two badges can use infrared to converge on track position and light timing, while the firmware notes document revision-specific infrared context. This is a high-level maker-published interaction claim, not an interoperability guarantee, protocol specification, privacy/security assertion, reliable-range result, safe operating instruction, or evidence of an event-wide synchronized session.
Compatibility: DEF CON Silent Disco Badge project only; revision, line-of-sight, and event-use parity unverified
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maker-documented companion connection
The maker says the Gunslinger combo includes an SAO connector, directs the user to solder it to the Gunslinger with the notch side up, then to set the Sheriff power to SAO mode. The source does not publish the connector pinout, electrical limits, orientation drawing beyond prose, hot-plug guidance, strain relief, compatibility with other SAOs, verification steps, or troubleshooting.
Compatibility: Gunslinger-B-Gone Badge and included Sheriff SAO
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maker-documented electronic badge platform
Public documentation identifies an RP2040, microSD/local media, LiPo power path, 3.5 mm audio chain, addressable LEDs, USB-C, infrared components, and an SAO header. It records a high-level technical surface rather than a verified final BOM, pinout, voltage/current budget, cell specification, charger protection result, electrical test, compatibility matrix, compliance record, or safe-modification guide.
Compatibility: Maker's documented Silent Disco Badge design; exact revision and physical-unit component parity unverified
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maker-documented electronic hardware surface
BigTaro lists a Raspberry Pi RP2350, 1.28 inch GC9A01 240 by 240 round LCD, addressable WS2812B RGB LEDs, infrared receiver, and six onboard buttons. The source does not state component counts beyond the six buttons, wiring, memory, power, battery, electrical limits, schematic, BOM, PCB files, or test results.
Compatibility: FrogStar Badge (DEF CON 33)
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maker-documented firmware behavior
The README describes an eight-stage embedded CTF, 1,200-baud software UART, EEPROM-backed progression, encoding challenges, and animation unlocks. It does not prove current availability, rules, solution handling, participant scope, service operation, safety review, or firmware parity across all physical event units.
Compatibility: Seasides 2026 Roulette Badge
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maker-documented hardware
The README identifies an ATtiny85 at an internal 8 MHz oscillator, a 74HC595 shift register, and eight LEDs, with data/clock/control pin mapping and VCC/GND labels. The source does not establish the final event-unit supply, battery, current budget, BOM, board revision, tests, safety evaluation, or compliance.
Compatibility: Seasides 2026 Roulette Badge
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maker-documented hardware interface
The maker targets DC34's right SAO port, identifies a 2 by 3 SAO 1.69bis header, and describes 3.0 V badge or USB-C power. This is an implementation-specific maker statement, not a universal fit, rail budget, hot-plug, electrical-safety, or compatibility guarantee.
Compatibility: DEF CON 34 right-side SAO design target only; other hosts and configurations unverified
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maker-documented hardware platform
The README identifies an RP2040 with 264 KB SRAM and 1 MB XIP flash driving a 38 by 5 curved blue C-LED virtual display arranged as a 12 by 16 PWM matrix. It names a stated maximum average output of about 2 mA per LED. These are maker-published specifications, not an independent electrical, optical, thermal, or per-unit validation.
Compatibility: Cobalt DC34 maker documentation only; no general RP2040, LED, badge-host, or DEF CON hardware compatibility claim
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maker-documented hardware platform
The maker describes one badge as an uplink/display XIAO ESP32-S3 and two XIAO ESP32-S3 scanners that share one scanner image but receive BLE-primary and Wi-Fi-primary roles at runtime. It is a source-described architecture, not proof of a universal production revision, board provenance, field reliability, or authorized radio deployment.
Compatibility: Friend or Foe Badge project only; not a general DEF CON, Packet Hacking Village, Android-device, or RF-device compatibility statement
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maker-documented host interface
The guide identifies I2C address 0x50 and documents built-in-mode selection, all-off control, raw discrete and RGB LED writes, plus a two-byte status response. It says malformed raw writes are rejected without partial state changes. This is a published operating interface, not a warranty of host compatibility, electrical safety, bus arbitration, command support by a particular badge, or a software library.
Compatibility: Root Access SAO (DEF CON 34)
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maker-documented host-power surface
The README says the badge has two pre-installed 18650 batteries, can run from USB, battery, or barrel power, and provides about 30 mA when all SAOs are run from USB/barrel or about 300 mA at 3.3 V when batteries are charged. It also claims surge protection. It does not publish the circuit, cell specification, charging algorithm, fuses, voltage/current limits, measurement method, thermal behavior, fault testing, or safety certification.
Compatibility: SAO Many SAOs Badge (DEF CON 33)
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maker-documented interaction and maintenance
The documentation names an SC7A20H accelerometer, ambient-light detection, three rear program buttons, one front touch sensor, fifteen configurable programs, USB-C firmware updates, and a USB-mounted configuration mode. It says the badge reduces clock speed when waiting and can enter low power when no movement is detected, but does not provide measured power, battery, host, update, or recovery results.
Compatibility: Cobalt DC34 documentation only; cable, host, firmware, physical-unit, and successful-update compatibility unverified
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maker-documented interaction and software surface
The project describes passive observation of nearby broadcast RF evidence and a USB-C Android companion for live views, display controls, and diagnostics. It does not establish detection accuracy, identification certainty, legal authority, range, data retention, user consent, secure transport, a cloud-free operation in every mode, or a safe field-use procedure.
Compatibility: Friend or Foe badge/project context only; no surveillance, identification, or operational recommendation
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maker-documented local challenge interface
The guide says the badge exposes a local Wi-Fi/browser quest interface and includes an explicit assigned-badge-and-advertised-services boundary. The catalogue preserves that narrow interaction fact without publishing connection identifiers, credentials, local addresses, hidden resources, browser instructions, or exploitation details, and without treating a CTF surface as general conference infrastructure or a production security model.
Compatibility: The Shattered Shard challenge badge only; network configuration and authorization beyond the guide's assigned-badge context unverified
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maker-documented local operation
The guide identifies an ATtiny1616, ten addressable RGB pixels, eleven discrete LEDs, fifty animations, a button, and non-volatile USERROW storage for a favorite and last-played animation. It describes tap and hold behavior, but does not supply firmware source, a binary release, electronics test data, a battery/runtime profile, or final-unit verification.
Compatibility: Root Access SAO (DEF CON 34)
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maker-documented physical interaction surface
The Player Guide names a CP2102 programming connector, a serial-terminal chapter, an LED-panel observation, and one physical task using only labelled SAO GPIO1/GPIO2 contacts. It does not establish connector wiring, pinout, voltage/current limits, toolchain, serial-command set, safe procedure, firmware image, general compatibility, or permission to attach hardware outside the assigned-badge context.
Compatibility: The Shattered Shard challenge badge as described in its Player Guide; physical/unit parity and safe interaction outcome unverified
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maker-documented software surface
The public README and handoff describe GIF channels, a device puzzle, settings, USB-drive loading, and the V4-to-V5 firmware history. This preserves the published software surface without making a safe flashing, recovery, support, security, or source-to-unit version claim.
Compatibility: INSPECTRON 34 only; final installed firmware and every-host behavior are unverified
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maker-documented update workflow
The maker repository says to power the badge, open a serial connection at 1200 baud to force boot-select mode, mount the resulting USB drive, and drag a released UF2 firmware image onto it. Pre-sale badges with acrylic require manual boot-button access while powering on. The source does not identify the controller, serial device behavior, bootloader implementation, erase/recovery model, verification, signed-image process, support path, or safety implications.
Compatibility: Dante's Inferno Badge (DEF CON 32)
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maker-proposed interactive hardware
The README describes a camera, display, and microSD-based image surface within the planned badge. It establishes the intended project concept, not functioning capture, encoding, storage, display, interoperability, data handling, privacy, final firmware, event operation, or a delivered-unit result.
Compatibility: Proposed HRV SSTV Badge design only; hardware and software parity unverified
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maker-proposed radio hardware
The README describes separate carrier boards for a radio module as part of the planned SSTV concept. The catalogue records that high-level design claim without reproducing setup, configuration, frequency, transmission, or radio-operation procedures, and without asserting a tested assembly, authorization, license status, performance, safety, or compliance outcome.
Compatibility: Proposed HRV SSTV Badge design only; no radio-operation or completed-event claim
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maker-published binary release
The maker page labels Firmware v1.0, links a FrogStarFirmware1.0.uf2 file, and says to flash by copying the firmware file to the badge. It does not state the release date, changelog, source code, license, checksums, signing, toolchain, bootloader steps, target-board configuration, rollback, recovery, or support policy.
Compatibility: FrogStar Badge (DEF CON 33)
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maker-published fabrication archive
The hardware guide publishes a board BOM, single-board and panel Gerber jobs, and a battery-cage STL, and says the DEF CON run used a three-radio ESP32-S3 arrangement with external patch antennas. The files are preservation evidence, not a safe construction guide, a current supplier quote, a complete editable design-source release, or final-unit evidence.
Compatibility: Friend or Foe Badge source-design context; fabrication, battery, and regulatory outcomes remain unverified
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maker-published firmware workflow
The README identifies Pico SDK v2.3.0, a VS Code Pico-plugin build context, and a BOOT-button UF2 copy path. The recorded procedure is a source reference, not a recommendation to alter hardware or proof that a particular compiled binary matches an issued or commissioned unit.
Compatibility: Cobalt project source context only; no release-to-device mapping or support guarantee
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maker-published hardware outline
The pre-event README names an off-the-shelf ESP32, a 240×320 ILI9341 TFT panel, wiring, and two batteries. This establishes a maker-stated parts surface only; it does not prove a PCB, enclosure, wearable form, final board/module, battery chemistry/capacity/protection, power budget, or an event-unit configuration.
Compatibility: Technet8394's self-described BSides Peoria Badge Challenge 2025 project only; physical form and event-unit parity unverified
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maker-published post-event companion release
The v0.67.18 release says its Android companion sorts aircraft by proximity, requires a valid distance within 15 miles for helicopter and ADS-B-drone nearby alerts, refreshes distance from a recent phone location fix, and keeps Bluetooth/Privacy results stable while signal data changes. The publisher reports JVM, lint, and emulator checks and explicitly says physical-phone Bluetooth and field-location testing remain. This records a released companion update, not a badge-firmware update, physical-badge compatibility result, RF/location accuracy claim, privacy guarantee, or field-use recommendation.
Compatibility: Friend or Foe Android companion package com.friendorfoe v0.67.18 only; Android-device, physical-badge, Bluetooth, location, RF, and operational compatibility unverified
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maker-published source and firmware trail
The repository publishes KiCad/fabrication material, MicroPython-based firmware, a native MP3-decoder path, and a prebuilt universal UF2. This supports a public technical trail, not an audited/reproducible build, signed release, source-to-device mapping, third-party dependency audit, installation instruction, event-installed media package, warranty, support channel, or security review.
Compatibility: Public project archive; matching firmware on every physical board unverified
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manufacturing and firmware lifecycle
The releases page preserves Prototype 3 BOM/CPL/Gerber/schematic assets plus summit_v1 and summit_v2 firmware and filesystem release files.
Compatibility: GreyCTF Summit 2025 GreyBadge
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manufacturing archive
The PCB repository preserves Eagle board and schematic files, a project library, scripts, OSH Park design rules, and multiple Gerber ZIP archives.
Compatibility: BSidesPDX 2015 Badger Badge
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manufacturing archive
Badge Pirates publishes CC13 Gerbers, KiCad sources, documentation outputs, and an MIT repository license.
Compatibility: CactusCon 13 Badge
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manufacturing archive
Badge Pirates publishes Gerbers, BOM exports, an interactive BOM, ESP32-S3 reference material, and BasicCodeForQA for the CactusCon 12 badge.
Compatibility: CactusCon 12 Badge
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manufacturing archive
The production archive provides Gerbers, BOM, pick-and-place data, and a firmware package for JLCPCB assembly and flashing.
Compatibility: BSides Dublin 2026 Harp Badge
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manufacturing archive
The repository README documents compressing the production files and using the centroid and BOM files to order boards through JLCPCB.
Compatibility: Hackbat DEF CON 32 Badge
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manufacturing archive
The repository preserves the Multnomah KiCad PCB, schematic, project, netlist, footprint table, symbol table, and local footprint directory.
Compatibility: BSidesPDX 2019 Multnomah Badge
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manufacturing archive
The repository preserves BSidesPDX_2018 KiCad board, schematic, project, libraries, local footprints, and Gerber/drill outputs.
Compatibility: BSidesPDX 2018 ATTiny861 Badge
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manufacturing archive
The repository preserves OpenTaxus KiCad schematic, board, project, footprints, logos, and dock files for hardware review and reproduction.
Compatibility: BSidesPDX 2024 OpenTaxus Badge
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