physical badge design
The repository calls the artifact the UFO Badge and preserves EAGLE, Gerber, original vector-art, and 3D-case material. This records source-described physical/art context without claiming that every delivered unit used an identical final board, artwork revision, case, manufacturing finish, or assembly quality.
Compatibility: BSides Cheltenham 2024 UFO Badge source-design context; no generic hardware, case, or art-reuse claim
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physical badge documentation
The README lists microphone, tactile button, three red LEDs, battery holder, optional two 6-pin SAO headers, and a 2-pin battery-only header. It also describes microphone, accelerometer, button, and touch actions. This is a source-backed feature outline, not a complete production, power, electrical-safety, or compatibility specification.
Compatibility: Open Sauce 2026 Badge
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physical badge package
Gothcon's store describes a bat-shaped custom PCB with 44 independently controlled RGB LEDs, removable laser-etched acrylic logo shield, custom DEF CON 34-color lanyard, and a pre-order package containing the PCB, shield, screws/nuts, lanyard, 2,000 mAh LiPo, and mounting tape.
Compatibility: Gothcon 2026 Blinky Badge
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physical challenge
The DEF CON 21 badge used hidden PCB metal and interconnected paths that attendees could discover with a multimeter, making a non-powered board behave like a puzzle circuit.
Compatibility: DEF CON 21 Badge
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physical challenge
DEF CON 24 solving notes used badge backs, hidden traces, common encoded text, badge-type-specific silkscreen strings, and visible printed codes as puzzle material.
Compatibility: DEF CON 24 Badge
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physical challenge
The lanyard carried unusual character strings and is identified by official forum and writeup sources as one of the challenge surfaces included with the badge.
Compatibility: DEF CON 28 Safe Mode Badge
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physical challenge
Mar Williams described the DC33 badge as interacting with 3D images and layered art around the con through different lenses and lens combinations.
Compatibility: DEF CON 33 Badge
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physical customization
DEF CON's badge news previewed the badge through its SAO slot and framed the badge as having room for attendee customization.
Compatibility: DEF CON 31 Badge
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physical fabrication
The build notes document custom PCB design plus laser-cut acrylic and 3D/2D files for the badge enclosure and presentation form.
Compatibility: DerbyCon 7.0 Legacy Black Badge
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physical game media
The closing talk lists the wider RCA kit around the badge, including lanyard, business card, two sticker variants, postcard, and booklet.
Compatibility: Easterhegg 2024 RCA Badge
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physical identity artifact
The official page frames the BIC Pick as a red, green, and gold Afro-pick-shaped badge celebrating BIC Village's five-year anniversary.
Compatibility: BIC Village DC33 BIC Pick Badge
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physical identity companion artifact
The official event page says every attendee will receive the BSides Nashville 2026 challenge coin and repeats that each attendee badge includes it.
Compatibility: BSides Nashville 2026 attendee badge package; no material, physical dimensions, mounting method, or separate access function is documented.
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physical interface
FREE-WILi publishes a dedicated DB15 pinout for the badge, while the reviewed source does not provide full schematic-level connector or transceiver documentation.
Compatibility: ICS Village DEF CON 34 Badge
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physical interface feature
The field report calls out an onboard relay whose practical purpose was tactile clicking, reinforcing the telegraph feel of the five-switch interface.
Compatibility: HackerHotel 2024 Telegraph Badge
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pinout documentation
The pinout page lists button GPIOs, OLED I2C pins, I2S/audio labels, and userport GPIOs for badge hacking, with the exact table kept as documentation rather than a schematic or PCB archive.
Compatibility: CONFidence 2026 ConfiBadge
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planned CTF acquisition route
The roster says SR-71 is only winnable and that the ACR team will host a CTF at its Aerospace Village booth and on its Discord. It does not publish the CTF rules, eligibility, schedule, task set, venue authorization, winner count, badge quantity, pickup process, or completed award outcome.
Compatibility: SR-71 DEF CON 34 badge listing; no confirmed participant entitlement or delivery
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planned access-credential rule
DefCamp's official terms require people attending DefCamp to have a badge visibly on their person and permit denial of access without one. This is a planned credential-policy rule, not technical evidence about the badge.
Compatibility: DefCamp 2026 Attendee Badge
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planned app release
The official app page says the app will be available in September 2026 and describes programme, exhibitor, session-feedback, networking, and practical-information functions.
Compatibility: Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress 2026 app ecosystem; those event-app functions do not establish digital-badge data, security, or operational behavior.
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planned attendee badge allocation
Software You Can Love's official 2026 update says attendees of Sunday Tables Day will receive a SYCL Badge V2.
Compatibility: Software You Can Love 2026 Tables Day attendees only; this wording does not establish inclusion for every conference day, ticket, role, guest, or participant.
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planned badge challenge
CyberThreat's official site says delegates can attempt an interactive hackable badge challenge and labels the artifact a Digital Event Badge to wear and hack. That supports a planned badge-related activity with an official form label, but does not state the number of badges, who receives one, the platform behind the digital artifact, challenge rules, entry requirements, timing, scoring, prize terms, technical surface, safety boundary, or completion outcome.
Compatibility: CyberThreat 2026 Planned Hackable Badge Challenge
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planned badge expansion
The maker labels Not Just a Crosswalk a Simple Add-On designed for DEFCON 34 and says it is SAO V1.69bis/V2.0 compatible. The repository does not provide a final unit, a standard-specific test report, a host-badge matrix, connector orientation proof, electrical budget, or universal interoperability guarantee.
Compatibility: Not Just a Crosswalk SAO (DEF CON 34)
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planned badge inclusion
The official August 13, 2026 ticket announcement says Supercon Ten admission includes a sweet hackable badge. No reviewed source identifies the badge's physical form, electronics, or distribution mechanics.
Compatibility: Hackaday Supercon 2026 admission context only; no hardware, firmware, or final-delivery specification is public.
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planned badge interaction
The public plan sketches badge stations for hardware hacking, puzzles, games, a photo booth, or similar event-specific interactions.
Compatibility: PhreakNIC 27 Planned MK.II ESL Badge
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planned badge interface
SAINTCON's MiniBadge page says the 2026 conference badge's MiniBadge sockets use the standard 2.54 mm grid.
Compatibility: SAINTCON 2026 main badge; detailed 2026 pinout and electrical behavior are not yet public.
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planned badge-claiming workflow
The current DefCamp 2026 VIP ticket lists a priority lane for badge claiming. It confirms a planned claiming context, but not an individual VIP's receipt, badge form, or final allocation.
Compatibility: DefCamp 2026 Attendee Badge
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planned badge-game lifecycle
The team says the badge contains a TCG-type game using NFC peer-to-peer and NFC reader modes, and that a full card collection enters an attendee into a raffle for Lockheed Martin and ACR swag. The listing does not identify whether NFC lives in the badge, cards, phone, or booth hardware; it also omits game rules, card count, persistence, scoring, raffle terms, odds, prizes, or security controls.
Compatibility: SR-71 planned game as publicly described; final implementation and operating rules unreleased
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planned communication path
The project-owner plan calls out UART or wireless communication so stations can update badge state or behavior without reflashing a full image.
Compatibility: PhreakNIC 27 Planned MK.II ESL Badge
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planned conference activity
The official call for proposals schedules a casual badge-hacking day at Supplyframe HQ on the morning of Friday, November 6 and a Sunday-evening showcase of attendee badge hacks. The schedule proves the hacking programme, not a badge design or a per-attendee handout record.
Compatibility: Hackaday Supercon 2026 programme context; no badge-hardware or allocation specification.
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planned conference activity
The current 2026 About page also lists a CTF. It does not say the CTF is a physical challenge, uses the electronic badge, or has a badge-specific implementation.
Compatibility: BSides Lisbon 2026 conference context only; not evidence of a badge-linked CTF or software feature.
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planned controller
The revised schematic instantiates U1 as a WCH CH32V003F4P6 RISC-V microcontroller in a TSSOP-20 package, and the production BOM carries its LCSC part number. The September 29-30 firmware release and README document its use: SPI-DMA-driven SK6812 output, ADC touch sensing, open-drain beacon LEDs, I2C1 SAO hosting, and a UART console sharing the SWIO pin, flashed in production by an RP2040 picorvd probe.
Compatibility: BSides Orlando 2026 Electronic Badge
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planned credential marking
The official page says that a DEF CON symbol will be printed on a Black Hat badge at check-in when the registrant bought a DEF CON ticket through an eligible Black Hat pass. The statement does not establish the badge's material, technical function, eligibility outcome, or completed printing for a particular person.
Compatibility: Eligible Black Hat USA 2026 Briefings, Summit, or Training-pass registrants with a purchased DEF CON 2026 ticket; actual qualification and issuance unverified
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planned digital access identity artifact
The official app page says visitors secure a digital badge by downloading the app and calls that badge the essential key for venue access.
Compatibility: Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress 2026 visitor access context; the source does not disclose ticket eligibility, enrollment, device, credential, or access-control requirements.
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planned event badge programme
The current official 2026 About page says BSides Lisbon will have an electronic badge alongside talks, networking, and a CTF.
Compatibility: BSides Lisbon 2026 programme context; no hardware, firmware, recipient, or final delivery specification is public.
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planned event tooling
The next-version plan keeps the self-service update-station idea that was not fully reliable enough for PN26 field deployment.
Compatibility: PhreakNIC 27 Planned MK.II ESL Badge
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planned event-specific MiniBadge
The 2026 Call for Papers says accepted speakers receive an exclusive Speaker MiniBadge.
Compatibility: Accepted SAINTCON 2026 speakers; the final board design and distribution quantity are unreleased.
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planned expansion surface
J1 is valued SAO Connector on the repository-local Simple_Addon_v2 2x3 socket, and an August 13 commit message names the added I2C pull-ups, SAO ESD protection, and series resistors, realized as D4 TPD4E05U06 and the 33R series resistors. The sources do not publish the pinout mapping beyond the library standard, tested host compatibility, or an expansion ecosystem claim.
Compatibility: BSides Orlando 2026 Electronic Badge
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planned firmware distribution process
The distribution guide says physical-badge firmware should map to a permanent GitHub release with source, notices, relinkable objects, hashes, and installation information. The public releases surface had no release or tag on 2026-08-05, so the guide is recorded as a planned compliance path, not evidence of an installed final binary, completed distribution, or production traceability.
Compatibility: FirstBuild / GE Appliances Washer/Dryer Badge (DEF CON 34)
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planned firmware improvement
The PN26 writeup lists EEPROM storage for image data as the first improvement target for the next version, avoiding PN26's full-firmware-patch workflow.
Compatibility: PhreakNIC 27 Planned MK.II ESL Badge
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planned hardware feature set
Badge.Team publicly names LoRa, a keyboard, a big screen, and ESP32-P4 as the ambition for HackerHotel 2027.
Compatibility: HackerHotel 2027 Badge
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planned hardware production
The sponsorship pack offered an Electronic Badge item covering electronic badge design and build for 500 delegates.
Compatibility: BSides Brisbane 2025 Cool Badge
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planned hardware revision
The official update says the V2 moves from the earlier ATSAMD51J19 to an RP2350 and from LiPo power to three AAA batteries.
Compatibility: Planned SYCL Badge V2 only; final board revision, component population, battery handling, electrical behavior, and delivered-unit parity are not established.
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planned in-person interaction
The team describes crew members as roaming live transmission zones, fixed but unmapped Cure Stations, and hidden 3D-printed medkit props. This is a planned game surface, not proof of venue approval, final locations, staff participation, accessibility, safety review, implementation, participant effect, prize, or event outcome.
Compatibility: H4irl1n3 M0gg3r5 Zombie Badge (DEF CON 34)
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planned lighting circuit
The earlier discrete design survives in the revised schematic as D5, valued Breathing 3mm LED, and D6 through D8, valued Fast Blink 3mm LED, on 3 mm through-hole footprints. The sources do not identify their color, supplier, current draw, blink pattern, or population outcome.
Compatibility: BSides Orlando 2026 Electronic Badge
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planned lighting circuit
D1 through D3 are SK6812MINI-E reverse-mount addressable RGB LEDs, carried in the production BOM. The sources do not document their animation behavior, control mapping, mounting face artwork interaction, or populated outcome.
Compatibility: BSides Orlando 2026 Electronic Badge
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planned on-site acquisition path
The official page names the registration desk and the info point in Hall 2.1 as the places to print the Networking Badge.
Compatibility: Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress 2026 venue context; the source does not establish print-hours, availability, equipment, queueing, repeat printing, completed handoff, or support.
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planned pass scope
The same official footnote says the Student Pass provides select access to Black Hat Europe 2026 on Thursday, December 10 only. It does not say whether the badge itself performs admission, contains access technology, or is issued to any other pass class.
Compatibility: Black Hat Europe 2026 Student Pass context only; credential function unverified
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planned pickup verification
The official instructions say staff will inspect the Black Hat badge with DEF CON symbol, hole-punch it as proof of pickup, and then hand over a separate DEF CON badge. This is a scheduled verification workflow, not proof that a recipient completed the pickup or that the marked Black Hat badge itself performs access control.
Compatibility: Black Hat USA 2026 / DEF CON 2026 scheduled Mandalay Bay pickup context only; fulfillment unverified
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planned power surface
BT1 is valued 1x AAA on a BH-AAA-1X holder footprint, and U2 is a TPS61021ADSGR boost converter with Q1 SI2302S, replacing the earlier CR2032 Keystone-holder framing of the August 4 snapshot. The sources do not state an included cell, chemistry, runtime, measured current budget, or safety result.
Compatibility: BSides Orlando 2026 Electronic Badge
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