DEF CON 32 · United States · 2024
Independent three-board LED badge with a later DEF CON 33 vendor-list trail
redactd's Tindie listing introduces Dante's Inferno as an electronic badge just in time for DefCon 32, inspired by the Dante's Inferno Room. It describes three connected circuit boards, special two-color solder mask on the top two boards, sixty LEDs, an included CR123A battery, a populated SAO v1.69bis port, custom-printed box, laser-cut foam insert, and lanyard. The same maker's public repository documents a USB/UF2 firmware-update procedure and a July 2024 v1.1 release for pre-sale 1.0/1.01 units. A Hacker Couture DEFCON 33 product list later repeats the $100 product and core three-board, sixty-LED, CR123A, and SAO claims. Together, these sources establish one source-backed independent 2024 DEF CON 32 artifact with a later 2025 vendor-list recurrence, not an official DEF CON credential, a second DC33 badge, confirmed distribution at either event, a complete electrical design, a licensed source-code archive, or reusable-image rights.
People
The Hacker Couture product-list PDF publishes the later DEF CON 33 Dante's Inferno listing. This credit records the source-publisher role only, not badge design, manufacture, event issuance, sale, or image-reuse authority.
SourceThe Tindie listing names redactd as designer in the United States, and the linked `im-redactd/dantes_inferno` repository publishes the documented update instructions and v1.1 release. This credit records source-named maker/seller/repository association only, not sole authorship, manufacture, official DEF CON status, or image-reuse permission.
SourceThe record avoids a common catalogue error: treating a later vendor-list recurrence as a separate badge. Dante's Inferno is modelled once at the maker-stated DEF CON 32 origin, with its DEF CON 33 appearance retained as a lifecycle source rather than duplicating the artifact across editions.
The maker describes three connected circuit boards, special two-color solder mask on the top two boards, sixty LEDs, an included CR123A battery, and one populated SAO v1.69bis port. It also names a custom-printed box, laser-cut foam insert, and lanyard. No reviewed source identifies the controller, LED part/current, power path or regulator, battery holder/protection, input voltage/current limits, USB data or charging behavior, SAO pinout/electrical limits, board interconnect, circuit, schematic, BOM, PCB/Gerbers, dimensions, materials, assembly, test results, safety guidance, or compliance evidence.
The public `im-redactd/dantes_inferno` repository says it will contain badge information and software updates. Its README describes opening a 1200-baud serial connection to force boot-select mode, mounting a USB drive, and drag-dropping a released UF2 image; the v1.1 release says some pre-sale 1.0 or 1.01 units should flash it to fix an unspecified issue and names `enable, sh ver` as a version check. No reviewed source supplies readable firmware source, build tooling, hardware source, chip identification, release notes beyond that fix, license, security analysis, game documentation, or a complete recovery/support procedure.
The badge is inspired by the Dante's Inferno Room, and the maker teases a secret that might connect the holder to another dimension. It was introduced for DEF CON 32 and later appears in a Hacker Couture DEFCON 33 vendor list. Those product and vendor contexts establish independent badgelife/event-market associations, not organizer issuance, admission, a scheduled drop, a confirmed sale, an attendee allocation, or an assurance that its theme, packaging, firmware, or hardware was identical across all units.
Lifecycle
redactd's listing introduces Dante's Inferno just in time for DefCon 32. This establishes a maker-stated independent 2024 event association, not DEF CON issuance, registration inclusion, a Human-badge replacement, admission, organizer endorsement, quantity, or completed handoff.
SourceThe Hacker Couture DEFCON 33 list repeats Dante's Inferno Badge at $100 with the core three-board, sixty-LED, CR123A, and one-SAO-port description. This is retained as a later vendor-list recurrence of the DEF CON 32 artifact, not a duplicate DC33 badge, scheduled drop, organizer-issued item, confirmed stock, completed purchase, handoff, or attendee allocation.
SourceThe v1.1 release says some pre-sale 1.0 or 1.01 badges should flash the update to fix an unspecified issue, and says `enable, sh ver` can check that the badge is on the 1.1 build. It does not identify the issue, affected count, unit identifiers, changelog, validation, rollback, installed population, or update outcome.
SourceThe maker listing and later Hacker Couture list describe three connected boards, special two-color solder mask on the top two boards, sixty LEDs, an included CR123A battery, and one populated SAO v1.69bis port. They do not identify the controller, LED or battery characteristics, power design, SAO pinout, electrical limits, circuit, schematic, BOM, Gerbers, or safety validation.
SourceThe listing says the badge comes in a full-color custom-printed box with a laser-cut foam insert and unique lanyard, and says it ships ground in the United States with the battery removed for air shipping. It does not confirm which purchaser or event recipients received every listed component, final packaging variant, shipping availability, completed shipment, or battery compliance outcome.
SourceThe 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.
SourceOperational history
The catalogue records the published battery and shipment wording without treating it as a complete safety, transport, charging, or replacement-battery procedure.
The record preserves the maker-stated 2024 origin and the separate 2025 listing without creating a duplicate DC33 badge or treating either listing as confirmed event distribution.
Readers can follow the documented update surface without assuming the badge is open source, reproducible, auditable, redistributable, or supported beyond the published high-level instructions.
The catalogue retains a traceable physical surface without representing it as a complete electrical design, measured power profile, host-compatibility guarantee, or safety validation.
The catalogue classifies Dante's Inferno as an independent badge tied to public DEF CON market contexts, not as an organizer-issued conference credential, admission item, or universal attendee handout.
The entry remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying storefront, repository, release, vendor-PDF, social-media, screenshot, placeholder, or generated imagery.
The catalogue preserves a documented corrective-update trail without claiming the issue's severity, universal applicability, successful remediation, or a risk-free flashing process.
The catalogue keeps distinct seller/vendor snapshots instead of turning a displayed price or sold-out state into proof of event sale, recipient allocation, or fulfilled ownership.