Heal
The recovered DEF CON 33 schedule credits the Masonic33 Badge drop to Heal-Hak4Kidz. This records the named schedule association only, not sole design, manufacture, organizer status, completed distribution, or image-reuse authority.
SourceDEF CON 33 · United States · 2025
Masonic33 Indie Puzzle Badge (DEF CON 33)
Independent ATtiny1616 analog-input puzzle badge with a scheduled DC33 drop and current DC34 continuity
Hak4Kidz Lab's Tindie listing calls Masonic33 a cryptic, interactive badge for puzzle lovers, hackers, and DEF CON attendees. It says two 10 kΩ potentiometers control an ATtiny1616-based board with eleven independently controlled LEDs; players tune analog inputs to unlock a hidden LED sequence and solve four puzzles. The listing also names a UPDI-compatible one-wire programming interface, 4.5 V AAA-battery input with batteries included, a 4.25-inch black-solder-mask/white-silkscreen PCB, custom VHS-style box, patches, lanyard, and stickers. A recovered public DEF CON 33 schedule records a 10:30-10:59 PDT BadgeLife Community Masonic33 Badge drop credited to Heal-Hak4Kidz, while the Hacker Couture DEFCON 33 product list separately shows the Masonic33 Badge at $125. Badge.Life's live DC34 Village Schedule additionally lists Masonic33 Badge — heal at 10:30 AM on Friday August 7 and 11:00 AM on Saturday August 8, 2026, without naming a changed board or revision. These sources establish a real independent 2025 puzzle badge with planned 2026 continuity, not official DEF CON issuance, admission, a confirmed completed drop, a separate DC34 artifact, a complete circuit/firmware archive, a connection to any fraternal organization, or reusable-image rights.
EventDEF CON 33
SeriesDEF CON
LocationLas Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
CountryUnited States
People
Authors & Credits
Hak4Kidz Lab
The Tindie product identifies Hak4Kidz Lab as the Masonic33 designer, and its public profile calls it the research-and-development department of Hak4Kidz NFP. This credit records source-named maker/seller context only, not sole authorship, manufacture, DEF CON issuance, or image-reuse permission.
SourceWhy It Mattered
Masonic33 is a concise example of an analog-input badgelife game: its documented interaction is physical tuning and observation rather than an opaque screen challenge. The dossier keeps the maker's hardware and gameplay claims traceable while treating both the scheduled drop and esoteric visual theme as evidence of an independent event artifact, not a credential or organizational affiliation.
Hardware
The maker lists an ATtiny1616, two 10 kΩ potentiometers, eleven independently controlled LEDs, a UPDI-compatible one-wire programming interface, 4.5 V input from included AAA batteries, and a 4.25-inch custom PCB with black solder mask and white silkscreen. It does not identify LED parts/current, ATtiny clock/fuses/firmware revision, potentiometer taper/wiring, battery holder or protection, power regulation, voltage/current limits, input protection, UPDI pinout/protection, circuit, schematic, BOM, PCB/Gerbers, board thickness, assembly, test results, safety guidance, or compliance evidence.
Software & Apps
The product description says LED sequences are tied to analog-input values, precise tuning unlocks the correct pattern, and four puzzles unlock the badge's full potential. No reviewed source publishes firmware source or binary, repository, license, build toolchain, UPDI programmer settings, fuse map, calibration procedure, puzzle inputs or solution conditions, reset/recovery path, update policy, accessibility guidance, security model, or test results.
Lore
The maker frames Masonic33 around secrecy, initiation, glyphic symbols, square-and-compass imagery, the mystique of a 33rd degree, and a custom VHS-style lore package. A historical schedule lists a BadgeLife Community drop credited to Heal-Hak4Kidz, while the live DC34 Village Schedule lists two planned Masonic33 drops credited to heal. The Hak4Kidz Lab profile says proceeds support the nonprofit's youth ethical-hacking mission. Neither source establishes Masonic or fraternal-organization affiliation, DEF CON organizer status, a new 2026 revision, a completed recipient handoff, or an admission function.
Lifecycle
Add-ons & Upgrades
current event-association record
published pre-event schedule; completion and revision unconfirmed
DEF CON 34 BadgeLife Masonic33 planned recurrence
Badge.Life's live DC34 Village Schedule lists Masonic33 Badge — heal at 10:30 AM Friday August 7 and 11:00 AM Saturday August 8, 2026. It supports a planned current recurrence of the named artifact, not a new board or revision, price, allocation, stock, official DEF CON issue, admission, completed handoff, or reusable-image term.
Source
historical event-association record
published schedule; outcome unconfirmed
DEF CON 33 BadgeLife Masonic33 scheduled drop
The recovered DEF CON 33 schedule lists a 10:30-10:59 PDT BadgeLife Community Masonic33 Badge drop credited to Heal-Hak4Kidz. This establishes published 2025 creator activity, not organizer issuance, attendance entitlement, confirmed stock, completed handoff, recipient allocation, or admission function.
Source
maker-described badge challenge
high-level gameplay claims
Analog-input hidden LED-sequence puzzle
The listing says two analog inputs are tuned precisely to unlock a hidden LED pattern, and solving four puzzles unlocks the badge's full potential. It does not publish the inputs, sequence logic, calibration range, solutions, reset behavior, accessibility path, scoring, or outcome evidence.
Source
maker-described electronic hardware surface
component-level product description
ATtiny1616, potentiometer, LED, and UPDI surface
The maker names an ATtiny1616, two 10 kΩ potentiometers, eleven independently controlled LEDs, and a UPDI-compatible one-wire programming interface. It does not publish circuit or pinout documentation, LED electrical characteristics, controller configuration, programmer settings, firmware, or electrical-safety validation.
Source
maker-described form factor and power
high-level physical description
AAA-powered 4.25-inch custom PCB claim
The listing says the custom PCB is 4.25 inches tall with black solder mask and white silkscreen and runs from included AAA batteries through a 4.5 V input. It does not identify the battery holder, power path, regulator, current draw, runtime, protection, board thickness, materials, mechanical test, or compliance evidence.
Source
maker-described package
listing contents claimed; delivery unconfirmed
VHS-style package and bonus merchandise
The maker describes a custom VHS-style lore box plus embroidered patches, themed lanyard, and three exclusive vinyl stickers. It does not establish the exact contents of every unit, package revision, artwork rights, recipient allocation, completed shipment, pickup, or resale state.
Source
seller availability and funding context
price and mission statement published
$125 seller state and Hak4Kidz mission wording
The product and Hacker Couture list show $125, while the Hak4Kidz Lab profile says all proceeds support its mission and ethos. These statements do not establish inventory, payment, quantity, fulfillment, the amount or destination of any particular proceeds, tax treatment, charitable accounting, or completed donation outcome.
SourceOperational history
Issues & Camp Impact
Masonic theme, terminology, and affiliation boundary
note
The maker describes square-and-compass imagery, 33rd-degree mystique, and secret-society/Freemasonry-inspired modern puzzle elements. No reviewed source establishes sponsorship, endorsement, membership, authority, or affiliation with any Masonic or fraternal organization, nor provides a license for theme/artwork elements.
The catalogue documents the source's creative framing without inferring religious, fraternal, organizational, legal, or licensing relationships beyond that stated theme.
- Confidence
- maker theme wording only
- Status
- Freemasonry-inspired presentation; affiliation unsubstantiated
- Timeframe
- current source pass
- Source note
- Masonic33 Tindie listing and Hacker Couture DEFCON 33 Product List.
UPDI programming and modification boundary
note
The product labels a UPDI-compatible one-wire programming interface, but does not disclose the connector/pad pinout, voltage, wiring, programmer compatibility, fuse/lock-bit state, erase behavior, backup, recovery, user-data effects, board warranty, or safe modification procedure.
The catalogue records an explicit programming surface without presenting it as a risk-free, universally compatible, authorized, or supported reflashing path.
- Confidence
- maker interface label only
- Status
- UPDI-compatible interface named; use conditions undocumented
- Timeframe
- current source pass
- Source note
- Masonic33 Tindie listing.
firmware, puzzle, and source-license gap
note
The listing says analog tuning and four puzzles unlock LED patterns, but no reviewed source provides firmware, binary, code, repository, license, build toolchain, fuse map, calibration values, puzzle solutions, score/reset path, update policy, accessibility information, security review, or test results.
The catalogue preserves the advertised interactive surface without assuming it is open source, reproducible, stable, fully documented, supported, or uniformly present in every unit.
- Confidence
- high-level maker puzzle wording
- Status
- gameplay behavior named; implementation and source context unpublished
- Timeframe
- current source pass
- Source note
- Masonic33 Tindie listing and Hacker Couture DEFCON 33 Product List.
hardware, power, LED, and UPDI documentation gap
note
The maker names ATtiny1616, potentiometers, LEDs, UPDI, AAA input, and board dimensions, but does not provide LED part/current, controller configuration, input circuit, power path, battery holder/protection, voltage/current limits, pinout, circuit, schematic, BOM, PCB/Gerbers, assembly, test matrix, safety guidance, or compliance evidence.
The record provides a traceable hardware surface without representing it as an electrically complete design, runtime guarantee, programming guarantee, or safety validation.
- Confidence
- maker component claims
- Status
- needs engineering documentation and safety testing
- Timeframe
- current source pass
- Source note
- Masonic33 Tindie listing.
independent DEF CON association and credential boundary
note
The maker calls the badge for DEF CON attendees, the public schedule lists its BadgeLife drop, and a vendor list places it in a DEF CON 33 product context, but no source says DEF CON issued it, included it with registration, made it a Human-badge replacement, granted access, or endorsed it as an official credential.
The catalogue classifies Masonic33 as an independent BadgeLife artifact associated with DEF CON 33, not as an organizer-issued conference credential, admission item, or universal attendee handout.
- Confidence
- maker listing, schedule, and vendor-list sources
- Status
- independent electronic puzzle badge with scheduled creator activity
- Timeframe
- DEF CON 33 / 2025
- Source note
- Masonic33 product listing, recovered DEF CON 33 schedule, and Hacker Couture product list.
missing rights-cleared image
note
No Masonic33 Indie Puzzle Badge image is published because the reviewed maker listing, maker profile, schedule, and vendor-list sources do not pair a selected factual artifact image with a reusable license or explicit permission basis, attribution, source URL, and processing notes.
The entry remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying storefront, schedule, vendor-PDF, social-media, screenshot, placeholder, or generated imagery.
- Confidence
- local project policy
- Status
- needs selected, attributable, cleared original
- Timeframe
- current catalogue build
- Source note
- badge.gallery image policy and reviewed Hak4Kidz and Hacker Couture sources.
price, stock, proceeds, and fulfillment boundary
note
The product and vendor list show $125, and the profile says all proceeds support Hak4Kidz's mission and ethos. Sources do not establish inventory, units sold, buyers, payments, proceeds amount/destination, charitable accounting, pickup, shipment, refunds, replacements, support, resale, or completed fulfillment.
The catalogue keeps the published marketplace and mission wording without treating it as proof of sales, donation outcome, official fundraising, or final recipient delivery.
- Confidence
- seller, maker profile, and vendor-list wording
- Status
- published $125 and mission context; inventory and delivery unconfirmed
- Timeframe
- 2025 source states
- Source note
- Masonic33 Tindie listing, Hak4Kidz Lab profile, and Hacker Couture DEFCON 33 Product List.
scheduled-drop, current recurrence, and completed-distribution gap
note
A public 2025 schedule records a Masonic33 Badge drop and seller/vendor pages show a $125 item. Badge.Life's current 2026 Village Schedule lists Masonic33 Badge — heal twice, but does not identify a new board or revision. This pass did not recover an after-action announcement, production count, booth location, receipt, recipient list, attendee report, final schedule confirmation, pickup/shipping record, completed donation accounting, or evidence that every listed package reached a recipient for either appearance.
The catalogue preserves a 2025 origin and planned 2026 recurrence without turning either schedule entry into a universal attendee distribution, completed event outcome, sale, allocation claim, or distinct DEF CON 34 badge.
- Confidence
- published schedules, seller listing, and vendor list
- Status
- 2025 activity and planned 2026 recurrence documented; outcomes and revision unconfirmed
- Timeframe
- DEF CON 33 / 2025 and DEF CON 34 / 2026
- Source note
- Recovered DEF CON 33 schedule, Badge.Life DC34 Village Schedule, Masonic33 Tindie listing, Hak4Kidz profile, and Hacker Couture product list.
Resources
DEF CON 34 BadgeLife Village Schedule
current BadgeLife Village schedule · Badge.Life's live 2026 Village Schedule lists Masonic33 Badge — heal at 10:30 AM Friday August 7 and 11:00 AM Saturday August 8. It documents planned current village appearances, not a changed board or revision, price, allocation, official DEF CON issue, admission, completed handoff, or image rights.
Hacker Couture DEFCON 33 Product List
DEF CON 33 vendor product list · Nineteen-page Hacker Couture product-list PDF headed DEFCON 33 that lists Masonic33 Badge at $125 and describes a cryptic analog-input/hidden-LED-sequence puzzle, esoteric 33rd-degree theme, custom package, and bonus merchandise. It establishes a vendor-list association, not completed sale, organizer issuance, or image reuse permission.
Hak4Kidz Lab Tindie profile
maker and nonprofit profile · Public maker profile describing Hak4Kidz Lab as the research-and-development department of Hak4Kidz NFP, a 501(c)(3) public charity, and stating that proceeds support its mission and ethos. It does not establish product manufacturing, final distribution, technical completeness, or image reuse permission.
Masonic33 Indie Puzzle Badge - Hak4Kidz
Hak4Kidz Lab Tindie product listing · Primary maker listing for the independent $125 Masonic33 puzzle badge, its ATtiny1616, two 10 kΩ potentiometers, eleven LEDs, UPDI interface, AAA power, four-puzzle/hidden-sequence claims, dimensions, and custom VHS-style package. Its images do not state a reusable license or explicit permission basis.
Recovered DEF CON 33 schedule
public schedule mirror · Recovered public DEF CON 33 schedule PDF that records a 10:30-10:59 PDT BadgeLife Community Masonic33 Badge drop credited to Heal-Hak4Kidz. It establishes a published scheduled activity, not event issuance, stock, attendance, completed handoff, or image rights.
Sources
Badge.Life: DEF CON 34 BadgeLife Village Schedule
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary current-event schedule source listing Masonic33 Badge — heal at 10:30 AM Friday August 7 and 11:00 AM Saturday August 8, 2026. It corroborates planned BadgeLife Village activity under the existing badge name, not a distinct 2026 board or revision, official DEF CON issuance, admission, price, allocation, completed drop, sale, handoff, or image rights.
Hacker Couture / Hacker Warehouse: Hacker Couture DEFCON 33 Product List
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary vendor-list source for a $125 Masonic33 Badge in a DEF CON 33 product context and its high-level analog-input/hidden-LED, themed-package, and merchandise wording. It does not prove a BadgeLife drop, hardware details beyond the list, completed sale, official DEF CON issuance, or image rights.
Hak4Kidz Lab / Tindie: Masonic33 Indie Puzzle Badge - Hak4Kidz
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary maker/seller source for the independent electronic badge, $125 price, analog-input puzzle claims, ATtiny1616, two 10 kΩ potentiometers, eleven LEDs, UPDI, AAA power, four-puzzle framing, PCB dimensions, themed package, and merchandise. It does not provide circuitry, firmware, license, official DEF CON role, final distribution, safety validation, or image reuse rights.
Hak4Kidz Lab / Tindie: Hak4Kidz Lab Tindie profile
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary public profile for Hak4Kidz Lab's relationship to the Hak4Kidz NFP, its 501(c)(3) public-charity status, and its proceeds-support-mission wording. It supports maker and mission context without proving product allocation, technical design, or event outcome.
public DEF CON 33 schedule mirror: Recovered DEF CON 33 schedule
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Public schedule source for the listed 10:30-10:59 PDT BadgeLife Community Masonic33 Badge drop and Heal-Hak4Kidz attribution. It corroborates a scheduled creator activity, not artifact hardware, organizer issuance, admission, attendance, inventory, sale, completed handoff, or image rights.