NorthSec nsec-badge repository contributors
The official repository publishes the 2021 badge photo under the repository MIT license.
SourceNorthSec 2021 · Canada · 2021
NorthSec 2021 Badge
ESP32 North Sectoria RPG badge
NorthSec's official 2021 badge page and repository document an ESP32 electronic badge with Wi-Fi, BLE, 240x240 color LCD, NeoPixel RGB LEDs, six buttons, buzzer, UART serial port, micro-USB or external battery power, ESP-IDF firmware, and ten badge flags tied to the North Sectoria game theme.
EventNorthSec 2021
SeriesNorthSec
LocationRemote / online
CountryCanada
Image Provenance
- Asset
- optimized WebP from repository photo
- Status
- licensed original photo
- Source
- hw/2021/badges.jpeg
- License
- MIT License
- Attribution
- NorthSec nsec-badge repository contributors
- Notes
- Original 900x695 repository JPEG photo downloaded from the public nsec/nsec-badge nsec21 branch and published as the optimized WebP delivery asset without generated content or visual retouching. The repository LICENSE says everything is MIT unless otherwise stated; this is a real photo of physical NorthSec 2021 badge variants. The published badge.gallery delivery file is an optimized WebP generated from the rights-cleared local derivative/source with metadata stripped, WebP quality 82, and a maximum side cap of 1600 pixels when the source is larger; upstream source URL, license, and attribution remain unchanged.
People
Authors & Credits
Team badge for NorthSec
The 2021 repository README credits Team badge for NorthSec.
SourceNorthSec
Official publisher of the NorthSec 2021 badge page and past-editions source.
SourceWhy It Mattered
It carried NorthSec's badge culture through the remote 2021 edition as a game and development board, publishing enough post-event hardware and firmware detail to connect attendee play, CTF flags, and ESP32 development.
Hardware
The official page describes ESP32, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth BLE/classic, UART serial, color display, 15 NeoPixel LEDs, buzzer, and development-board behavior. The README documents ESP32, 240x240 LCD, Wi-Fi, NeoPixel RGB LEDs, six buttons, buzzer, micro-USB or 3.7-6V external battery power, and a hardware tree.
Software & Apps
The badge used ESP-IDF 4.3-dev, idf.py build/flash/monitor workflows, an RPG-style North Sectoria scene, badge interfaces, and ten flag challenges submitted through FLAGBOT on the NorthSec Discord.
Lore
NorthSec's official past-editions page labels 2021 as a lockdown/remote edition. The badge page says firmware and schematics would be released afterward, and the public repository now preserves that source-backed record.
Lifecycle
Add-ons & Upgrades
badge game
documented
North Sectoria flag game
The official badge page documents ten badge flags hidden across trivia, reverse engineering, and badge interfaces, submitted through FLAGBOT.
Source
hardware architecture
source-backed
ESP32 LCD game board
The 2021 badge combined ESP32, 240x240 LCD, Wi-Fi, NeoPixels, six buttons, buzzer, and USB or external battery power.
SourceOperational history
Issues & Camp Impact
image provenance
note
The NorthSec 2021 image uses the official nsec-badge repository's `hw/2021/badges.jpeg` physical-badge photo under the repository MIT license.
The public badge page, image archive, and API point at a real repository photo with source URL, license, attribution, and processing notes preserved.
- Confidence
- project image provenance and repository license
- Status
- licensed original replacement applied
- Timeframe
- current catalogue build
- Source note
- Project image provenance and nsec/nsec-badge nsec21 repository.
remote-edition context
note
NorthSec's official past-editions page describes 2021 as a lockdown/remote edition, so the catalogue avoids claiming ordinary in-person badge distribution logistics.
The record focuses on the public electronic badge, game flags, and development-board behavior rather than unsupported hallway-distribution details.
- Confidence
- official source
- Status
- documented
- Timeframe
- 2021 event
- Source note
- NorthSec past editions and 2021 badge page.
Resources
NorthSec 2021 badge README
source · Primary repository README for North Sectoria theme, ESP32, 240x240 LCD, Wi-Fi, NeoPixel RGB LEDs, buttons, buzzer, power, and ESP-IDF workflow.
NorthSec 2021 badge photo
image source · Official repository JPEG photo used as the local rights-cleared badge image under the repository MIT license.
NorthSec 2021 hardware tree
hardware source · Repository hardware tree for the 2021 badge.
NorthSec 2021 official badge page
badge page · Official NorthSec source for ESP32, display, NeoPixels, buzzer, UART, badge flags, FLAGBOT submission, and post-event release framing.
Sources
NorthSec: NorthSec 2021 Electronic Badge
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official badge page for ESP32 hardware, display, NeoPixels, buzzer, UART, badge flags, FLAGBOT submission, and post-event release framing.
NorthSec / GitHub: NorthSec 2021 badge README
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary technical source for the North Sectoria ESP32 badge hardware and ESP-IDF firmware workflow.
NorthSec / GitHub: badges.jpeg
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · MIT-licensed source image for the official repository photo of physical NorthSec 2021 badge variants; used only for image provenance, not as a standalone hardware-spec source.