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BSides Cheltenham 2024

A 2024 BSides Cheltenham edition evidenced by Punk Security's public UFO Badge repository. The repository explicitly identifies the artifact as the UFO badge for BSides Cheltenham 2024 and says its companion instructional flyer was given out on the day; Punk Security's historical timeline separately identifies it as badge sponsor with UFO badges but currently renders that entry with an inconsistent early-2023 timestamp. The record therefore does not infer an exact date, venue, organizer-side confirmation, production count, recipient list, final unit configuration, safety validation, or reusable image rights.

Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom · United Kingdom · 2024

BSides Cheltenham 2024 UFO Badge

An electronic PCB badge identified by Punk Security's public source archive as the UFO badge for BSides Cheltenham 2024. Its repository preserves EAGLE, Gerber, Arduino firmware, vector-art, 3D-case, and activity-booklet material, and names an ATtiny402, button, CR2032 clip, and 5050 NeoPixel. The archive says the activity booklet was given out on the day. Punk Security's historical event timeline separately says it was the badge sponsor and had UFO badges, but currently renders that entry with an inconsistent early-2023 timestamp; the record therefore uses the repository's explicit 2024 badge identity without inventing an exact date or venue. The reviewed sources do not establish organizer-side 2024 confirmation, production quantity, attendee allocation, individual handoff, final unit-by-unit configuration, activity participation or outcome, safety validation, or reusable image provenance.

Lifecycle

Add-ons & Upgrades

BSides Cheltenham 2024 UFO Badge maker-documented on-day flyer statement

event badge activity context

Source-described printed activity material

The repository says a companion activity flyer was given out on the day. This preserves high-level printed-material context without publishing its contents, codes, procedure, participant count, completion data, prize outcome, or a current playable or supported activity.

Compatibility: BSides Cheltenham 2024 UFO Badge historical context only; not a current activity, operation, or outcome claim

BSides Cheltenham 2024 UFO Badge maker-published timeline plus explicit 2024 source archive

historical event sponsor and maker relationship

Punk Security UFO badge-sponsor association and date discrepancy

Punk Security's historical timeline identifies it as BSides Cheltenham's badge sponsor with UFO badges, while its source archive identifies the UFO Badge for BSides Cheltenham 2024. The timeline's rendered early-2023 timestamp conflicts with that explicit 2024 repository identity, so the record preserves both sources without inventing an exact event date, organizer confirmation, or universal allocation.

Compatibility: BSides Cheltenham 2024 UFO Badge context only; not a general Security BSides credential, date confirmation, organizer confirmation, or admission entitlement

BSides Cheltenham 2024 UFO Badge maker-documented source archive

physical badge design

UFO PCB-art, vector, and 3D-case context

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

BSides Cheltenham 2024 UFO Badge maker-published for event period

source-material archive

Public design and firmware archive

Punk Security's public repository preserves board, schematic, Gerber, vector-art, case, firmware, and activity material. The archive is linked for provenance without presenting it as a licensed derivative-work, manufacturing, flashing, configuration, activity, or safety guide.

Compatibility: Punk Security source archive only; licence, final release, activity outcome, and all-unit parity remain unresolved

Operational history

Issues & Camp Impact

BSides Cheltenham 2024 UFO Badge note

activity material, participant, and outcome boundary · maker repository description · on-day printed-material statement documented; content and outcome unrecovered

The maker archive says a companion activity flyer was given out on the day, but it does not establish an organizer-approved activity, flyer contents, activity values, participant count, participation record, completion data, participant identities, prize policy, final result, current service status, or a safe/reproducible operating procedure. No codes, activity content, connection, or configuration directions are reproduced here.

The catalogue records the historical printed-material statement without exposing activity instructions or inferring universal participation, a completed challenge, individual outcomes, or current availability.

BSides Cheltenham 2024 UFO Badge note

event edition, date, organizer, allocation, and handoff boundary · explicit 2024 maker repository and internally inconsistent maker timeline · 2024 artifact documented; exact event date, organizer confirmation, and recipient scope unrecovered

The public repository explicitly calls this the UFO badge for BSides Cheltenham 2024 and says a companion flyer was given out on the day. Punk Security's historical timeline separately identifies it as badge sponsor with UFO badges, but its rendered timestamp is early 2023 and conflicts with the repository's 2024 identity. No organizer-side 2024 recap, exact date, venue confirmation, production count, ticket-tier eligibility, role allocation, recipient list, pickup/handoff record, replacement policy, or proof that all attendees received the badge was recovered in this pass.

The catalogue records a source-backed 2024 event artifact while making the timestamp conflict and all unsupported organizer, allocation, and handoff claims explicit.

BSides Cheltenham 2024 UFO Badge note

final hardware, power, case, and electrical-safety gap · public repository review · design outline and source files public; production and safety result unrecovered

The repository names an ATtiny402, button, CR2032 clip, and 5050 NeoPixel and preserves board/design/case material, but reviewed sources do not establish final component substitutions, battery brand/capacity, polarity/protection behavior, power budget, runtime, electrical limits, thermal result, production revision, case-fit outcome, assembly quality, manufacturing test plan, certification, compliance, or safe service outcome.

The record preserves a source-backed hardware outline without treating public project material as a fabrication, repair, case-fit, electrical-safety, or universal final-unit specification.

BSides Cheltenham 2024 UFO Badge note

firmware release and operating-procedure boundary · public repository review · firmware sketch published; final deployment/support record unrecovered

The source tree includes a firmware sketch and public development references, but reviewed sources do not establish a tagged final release, signed binary, source-to-unit mapping, build lockfile, deployment inventory, update policy, recovery process, support lifecycle, or safe end-user operating or reconfiguration procedure. No flashing, configuration, connection, activity, or assembly directions are reproduced here.

The catalogue links source evidence without presenting it as a supported, reproducible, current, or safe modification or operation workflow.

BSides Cheltenham 2024 UFO Badge note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs licensed original replacement

No BSides Cheltenham 2024 UFO Badge image is published because the current public source trail has not been paired with a reusable original badge or artifact photo or official upstream raster render with source URL, license or permission basis, attribution, and processing notes.

The United Kingdom record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying source-page media, documentation screenshots, event photos, social media, placeholders, or generated approximations.

BSides Cheltenham 2024 UFO Badge note

source-license, visual-material, and branding scope boundary · GitHub API metadata and repository-tree review · no detected repository license; image rights unresolved

GitHub metadata reports a null detected license for the repository, and no root LICENSE or COPYING file was recovered in the public tree. The public archive includes vector artwork and design assets but does not pair a selected factual badge photo or official render with an image-specific reuse basis, named attribution, source URL, and processing provenance.

Source files and public project material are cited as evidence, but no local image, artwork, source file, case asset, or brand asset is copied or treated as licensed for reuse.

Resources

Punk Security BSides Cheltenham UFO badge-sponsor listing historical badge sponsor event listing · Punk Security's historical timeline identifies it as BSides Cheltenham badge sponsor with UFO badges, but the currently rendered entry carries an early-2023 timestamp that conflicts with the separate public UFO Badge repository's explicit 2024 identity. It is maker-side sponsor context, not a reliable exact 2024 date, organizer recap, venue record, recipient ledger, or image-rights grant. UFO Badge EAGLE source archive native PCB source · Public EAGLE source directory for the UFO Badge. It makes design material available without proving final manufacture, component substitutions, safe modification, or complete physical-unit parity. UFO Badge Gerber archive public Gerber archive · Public Gerber archive for the source-described UFO Badge. It supports the public design trail without proving final manufacture, final board revision, component population, electrical behavior, or a safe build result. BSides Cheltenham 2024 UFO Badge repository public badge source archive · Punk Security's public repository identifies the UFO Badge for BSides Cheltenham 2024, says a companion activity flyer was given out on the day, and preserves board, Gerber, firmware, vector-art, and 3D-case material. It is a maker archive, not an organizer-issued allocation, production, safety, or media-rights record. UFO Badge firmware sketch public firmware source · Public Arduino firmware sketch for the source-described UFO Badge. It is linked as source evidence without reproducing setup, flashing, configuration, modification, activity, or hardware-assembly directions. UFO Badge GitHub repository metadata repository metadata · GitHub API metadata reports a public Punk Security repository created before its 2024 update and a null detected license field. It supports timing and licence-boundary review, not a grant of code, hardware, artwork, media, or brand reuse rights. UFO Badge vector-art source source artwork archive · Public original UFO vector-art file from the badge source archive; the repository also preserves a 3D printed case file. These files establish design context only and do not grant a reusable-image, artwork, case, manufacturing, or brand licence.

Sources

GitHub API: bsides-cheltenham-2024-badge repository metadata Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary metadata source for the public repository's timing and null detected license field. It is not a copyright grant, organizer endorsement, or proof of final event production. Punk Security: Punk Security BSides Cheltenham UFO listing Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary maker/sponsor timeline identifying Punk Security as BSides Cheltenham badge sponsor with UFO badges. Its rendered timestamp conflicts with the repository's explicit 2024 identity, so it is not used as exact event-date evidence or organizer-side confirmation. Punk Security / GitHub: UFO Badge EAGLE and Gerber design material Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary public source for the archived EAGLE directory and linked Gerber material. It establishes design-document availability without a final-manufacturing, activity, safety, or all-unit configuration guarantee. Punk Security / GitHub: bsides-cheltenham-2024-badge Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary public maker archive identifying the UFO Badge for BSides Cheltenham 2024, its activity-flyer statement, ATtiny402/button/CR2032/5050-NeoPixel parts statement, and board/design/firmware material. It does not establish an exact date, organizer confirmation, final production run, named recipient ledger, uniform final-unit parity, or selected image licence.