BSides Kristiansand
The June 5, 2026 Norwegian Security BSides edition at Noroff whose official and post-event sources document a SolaSec-created, Caleb Davis-designed, hackable electronic badge shaped as the Kristiansand city shield.
Noroff University College Kristiansand Campus · Norway · 2026
BSides Kristiansand 2026 issued a custom hackable electronic badge shaped as the Kristiansand city shield. The official BSides Kristiansand article identifies SolaSec as its creator, and a published post-event account says every attendee received a hardware badge designed specifically for this event by Caleb Davis. The official ticket listing marks the June 5 Noroff conference as ended.
Lifecycle
The post-event account says attendees were encouraged to explore, modify, and hack the badge, interact with embedded challenges, and discover hidden functionality without publishing challenge implementation details.
The published post-event Shield Badge account says every attendee received one event-specific piece of hardware.
The official BSides Kristiansand article describes a custom, hackable electronic badge created by SolaSec in the shape of the Kristiansand city shield.
The post-event account describes programming, flashing, testing, cross-continent transport, and on-time delivery after tight deadlines and logistical challenges.
Operational history
The entry preserves a real delivery constraint without overstating it as a failed distribution or hardware-quality incident.
The Norwegian record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying LinkedIn, ticketing, event-site, or generated imagery.
The catalogue records the verified artifact and its supported narrative without treating an event description or post-event story as a complete technical release.