DEF CON 10 Human Badge
A DEF CON 10 physical badge artifact documented by InfoconDB event metadata, the official program's note about the badge form factor, and official DEF CON media-server badge images.
DEF CON
DEF CON 10
The August 2-4, 2002 DEF CON tenth-anniversary edition represented here by an official-program and media-archive pre-electronic physical badge artifact.
Alexis Park Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada · United States · 2002
Lifecycle
Add-ons & Upgrades
Operational history
Issues & Camp Impact
No local DEF CON 10 badge photo has been added because the official media-server badge images do not provide a complete reusable license, attribution, and processing-provenance trail for this catalogue.
The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying DEF CON archive photography without complete rights clearance.
DEF CON 10 is modeled as a non-electronic physical badge because the public source trail proves a badge artifact but does not support electronics, firmware, or hackable hardware claims.
The compendium preserves the early physical credential without upgrading it into a circuit-board badge.
The current public sources prove the physical badge artifact and corner-hole lore but do not identify the badge designer, production process, material, full role taxonomy, or any official puzzle layer.
The record limits claims to visible physical-badge evidence and official program context.
Resources
Badgelife history
article · VICE/Motherboard history placing the first DEF CON electronic badge at DEF CON 14 in 2006, supporting DEF CON 10's conservative non-electronic classification.
DEF CON 10 event metadata
event page · InfoconDB source for the August 2-4, 2002 DEF CON 10 dates and Alexis Park Resort, Las Vegas venue context.
DEF CON 10 media image archive
official media archive · Official media-server directory whose file listing includes DEF CON 10 badge images.
DEF CON 10 program
official program · Official program PDF source for the tenth-year event context and badge form-factor note about ninja throwing badges and corner holes.
DEF CON 10 badge photo evidence
rights-limited archive photo · Official archive JPEG used only as artifact evidence; it is not republished because the media-server copyright and attribution trail do not satisfy the site's image policy.
Sources
DEF CON Communications: DEF CON 10 Program
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official program source for tenth-year context and badge form-factor language about ninja throwing badges and corner holes.
DEF CON Media Server: DEF CON 10 dc-0A-badge.jpg
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official archive image evidence for the visible physical DEF CON 10 badge artifact; used for description only, not as a local published image.
DEF CON Media Server: DEF CON 10 images
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official media-server listing preserving files named as DEF CON 10 badge images.
InfoconDB: DEF CON 10 (2002)
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Event-context source for DEF CON 10 dates, schedule archive, and Alexis Park Resort venue metadata.
VICE / Motherboard: A History of Badgelife, Def Con's Unlikely Obsession with Artistic Circuit Boards
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Secondary context source stating that DEF CON 14 in 2006 was the first electronic DEF CON badge, supporting the non-electronic classification of DEF CON 10.