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The public CDC Badge OS repository was created after the December 2025 event and describes v1.0/v1.1 hardware, while the RIAT hardware repository links multiple possible firmware projects. The reviewed sources do not provide a signed 39C3 image, installed-version inventory, setup/recovery policy for event recipients, event-specific feature configuration, or a historical deployment release mapping.
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firmware-release and event-deployment boundary · repository chronology and project statements · post-event public firmware trail; 39C3 deployment unknown
Later firmware transparency is useful evidence, but the catalogue does not backdate it into a confirmed Congress software image or user-support commitment.
- Badge
- 39C3 Critical Decentralization Cluster Badge
- Category
- firmware-release and event-deployment boundary
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- repository chronology and project statements
- Status
- post-event public firmware trail; 39C3 deployment unknown
- Timeframe
- January-July 2026 public firmware history
- Source note
- riatlabs/cdc-badge repository, CDC Badge v1.1 release, and krim404/cdc-badge-os repository metadata and README.
assembly retrospective
The cluster's own 39C3 page ties the CDC Badge repository to the completed December 27-30, 2025 Hamburg assembly context.
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firmware status and safety documentation
The firmware README documents ESP-IDF/PlatformIO, FIDO2/WebAuthn, GPG/SSH, TOTP, password-vault, plugin, BLE, and data-loss/early-beta caveats.
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hardware and documentation repository
RIAT's public CDC Badge source tree with KiCad hardware, printable cases, documentation, fabrication instructions, expansion descriptions, and linked firmware projects.
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hardware license
Public CERN Open Hardware Licence v2 Permissive source for the RIAT CDC Badge project, with third-party component attribution retained separately by the repository.
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official 39C3 assembly event
Primary official Congress event page explicitly calling the artifact an electronic conference badge and devboard, and naming its TROPIC01, ESP32-S3, e-paper, LiPo, keypad, and expansion surface.
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official assembly page
Official 39C3 assembly page for the Critical Decentralization Cluster, which lists the CDC Badge presentation in its recorded assembly programme.
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post-event public firmware
Public GPL-3.0 firmware project for CDC Badge v1.0/v1.1 hardware. Its January-July 2026 public history is kept separate from an asserted 39C3 deployed image.
Badge: 39C3 Critical Decentralization Cluster Badge
power and firmware caution
Source-published checklist covering BQ25895 charge-current/power settings, USB interaction, and TROPIC01 sleep requirements; it is not proof of configuration on every event unit.
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versioned open-hardware release
Public v1.1 release evidence for the CDC Badge hardware tree. It does not identify which source revision, if any, was on a particular 39C3 physical unit.
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39C3 Hub / Chaos Communication Congress · retrieved 2026-05-15
Official assembly source that places the CDC Badge presentation in 39C3's cluster programme and describes the Critical Decentralization Cluster's event role.
Badge: 39C3 Critical Decentralization Cluster Badge
39C3 Hub / Chaos Communication Congress · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary official Congress source identifying the CDC Badge as an electronic conference badge and devboard with TROPIC01, ESP32-S3, e-paper/frontlight, LiPo battery path, keypad, and expansion ports.
Badge: 39C3 Critical Decentralization Cluster Badge
Critical Decentralization Cluster · retrieved 2026-05-15
Cluster-owned retrospective for the completed 39C3 assembly, its dates and location, and its direct CDC Badge repository link.
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RIAT Institute / GitHub · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary CERN-OHL-P-2.0 license source for the CDC Badge hardware project; it does not automatically license every unrelated event mark or media asset.
Badge: 39C3 Critical Decentralization Cluster Badge
RIAT Institute / GitHub · retrieved 2026-05-15
Versioned public v1.1 CDC Badge release. It is source-release evidence, not a confirmed physical 39C3-unit firmware or bill-of-materials mapping.
Badge: 39C3 Critical Decentralization Cluster Badge
RIAT Institute / GitHub · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary configuration-caution source for BQ25895 charging/power settings, USB interaction, full power-off, and TROPIC01 sleep handling.
Badge: 39C3 Critical Decentralization Cluster Badge
RIAT Institute / GitHub · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary open-hardware source for the ESP32-S3/TROPIC01 board, e-paper/keypad/expansion design, KiCad fabrication material, linked firmware, and project-level licensing.
Badge: 39C3 Critical Decentralization Cluster Badge
krim404 / GitHub · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary public firmware-status source for the documented secure-element application surface and explicit early-beta/data-loss/security-critical-use warnings.
Badge: 39C3 Critical Decentralization Cluster Badge
krim404 / GitHub · retrieved 2026-05-15
Public post-event GPL-3.0 firmware source for CDC Badge v1.0/v1.1 hardware. Its later source availability is not treated as a 39C3 deployment ledger.
Badge: 39C3 Critical Decentralization Cluster Badge