Issue dossier
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
The entry does not turn the verified puzzle framing into unsupported CTF, firmware, networking, or credential claims.
Evidence
Security BSides community listing for the May 30, 2026 Hannaford Hall, Portland, Maine event date and venue context.
Official event agenda for registration badge/material pickup, conference context, and closing wording that asks whether anyone solved the badge.
Official pre-event post advertising a special-edition badge as a VIP benefit; it does not describe the variant or prove final handoff.
Official BSides Maine post stating that the badge was also a puzzle intended for exploration, collaboration, experimentation, and hacking.
Official BSides Maine post calling the upcoming artifact an electronic badge while withholding a named designer, component list, or technical specification.
Primary official source naming the main attendee badge a hackable lighthouse with a pulsing beacon on the day before the completed event.
Lead organizer Ben Strout's public post-event recap identifies BSides Maine as completed and gives Ryan Boutot recognition for the electronic badges, without defining an individual technical role.
Source trail
Official event source for registration badge pickup and closing badge-solving context; it does not describe components or puzzle implementation.
Official pre-event VIP-benefit source for a special-edition badge, without form, technical, or completion evidence.
Official account source framing the badge as a puzzle for exploration, collaboration, experimentation, and hacking.
Official account source calling the upcoming 2026 artifact an electronic badge. The post does not name the designer or disclose hardware.
Primary official source calling the main attendee badge a hackable lighthouse with a pulsing beacon.
Organizer recap source confirming the first event completed and recognizing Ryan Boutot for the electronic badges; it does not define Boutot's specific technical role.
Official Security BSides community listing for the May 30, 2026 Hannaford Hall, Portland event context.