Issue dossier
The official patron-benefit list calls the item a Special badge at the event, but does not identify paper, plastic, metal, a lanyard, dimensions, artwork, barcode, QR code, RFID/NFC, PCB, controller, battery, display, connector, radio, firmware, app, manufacturer, quantity, or final physical form.
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
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identity-artifact classification and physical/technical form gap · official 2026 ticket page · named patron Special badge documented; artifact specification unreleased
The record remains a conservative patron identity artifact rather than an inferred electronic badge or a more specific physical credential unsupported by the source.
- Badge
- BSides Seattle 2026 Patron Special Badge
- Category
- identity-artifact classification and physical/technical form gap
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- official 2026 ticket page
- Status
- named patron Special badge documented; artifact specification unreleased
- Timeframe
- BSides Seattle 2026 ticket offer
- Source note
- BSides Seattle 2026 official ticket and patron page.
official event page
Primary official source for the February 27-28, 2026 Building 92, Redmond conference date, location, information-security context, and 2026 programme framing. It does not identify the patron Special badge's form, allocation, or delivery.
Badge: BSides Seattle 2026 Patron Special Badge
official ticket and patron page
Primary official badge-specific source: the 2026 patron benefits list a Special badge at the event alongside the patron listing, event T-shirt, and possible handmade surprise. It does not identify material, technology, a tier-specific allocation, or completed pickup.
Badge: BSides Seattle 2026 Patron Special Badge