Issue dossier

The recovered official sources prove an attendee badge/lanyard and a badge challenge, but do not prove electronics, firmware, batteries, PCB traces, displays, radios, NFC, or a public hardware repository.

A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.

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non-electronic scope · source-backed but incomplete · documented

The catalogue records the badge challenge and physical identity artifact without inventing hardware.

Badge
BSides Tampa 2026 Badge Challenge
Category
non-electronic scope
Severity
note
Confidence
source-backed but incomplete
Status
documented
Timeframe
2026 event pass
Source note
BSides Tampa attendee FAQ and badge-challenge page.

Evidence

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Source trail

Evidence Sources

BSides Tampa · retrieved 2026-05-15

Badge Challenge

Primary official source for the 2026 badge challenge, including the instruction to inspect the badge and other neck-worn materials for clues, the no-hints note, and the Joshua Grose solve path.

Badge: BSides Tampa 2026 Badge Challenge

BSides Tampa · retrieved 2026-05-15

FAQ

Primary official source for BSides Tampa 2026 participant-package language identifying badge and lanyard materials as included with admission, plus USF Marshall Student Center event context.

Badge: BSides Tampa 2026 Badge Challenge

BSides Tampa · retrieved 2026-05-15

Uber Badges

Primary official source for Uber Badge lifetime-admission award context and public registry model; not treated as reusable image permission and not used to claim a 2026 awardee.

Badge: BSides Tampa 2026 Badge Challenge

BSides Tampa · retrieved 2026-05-15

Venue

Official event-context source for the USF Marshall Student Center venue, 4103 USF Cedar Circle address, Tampa location, parking, and venue map.

Badge: BSides Tampa 2026 Badge Challenge