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The official talk page and repository document the badge design, gameplay, hardware archive, and CircuitPython workflows, but this pass did not recover a final production count, shipped firmware release tag, manufacturing order, or rights-cleared field photo.

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source-depth caveat · public repository and official talk source · needs final production archive

The record preserves the real BSidesPDX badge without overstating production logistics or publishing unclear media.

Badge
BSidesPDX 2024 OpenTaxus Badge
Category
source-depth caveat
Severity
note
Confidence
public repository and official talk source
Status
needs final production archive
Timeframe
current badge archive pass
Source note
BSidesPDX speaker page, hardware README, Attribution Game badge guide, Trick-or-Treat README, and repository metadata.

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Evidence Sources

BSidesPDX · retrieved 2026-05-15

The Badge Talk

Primary official speaker-page source naming Joe FitzPatrick and stating that the BSidesPDX badge was based on an open-source badge design customized for BSidesPDX, with design process, gameplay, and badge-hacking discussion.

Badge: BSidesPDX 2024 OpenTaxus Badge

BSidesPDX · retrieved 2026-05-15

Venue

Primary official venue source for the Smith Memorial Student Union, Portland, Oregon event context.

Badge: BSidesPDX 2024 OpenTaxus Badge

GitHub / PDX Badgers · retrieved 2026-05-15

Attribution Game badge guide

Badge-operation source for navigation, contact setup, IR clue/contact trades, cryptographic signature checks, organizer validation, round propagation, and CircuitPython post-conference hacking.

Badge: BSidesPDX 2024 OpenTaxus Badge

GitHub / PDX Badgers · retrieved 2026-05-15

LICENSE

License source for CC BY-SA 4.0 hardware/software terms and the explicit caveat that names, logos, and artwork have separate more restrictive licensing.

Badge: BSidesPDX 2024 OpenTaxus Badge

GitHub / PDX Badgers · retrieved 2026-05-15

Trick-or-Treat README

Game and controller source for candy trading, badge USB-storage contents, game-file generation/flashing, and the BSidesSF 2024 Attribution Game fork lineage.

Badge: BSidesPDX 2024 OpenTaxus Badge