Issue dossier

The recovered source proves a paid badge package and observed Wi-Fi/Bluetooth scanner behavior, but this pass did not recover official badge-team documentation, schematics, BOM, firmware, production count, challenge material, or a source repository.

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

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source-depth caveat · first-hand attendee writeup · needs official badge archive recovery

The catalogue records the real scanner badge while keeping technical claims limited to the public attendee writeup.

Badge
CactusCon 2017 Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Scanner Badge
Category
source-depth caveat
Severity
note
Confidence
first-hand attendee writeup
Status
needs official badge archive recovery
Timeframe
current CactusCon historical pass
Source note
Ratil.life Hacking and Skydiving writeup.

Evidence

Related Resources

linked board-vendor reference

WemOS

Board-vendor link named by the attendee writeup for the badge's WemOS-board foundation; used only to preserve the linked hardware reference, not to infer a specific module variant.

Badge: CactusCon 2017 Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Scanner Badge

Source trail

Evidence Sources

Ratil.life · retrieved 2026-05-15

Hacking and Skydiving

First-hand attendee source for CactusCon 2017 paid badge package, soldering/de-soldering troubleshooting, WemOS-board identity, Wi-Fi SSID/signal display, Bluetooth MAC-address scrolling, and image-rights boundary.

Badge: CactusCon 2017 Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Scanner Badge