Issue dossier
trueControl's own index lists Cobalt DC34 under DEF CON 34 at LVCC and calls it a corporate commission; the repository README calls it the Cobalt Badge at DEF CON 34. Neither reviewed source identifies the commissioning organization, says DEF CON designed, commissioned, issued, sponsored, sold, or distributed it, or establishes price, quantity, recipient eligibility, completed handoff, attendee-wide availability, admission use, or a recipient ledger.
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
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DEF CON association, corporate-commission, allocation, and credential boundary · maker-published badge index and repository · completed DEF CON 34-associated maker archive; commissioner and distribution unrecovered
The dossier records a real maker-documented event-associated electronic badge without presenting it as the official DEF CON Human badge, a DEF CON benefit, an organizer-authorized credential, or evidence that any particular person received one.
- Badge
- Cobalt DC34 Badge
- Category
- DEF CON association, corporate-commission, allocation, and credential boundary
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- maker-published badge index and repository
- Status
- completed DEF CON 34-associated maker archive; commissioner and distribution unrecovered
- Timeframe
- reviewed 2026-09-07 after DEF CON 34
- Source note
- trueControl BASIC index and trueControl/dc34-cobalt README, reviewed 2026-09-07.
Evidence
Related Resources
maker-published badge index
The trueControl BASIC index lists Cobalt DC34 under DEF CON 34 at LVCC and labels it a corporate commission. It establishes the publisher's own event association and classification, not DEF CON issuance, a commissioning party, funding, allocation, attendee eligibility, or a completed handoff.
Badge: Cobalt DC34 Badge
maker-published firmware and schematic archive
Public trueControl repository for Cobalt DC34. Its description calls it a RP2040-driven badge, and its committed source tree includes firmware and a schematic directory. Public availability is evidence of an archive, not a reusable-image or broad source-license grant.
Badge: Cobalt DC34 Badge
maker-published firmware source tree
Public repository path for the firmware source tree referred to by the README. No versioned release, immutable deployment manifest, source-to-unit mapping, or explicit reuse licence was recovered in this pass.
Badge: Cobalt DC34 Badge
maker-published hardware and operating documentation
Primary technical documentation for the stated DEF CON 34 badge association, RP2040 platform, blue LED matrix, accelerometer, ambient-light behavior, touch/button interface, USB-C programming/update paths, and Pico SDK build context. It does not establish final per-unit configuration, manufacture, recipient allocation, or safe servicing.
Badge: Cobalt DC34 Badge
Source trail
Evidence Sources
trueControl · retrieved 2026-09-07
Primary maker-published index placing Cobalt DC34 in the DEF CON 34 / LVCC catalogue and calling it a corporate commission. It does not identify the commissioner, establish DEF CON ownership or authorization, prove production, or document distribution.
Badge: Cobalt DC34 Badge
trueControl / trueserve Git · retrieved 2026-09-07
Primary maker documentation explicitly describing firmware and board schematic for the Cobalt Badge at DEF CON 34, its hardware surface, user interaction, build context, and UF2 upload procedure. It does not establish final hardware parity, completed commissioning, allocation, electrical safety, or ongoing support.
Badge: Cobalt DC34 Badge
trueControl / trueserve Git · retrieved 2026-09-07
Primary source-tree location for the firmware referenced by the Cobalt README. No tagged release, immutable factory image, signed binary, or explicit reuse licence was recovered from the reviewed public material.
Badge: Cobalt DC34 Badge
trueControl / trueserve Git · retrieved 2026-09-07
Primary public maker archive for the Cobalt DC34 badge. The repository description calls it a RP2040-driven badge, and the current tree records post-event source activity. It is not a manufacturing record, credential record, or image-reuse grant.
Badge: Cobalt DC34 Badge