Issue dossier

The organizer calls the item a lanyard and physical plastic entry pass, and the FAQ says Analog tickets redeem a plastic badge. No recovered source identifies the material, size, design, name field, barcode, QR code, RFID, NFC, serialisation, access-control technology, printing, manufacturer, quantity, final artwork, or reusable image. It is explicitly not upgraded into an electronic badge.

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

CypherCon 2026 Analog / Plastic Entry Pass note

identity-artifact form and credential-technology gap · official entry-pass and FAQ wording · physical plastic and lanyard wording documented; final pass unrecovered

Readers can distinguish the documented plastic admission artifact from the event's electronic ticket forms without treating it as a PCB, smart credential, scanner workflow, or final physical specimen.

Badge: CypherCon 2026 Analog / Plastic Entry Pass
Category: identity-artifact form and credential-technology gap
Severity: note
Confidence: official entry-pass and FAQ wording
Status: physical plastic and lanyard wording documented; final pass unrecovered
Timeframe: 2026 post-event source pass
Source note: CypherCon 2026 registration and FAQ.

Evidence

Related Resources

official entry-pass listing

CypherCon 2026 registration

Primary organizer listing that describes the Analog / Plastic Entry Pass as a lanyard and physical plastic entry pass with a digital program. It does not establish a final printed pass, credential technology, or completed collection.

Badge: CypherCon 2026 Analog / Plastic Entry Pass

official event and redemption FAQ

CypherCon 2026 FAQ

Primary organizer FAQ distinguishing Analog ticket redemption from the general electronic and limited premium forms and stating that merchandise is redeemed at the event rather than mailed. It does not evidence a particular pass handoff, final pass artwork, or access-control implementation.

Badge: CypherCon 2026 Analog / Plastic Entry Pass

Source trail

Evidence Sources

CypherCon · retrieved 2026-05-15

CypherCon 2026 registration

Primary organizer listing for the Analog / Plastic Entry Pass's physical-plastic and lanyard wording and associated conference-access description. It does not identify its final material, design, encoding, pickup, or technical behavior.

Badge: CypherCon 2026 Analog / Plastic Entry Pass

CypherCon · retrieved 2026-05-15

CypherCon FAQ

Primary organizer source distinguishing Analog tickets that redeem a plastic badge from electronic and Extreme/Ultimate forms and describing in-person merchandise redemption. It does not establish an individual pass issuance or an access-control mechanism.

Badge: CypherCon 2026 Analog / Plastic Entry Pass