Issue dossier
Darknet-NG's own project page, maker profile, and product listing place the SMAO in its DEF CON 34 contest context, and the sources use the phrase official DEF CON build for its stated initial configuration. No reviewed DEF CON organizer source names the SMAO as a conference-issued product, says it is included with registration, grants access, substitutes for a Human badge, confirms organizer support, or independently validates the configuration label.
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
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DEF CON association and credential boundary · maker, project, and marketplace sources · independent DEF CON 34-associated maker product
The catalogue treats the SMAO as an independent contest-associated add-on, not a DEF CON credential, admission artifact, organizer endorsement, or verified conference firmware distribution.
- Badge
- Darknet-NG SMAO (DEF CON 34)
- Category
- DEF CON association and credential boundary
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- maker, project, and marketplace sources
- Status
- independent DEF CON 34-associated maker product
- Timeframe
- 2026 pre-event source pass
- Source note
- Darknet-NG official home and badge page plus Uberflux maker profile and product page.
immutable maker technical snapshot
Commit c346e561702462708871917d4d27ccd0de1b68eb is the reviewed primary-source snapshot for the v1.4 hardware, production, firmware, tooling, and RF documentation claims in this dossier.
Badge: Darknet-NG SMAO (DEF CON 34)
live maker marketplace product page
Maker-controlled marketplace listing and serialized public payload for the $55 125-total presale, observed 125-sold/zero-remaining state, DEF CON 34 pickup-only terms, product hardware/power/radio claims, source-stated initial software configuration, and gallery media. The dynamic stock state is a source-pass snapshot, not a fulfillment record, and the media has no stated reusable license or permission basis.
Badge: Darknet-NG SMAO (DEF CON 34)
maker RF measurement documentation
The commit-pinned NanoVNA write-up and S-parameter files document maker-published antenna-tuning measurements and caveats. They are not certification, regulatory approval, or independent RF performance validation.
Badge: Darknet-NG SMAO (DEF CON 34)
maker firmware documentation
The reviewed build note identifies the source-published UF2/version, Meshtastic branch relationship, two SMAO configuration deltas, provisioning boundary, and first-flash constraint. It is not a universal update or safe modification procedure.
Badge: Darknet-NG SMAO (DEF CON 34)
maker hardware documentation
The commit-pinned hardware README identifies board dimensions/layers, RAK4630, antenna/test, SAO/USB-C power, SWD, fab options, hand-populated parts, and public production artifacts. It does not constitute independent safety, compliance, or host-compatibility validation.
Badge: Darknet-NG SMAO (DEF CON 34)
maker marketplace profile
Public maker profile identifying Darknet-NG as a DEF CON community cybersecurity contest and skill-building network, describing its Meshtastic involvement and contest-funding statement, linking its official website, and listing the $55 SMAO. Profile imagery has no stated reusable license or permission basis.
Badge: Darknet-NG SMAO (DEF CON 34)
maker-controlled hardware, firmware, and tooling release
Boko (Darknet-NG)'s public repository identifies a Darknet SMAO for DEF CON 34 and publishes a v1.4 design, hardware/production tree, firmware, provisioning tools, tests, RF-tuning material, and MIT license text. It is a maker-controlled technical archive, not independent validation or a DEF CON organizer source.
Badge: Darknet-NG SMAO (DEF CON 34)
official project and contest page
Official Darknet-NG project home for its current DEF CON 34 contest setting and a public link to the badge page. It establishes project context but is not a DEF CON organizer confirmation, delivery report, or credential grant.
Badge: Darknet-NG SMAO (DEF CON 34)
official project badge page
Official Darknet-NG page that presents the 2026 badge builds and identifies Level 3 as the Darknet-NG SMAO, a Meshtastic SAO with no battery, source-stated pre-flashed DEFCONnect setup, pre-sale framing, and a direct link to the Uberflux product. The shown image has no stated reusable license or explicit permission basis.
Badge: Darknet-NG SMAO (DEF CON 34)
repository license
Top-level repository license text names Boko (Darknet-NG), states MIT terms for the original repository work, and separately notes GPL-3.0 origin for the included Meshtastic firmware image and MIT origin for the bootloader artifact.
Badge: Darknet-NG SMAO (DEF CON 34)
Boko (Darknet-NG) / GitHub · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary commit-pinned firmware source for the `smao-dc34-rak4631.uf2` artefact, 2.8.0.c800fc8 version note, upstream Meshtastic branch relationship, configuration delta, and per-unit provisioning boundary. It does not prove an installed image on every offered or collected unit.
Badge: Darknet-NG SMAO (DEF CON 34)
Boko (Darknet-NG) / GitHub · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary commit-pinned hardware documentation for the 41.00 by 33.00 mm four-layer board, RAK4630/nRF52840/SX1262, chip antennas, SAO/USB-C power, SWD, and production-file structure. It is maker documentation, not independent engineering verification.
Badge: Darknet-NG SMAO (DEF CON 34)
Boko (Darknet-NG) / GitHub · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary maker-controlled, commit-pinned source for the Darknet SMAO DEF CON 34 identity, v1.4 KiCad/production tree, component and board statements, UF2/build/provisioning material, NanoVNA tuning data, and declared MIT terms. The source makes a detailed design trail reviewable but does not independently prove physical fulfillment, exact unit parity, compliance, RF performance, host compatibility, or DEF CON organizer status.
Badge: Darknet-NG SMAO (DEF CON 34)
Boko / Darknet-NG via Uberflux · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary maker marketplace source for the named SMAO, $55 / 125-total pre-sale payload with observed 125 sold and zero remaining, pickup-only terms, nRF52840/RAK4630/SX1262/chip-antenna claims, power/design claims, Meshtastic/BLE/reflash claims, initial configuration wording, and source-listed bag contents. It does not prove completed manufacture, payment, pickup, delivery, independent technical validation, license, or image reuse permission.
Badge: Darknet-NG SMAO (DEF CON 34)
Darknet-NG · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary official project source identifying the SMAO as the Level 3 build, independently restating its Meshtastic SAO/no-battery/pre-flashed DEFCONnect/pre-sale framing, and linking to the maker marketplace. It does not provide a schematic, release archive, event-credential statement, final run result, or reusable-image terms.
Badge: Darknet-NG SMAO (DEF CON 34)
Darknet-NG · retrieved 2026-05-15
Official project context source for the current DEF CON 34 contest presentation and public route to the badge page. It does not establish that the SMAO is a DEF CON-issued credential, included registration artifact, or organizer-approved product.
Badge: Darknet-NG SMAO (DEF CON 34)
Darknet-NG via Uberflux · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary maker-profile source for the contest/skill-building identity, Meshtastic community statement, sale-funds-contest statement, official-site link, and $55 product association. It is a seller profile, not an audited funding account, DEF CON organizer statement, hardware release, or image license.
Badge: Darknet-NG SMAO (DEF CON 34)