Issue dossier
DEF CON 11 is modeled as a non-electronic human identity badge because the public source trail proves a physical badge but does not support electronics, firmware, or hackable hardware claims.
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
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article
VICE/Motherboard history placing the first DEF CON electronic badge at DEF CON 14 in 2006, supporting DEF CON 11's conservative non-electronic classification.
Badge: DEF CON 11 Human Badge
event page
InfoconDB source for the August 1-3, 2003 DEF CON 11 dates and Alexis Park Resort, Las Vegas venue context.
Badge: DEF CON 11 Human Badge
official media archive
Official media-server directory whose file listing includes multiple DEF CON 11 badge photos.
Badge: DEF CON 11 Human Badge
official program
Official program PDF source for event layout, information booth, vendor area, contests, staff-badge language, and Alexis Park field context.
Badge: DEF CON 11 Human Badge
rights-limited archive photo
Official archive JPEG used only as artifact evidence; it is not republished because the media-server copyright and attribution trail do not satisfy the site's image policy.
Badge: DEF CON 11 Human Badge
DEF CON Communications · retrieved 2026-05-15
Official program source for event operations, map, information booth, contest context, Goon/staff badge references, and the physical conference setting.
Badge: DEF CON 11 Human Badge
DEF CON Media Server · retrieved 2026-05-15
Official archive image evidence for the visible physical DEF CON 11 badge artifact; used for description only, not as a local published image.
Badge: DEF CON 11 Human Badge
DEF CON Media Server · retrieved 2026-05-15
Official media-server listing preserving files named as DEF CON 11 badge photos.
Badge: DEF CON 11 Human Badge
InfoconDB · retrieved 2026-05-15
Event-context source for DEF CON 11 dates, schedule archive, and Alexis Park Resort venue metadata.
Badge: DEF CON 11 Human Badge
VICE / Motherboard · retrieved 2026-05-15
Secondary context source stating that DEF CON 14 in 2006 was the first electronic DEF CON badge, supporting the non-electronic classification of DEF CON 11.
Badge: DEF CON 11 Human Badge