Issue dossier
Public YouTube, Flickr, WIRED, Hackaday, Forbes, MAKE, CNET, and NetworkWorld references exist for the badge and hacks, but they are used only as pointers unless their reuse rights and exact badge-image provenance can be reconciled.
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
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external media caveat · source-backed but rights-limited · documented
The catalogue avoids importing media from social/gallery/press surfaces while preserving source links for future review.
- Badge
- DEF CON 17 Badge
- Category
- external media caveat
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- source-backed but rights-limited
- Status
- documented
- Timeframe
- current catalogue build
- Source note
- Grand Idea Studio documentation links and DEF CON 17 official contest-results media list.
article
Nuts & Volts article source linked by Grand Idea Studio for a narrative badge-making account.
Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge
assembly drawing
Assembly drawing source for board population and manufacturing reference.
Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge
bill of materials
Grand Idea Studio BOM PDF for parts and sourcing context.
Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge
contest entry archive
Contest archive linked from the project page for Mark Renouf and Jason Scott's incomplete Badge Bulletin Board System port.
Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge
contest entry archive
Contest archive linked from the project page for Simap's 32-bin FFT LED-display entry.
Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge
contest entry archive
Contest archive linked from the project page for 501d3r Guy's Blue Box / DTMF Dialer / Voice Amplifier entry.
Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge
contest entry archive
Contest archive linked from the project page for Team Hack the Badge's sound-fearing blimp entry.
Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge
event page
InfoconDB source for July 30-August 2, 2009 dates and Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas venue context.
Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge
image license
Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license page for the Flickr image license recorded on the HUMAN photo page.
Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge
licensed documentary photo
Nate Grigg / nateOne Flickr photo whose description identifies the anonymous Human attendee badge at DEF CON 17; Flickr structured metadata reports CC BY 2.0.
Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge
lore artifact
Poem/lore artifact linked from the primary project page.
Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge
official contest results
Official DEF CON source for 32 badge-hacking contest entries, judging notes, top places, honorable mention, and media links.
Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge
project page
Primary designer page with MC56F8006, MEMS microphone, RGB LED, operating states, production quantity, role-shape puzzle, documentation, source-code, and contest details.
Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge
schematic
Grand Idea Studio schematic PDF for the DEF CON 17 badge hardware.
Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge
slides
Slide deck source for badge design, signal-processing behavior, production, and hack contest context.
Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge
source code
Released CodeWarrior source archive for the Freescale MC56F8006 firmware.
Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge
test procedure
Production test procedure source for functional verification workflow.
Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge
DEF CON · retrieved 2026-05-15
Official contest-results source for 32 entries, Zoz's winning anti-surveillance system, Team Hack the Badge's second-place blimp, 501d3r Guy's third-place dialer/amplifier, and the combined seven-badge honorable mention.
Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge
Flickr / Nate Grigg · retrieved 2026-05-15
Licensed documentary photo source for the DEF CON 17 Human attendee badge; Flickr structured metadata identifies CC BY 2.0, Nate Grigg / nateOne attribution, and the image description as the anonymous badge for human attendees at DEFCON 17 in Las Vegas.
Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge
Grand Idea Studio · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary source for MC56F8006 hardware, MEMS microphone, RGB LED, operating states, wired communication, serial bootloader, 6,694-badge production, role shapes, and contest summary.
Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge
Grand Idea Studio · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary schematic source for component-level hardware evidence.
Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge
Grand Idea Studio · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary released source-code archive for CodeWarrior / MC56F8006 firmware evidence.
Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge
Grand Idea Studio · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary slide source for badge design, production, and badge-hacking context.
Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge
InfoconDB · retrieved 2026-05-15
Event-context source for DEF CON 17 dates, schedule archive, and Riviera Hotel & Casino venue metadata.
Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge