Issue dossier
DEF CON 2 is modeled as a non-electronic physical chest credential because the public source trail proves identity/access artifacts 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 2's conservative non-electronic classification.
Badge: DEF CON 2 Human Badge
event page
InfoconDB source for the July 22-24, 1994 DEF CON 2 dates, Sahara Hotel and Casino venue, official page link, admission price, and program/archive references.
Badge: DEF CON 2 Human Badge
official announcement
Official announcement source for July 22-24, 1994 dates, Sahara Hotel location, room context, and program schedule.
Badge: DEF CON 2 Human Badge
official event page
Official DEF CON II archive page preserving Las Vegas event context, announcement, speaker/audio/article links, picture-archive links, and post-event recap trail.
Badge: DEF CON 2 Human Badge
official media archive
Official media-server directory for DEF CON 2 pictures, including the unsorted photo set and contact sheet.
Badge: DEF CON 2 Human Badge
official media archive
Official media-server photo-set listing used to verify visible printed DEF CON 2 chest credentials.
Badge: DEF CON 2 Human Badge
official picture page
Official 1997 picture index for DEF CON II, used to corroborate the recovered media-server picture archive and event-photo context.
Badge: DEF CON 2 Human Badge
official program
Official scanned program PDF preserved in the DEF CON media archive for event-program context; no badge electronics claim is derived from it.
Badge: DEF CON 2 Human Badge
rights-limited archive photo
Official archive JPEG showing a speaker with a rectangular magenta-and-white chest credential; used only as artifact evidence and not republished because the embedded copyright metadata and media-server context do not satisfy the site's image policy.
Badge: DEF CON 2 Human Badge
rights-limited archive photo
Official archive JPEG showing another speaker with a similar rectangular chest credential; used only to corroborate the artifact classification and not republished.
Badge: DEF CON 2 Human Badge
DEF CON Communications · retrieved 2026-05-15
Official announcement source for the 1994 dates, Sahara Hotel venue, and event schedule context.
Badge: DEF CON 2 Human Badge
DEF CON Communications · retrieved 2026-05-15
Official scanned program PDF preserved in the DEF CON media archive; used for event-program context rather than badge hardware claims.
Badge: DEF CON 2 Human Badge
DEF CON Communications · retrieved 2026-05-15
Official archive page for DEF CON 2, used for event context and the announcement, picture, program, audio, and article archive trail.
Badge: DEF CON 2 Human Badge
DEF CON Communications · retrieved 2026-05-15
Official picture index preserving DEF CON 2 photo captions and archive context.
Badge: DEF CON 2 Human Badge
DEF CON Media Server · retrieved 2026-05-15
Official archive image evidence for a visible magenta-and-white rectangular DEF CON 2 chest credential; used for artifact description only, not as a local published image.
Badge: DEF CON 2 Human Badge
DEF CON Media Server · retrieved 2026-05-15
Official archive image evidence for another visible rectangular DEF CON 2 chest credential; used for artifact corroboration only, not as a local published image.
Badge: DEF CON 2 Human Badge
DEF CON Media Server · retrieved 2026-05-15
Official photo-set listing preserving DEF CON 2 event images, including visible printed chest credentials.
Badge: DEF CON 2 Human Badge
DEF CON Media Server · retrieved 2026-05-15
Official media-server directory for the DEF CON 2 picture archive.
Badge: DEF CON 2 Human Badge
InfoconDB · retrieved 2026-05-15
Event-context source for DEF CON 2 dates, official-page and program links, admission price, and Sahara Hotel and Casino venue metadata.
Badge: DEF CON 2 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 2.
Badge: DEF CON 2 Human Badge