Issue dossier
The DEF CON 34 record is seeded before the event from official preregistration, badge-alert, and SAO specification sources.
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
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planned badge caveat · official pre-event sources · pre-event
The catalogue can document the planned Human badge, official electronic-badge-year teaser, and public electronic interface constraints now, but it must not claim final shipped artwork, firmware, badge-game rules, manufacturing quantities, or all attendee-role variants until post-event sources appear.
- Badge
- DEF CON 34 Badge
- Category
- planned badge caveat
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- official pre-event sources
- Status
- pre-event
- Timeframe
- before DEF CON 34, August 6-9, 2026
- Source note
- DEF CON homepage, DEF CON 34 official shop page, DEF CON badge-alert post, and DC34 SAO spec PDF.
Evidence
Related Resources
badge specification
Official media-server PDF documenting DC34 SAO electrical and mechanical constraints, including 3.0 V VDD, two-AA badge power, USB-C power-bank behavior, GPIO wake interrupt, I2C addresses, and mirrored 6-pin SAO header dimensions.
Badge: DEF CON 34 Badge
event page
Official DEF CON source for August 6-9, 2026 dates, LVCC West Hall location, Agency theme, and preregistration news linking to the official ticket page.
Badge: DEF CON 34 Badge
official social update
Official DEF CON update stating that DEF CON 34 is an electronic badge year, that more details are coming, and that the public SAO spec sheet is pre-event support for add-on makers.
Badge: DEF CON 34 Badge
registration page
Official shop source stating that preregistration guarantees a DEF CON 34 Human badge, that badges must be picked up onsite, and that onsite registration begins Thursday, August 6, 2026.
Badge: DEF CON 34 Badge
Source trail
Evidence Sources
DEF CON · retrieved 2026-05-15
Official homepage source for DEF CON 34 dates, LVCC West Hall location, Agency theme, and preregistration news.
Badge: DEF CON 34 Badge
DEF CON · retrieved 2026-05-15
Official social source for DEF CON 34 being an electronic badge year, a hardware-hacking-legend teaser, and the pre-event SAO spec sheet release.
Badge: DEF CON 34 Badge
DEF CON Media Server · retrieved 2026-05-15
Official badge-spec PDF source for 3.0 V SAO VDD, dual-SAO supply limit, two-AA badge power, USB-C continuous-power behavior, GPIO wake interrupt, I2C addresses, and SAO header mechanical constraints.
Badge: DEF CON 34 Badge
DEF CON Merchandise · retrieved 2026-05-15
Official shop source for the preregistration guarantee of an onsite DEF CON 34 Human badge and the onsite pickup requirement.
Badge: DEF CON 34 Badge