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The DEF CON 34 record is seeded before the event from official preregistration and SAO specification sources.

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planned badge caveat · official pre-event sources · pre-event

The catalogue can document the planned Human badge 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, and DC34 SAO spec PDF.

Evidence

Related Resources

badge specification

DEF CON 34 SAO 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

DEF CON 34 homepage

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

registration page

DEF CON 34 ticket 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

DEF CON 34

Official homepage source for DEF CON 34 dates, LVCC West Hall location, Agency theme, and preregistration news.

Badge: DEF CON 34 Badge

DEF CON Media Server · retrieved 2026-05-15

DC34 Badge SAO Electrical Spec

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