Issue dossier
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
The record limits claims to visible physical-credential evidence and event context.
Evidence
VICE/Motherboard history placing the first DEF CON electronic badge at DEF CON 14 in 2006, supporting DEF CON 5's conservative non-electronic classification.
InfoconDB source for the July 11-13, 1997 DEF CON 5 dates, Aladdin Hotel & Casino venue, official page link, and program/archive references.
Official DEF CON V archive page preserving Las Vegas event context, speaker/audio/article links, picture-archive links, and the post-event archive trail.
Official media-server photo-set listing used to verify a visible DEF CON 5 hanging credential.
Official media-server directory for DEF CON 5 pictures, including Broken Net, cDc, CSUA, Lockheed, TDYC, Tek Lord, and unsorted event-photo sets.
Official scanned program PDF preserved in the DEF CON media archive for event-program context; no badge electronics claim is derived from it.
Official archive JPEG showing an attendee wearing a white hanging card with visible DEF CON 5 markings; used only as artifact evidence and not republished because the media-server copyright and attribution trail do not satisfy the site's image policy.
Source trail
Official scanned program PDF preserved in the DEF CON media archive; used for event-program context rather than badge hardware claims.
Official archive page for DEF CON 5, used for event context and the picture/program archive trail.
Official archive image evidence for a visible white DEF CON 5 hanging credential; used for artifact description only, not as a local published image.
Official photo-set listing preserving DEF CON 5 event images, including a visible hanging credential.
Official media-server directory for the DEF CON 5 picture archive.
Event-context source for DEF CON 5 dates, official-page and program links, admission price, and Aladdin Hotel & Casino venue metadata.
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 5.