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No GrrCON 2024 BadgeBuddy image is published because the current public source trail has not been paired with a reusable original badge or artifact photo or official upstream raster render with source URL, license or permission basis, attribution, and processing notes.

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missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs licensed original replacement

The United States record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying source-page media, documentation screenshots, event photos, social media, placeholders, or generated approximations.

Badge
GrrCON 2024 BadgeBuddy
Category
missing rights-cleared image
Severity
note
Confidence
local project policy
Status
needs licensed original replacement
Timeframe
current catalogue build
Source note
badge.gallery image policy and CynicalSignals GrrCON 2024 BadgeBuddy writeup and public ickfosec/esp code and wiring archive.

Evidence

Related Resources

firmware source

BadgeBuddy firmware

Arduino-style ESP8266 firmware for the `BadgeBuddy` SSID, 30-second WiFi scans, unique-BSSID counting, 8x8 LED matrix animations, and falling-code mode.

Badge: GrrCON 2024 BadgeBuddy

official event site

GrrCON official site

Official event site used for GrrCON's Grand Rapids hacker, cybersecurity, and AI conference identity; it does not claim BadgeBuddy was an official event badge.

Badge: GrrCON 2024 BadgeBuddy

source repository

ickfosec/esp repository

Public repository containing the GrrCon 2024 BadgeBuddy and Backpack of Shame code and wiring diagrams; GitHub reported no detected repository license in this pass.

Badge: GrrCON 2024 BadgeBuddy

Source trail

Evidence Sources

GitHub / ickfosec · retrieved 2026-05-15

BackpackofShame.ino

Primary companion firmware source for the open GrrCON-themed access point, MAC-address tracking, and four-matrix scoreboard.

Badge: GrrCON 2024 BadgeBuddy

GitHub / ickfosec · retrieved 2026-05-15

BadgeBuddy.ino

Primary firmware source for BadgeBuddy AP+station mode, SSID scanning, BSSID counting, LedControl display behavior, and animation thresholds.

Badge: GrrCON 2024 BadgeBuddy

GitHub / ickfosec · retrieved 2026-05-15

ickfosec/esp

Primary public source repository for BadgeBuddy and Backpack of Shame code plus wiring diagrams; GitHub reported no detected repository license in this pass.

Badge: GrrCON 2024 BadgeBuddy