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The official sources prove an electronic badge was introduced for the 2019 CTF, but this pass did not recover a schematic, BOM, PCB repository, firmware, controller details, display, radio, battery, badge-team writeup, or production count.

A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.

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hardware-source caveat · official source but technically shallow · needs primary badge archive

The record preserves the electronic-badge milestone while avoiding invented component or firmware claims.

Badge
Hackfest 2019 Electronic Badge
Category
hardware-source caveat
Severity
note
Confidence
official source but technically shallow
Status
needs primary badge archive
Timeframe
current Hackfest 2019 pass
Source note
Hackfest history, Hackfest 2019 schedule, and Hackfest CTF 2019 page.

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Evidence Sources

Hackfest · retrieved 2026-05-15

Hackfest 2019 Schedule

Official schedule source for Hackfest 11, badge pickup on October 31, November 1, and November 2, CTF registration and CTF room timing, villages, workshops, party, and closing.

Badge: Hackfest 2019 Electronic Badge

Hackfest · retrieved 2026-05-15

Hackfest CTF 2019

Official CTF source for the 2019 challenge category mix, including Electronic, while leaving firmware, schematic, and badge challenge implementation details unrecovered.

Badge: Hackfest 2019 Electronic Badge

Hackfest · retrieved 2026-05-15

Hackfest History

Primary official source for Hackfest's 2019 CTF electronic-badge introduction, immediate participant reception, record 1600-person Plaza edition, and later pandemic-era continuity context.

Badge: Hackfest 2019 Electronic Badge