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The official Kiwicon 2038 source trail proves a badge and lanyard credential but not a public electronic attendee badge.
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
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identity-artifact classification · official source · documented
The entry is intentionally modeled as a conference identity artifact so New Zealand coverage expands without inventing hardware, firmware, RF, CTF, or PCB claims.
- Badge
- Kiwicon 2038 Badge and Lanyard
- Category
- identity-artifact classification
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- official source
- Status
- documented
- Timeframe
- 2018 event archive pass
- Source note
- Kiwicon 2038AD home/news page and FAQ.
event page
Official event page and news feed documenting the Michael Fowler Centre return, November 16-17 dates, ticket pickup, visible Kiwicon2038 badge-and-lanyard requirement, and afterparty badge requirement.
Badge: Kiwicon 2038 Badge and Lanyard
faq
Official FAQ corroborating the November 16-17, 2018 Wellington dates and Michael Fowler Centre venue.
Badge: Kiwicon 2038 Badge and Lanyard
licensed photo
Flickr source for Kristina D.C. Hoeppner / 4nitsirk's CC BY-SA 2.0 documentary photo of the Kiwicon 2038 lanyard and mirrored name-badge credential.
Badge: Kiwicon 2038 Badge and Lanyard
training page
Official training page documenting a one-day badge-hacking course with circuit components, soldering, IC programming, Arduino IDE work, and a conference-badge build.
Badge: Kiwicon 2038 Badge and Lanyard
Flickr · retrieved 2026-05-15
CC BY-SA 2.0 image-provenance source for Kristina D.C. Hoeppner / 4nitsirk's documentary photo of the Kiwicon 2038 lanyard and mirrored badge credential.
Badge: Kiwicon 2038 Badge and Lanyard
Kiwicon Heavy Industries · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary training source for badge-hacking course context, soldering, IC programming, Arduino IDE workflow, and conference-badge build language.
Badge: Kiwicon 2038 Badge and Lanyard
Kiwicon Heavy Industries · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary FAQ source for November 16-17, 2018 dates and Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington location.
Badge: Kiwicon 2038 Badge and Lanyard
Kiwicon Heavy Industries · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary event/news source for the 2018 Wellington event, visible Kiwicon2038 badge-and-lanyard requirement, afterparty badge requirement, ticket-pickup context, and organizer attribution.
Badge: Kiwicon 2038 Badge and Lanyard