Issue dossier
The maker calls the badge for DEF CON attendees, the public schedule lists its BadgeLife drop, and a vendor list places it in a DEF CON 33 product context, but no source says DEF CON issued it, included it with registration, made it a Human-badge replacement, granted access, or endorsed it as an official credential.
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
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independent DEF CON association and credential boundary · maker listing, schedule, and vendor-list sources · independent electronic puzzle badge with scheduled creator activity
The catalogue classifies Masonic33 as an independent BadgeLife artifact associated with DEF CON 33, not as an organizer-issued conference credential, admission item, or universal attendee handout.
- Badge
- Masonic33 Indie Puzzle Badge (DEF CON 33)
- Category
- independent DEF CON association and credential boundary
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- maker listing, schedule, and vendor-list sources
- Status
- independent electronic puzzle badge with scheduled creator activity
- Timeframe
- DEF CON 33 / 2025
- Source note
- Masonic33 product listing, recovered DEF CON 33 schedule, and Hacker Couture product list.
DEF CON 33 vendor product list
Nineteen-page Hacker Couture product-list PDF headed DEFCON 33 that lists Masonic33 Badge at $125 and describes a cryptic analog-input/hidden-LED-sequence puzzle, esoteric 33rd-degree theme, custom package, and bonus merchandise. It establishes a vendor-list association, not completed sale, organizer issuance, or image reuse permission.
Badge: Masonic33 Indie Puzzle Badge (DEF CON 33)
Hak4Kidz Lab Tindie product listing
Primary maker listing for the independent $125 Masonic33 puzzle badge, its ATtiny1616, two 10 kΩ potentiometers, eleven LEDs, UPDI interface, AAA power, four-puzzle/hidden-sequence claims, dimensions, and custom VHS-style package. Its images do not state a reusable license or explicit permission basis.
Badge: Masonic33 Indie Puzzle Badge (DEF CON 33)
current BadgeLife Village schedule
Badge.Life's live 2026 Village Schedule lists Masonic33 Badge — heal at 10:30 AM Friday August 7 and 11:00 AM Saturday August 8. It documents planned current village appearances, not a changed board or revision, price, allocation, official DEF CON issue, admission, completed handoff, or image rights.
Badge: Masonic33 Indie Puzzle Badge (DEF CON 33)
maker and nonprofit profile
Public maker profile describing Hak4Kidz Lab as the research-and-development department of Hak4Kidz NFP, a 501(c)(3) public charity, and stating that proceeds support its mission and ethos. It does not establish product manufacturing, final distribution, technical completeness, or image reuse permission.
Badge: Masonic33 Indie Puzzle Badge (DEF CON 33)
public schedule mirror
Recovered public DEF CON 33 schedule PDF that records a 10:30-10:59 PDT BadgeLife Community Masonic33 Badge drop credited to Heal-Hak4Kidz. It establishes a published scheduled activity, not event issuance, stock, attendance, completed handoff, or image rights.
Badge: Masonic33 Indie Puzzle Badge (DEF CON 33)
Badge.Life · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary current-event schedule source listing Masonic33 Badge — heal at 10:30 AM Friday August 7 and 11:00 AM Saturday August 8, 2026. It corroborates planned BadgeLife Village activity under the existing badge name, not a distinct 2026 board or revision, official DEF CON issuance, admission, price, allocation, completed drop, sale, handoff, or image rights.
Badge: Masonic33 Indie Puzzle Badge (DEF CON 33)
Hacker Couture / Hacker Warehouse · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary vendor-list source for a $125 Masonic33 Badge in a DEF CON 33 product context and its high-level analog-input/hidden-LED, themed-package, and merchandise wording. It does not prove a BadgeLife drop, hardware details beyond the list, completed sale, official DEF CON issuance, or image rights.
Badge: Masonic33 Indie Puzzle Badge (DEF CON 33)
Hak4Kidz Lab / Tindie · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary public profile for Hak4Kidz Lab's relationship to the Hak4Kidz NFP, its 501(c)(3) public-charity status, and its proceeds-support-mission wording. It supports maker and mission context without proving product allocation, technical design, or event outcome.
Badge: Masonic33 Indie Puzzle Badge (DEF CON 33)
Hak4Kidz Lab / Tindie · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary maker/seller source for the independent electronic badge, $125 price, analog-input puzzle claims, ATtiny1616, two 10 kΩ potentiometers, eleven LEDs, UPDI, AAA power, four-puzzle framing, PCB dimensions, themed package, and merchandise. It does not provide circuitry, firmware, license, official DEF CON role, final distribution, safety validation, or image reuse rights.
Badge: Masonic33 Indie Puzzle Badge (DEF CON 33)
public DEF CON 33 schedule mirror · retrieved 2026-05-15
Public schedule source for the listed 10:30-10:59 PDT BadgeLife Community Masonic33 Badge drop and Heal-Hak4Kidz attribution. It corroborates a scheduled creator activity, not artifact hardware, organizer issuance, admission, attendance, inventory, sale, completed handoff, or image rights.
Badge: Masonic33 Indie Puzzle Badge (DEF CON 33)