Issue dossier
Retia's archive documents a badge design and source tree, but reviewed sources do not say DEF CON commissioned, approved, sold, issued, or distributed it. They do not identify a price, quantity, sale, giveaway, ticket tier, pickup, booth, recipient, delivery, replacement, admission, access-control, Human-badge, or Black-badge role.
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
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organizer affiliation, allocation, handoff, and credential boundary · Retia source archive and DEF CON official archive · independent design documentation public; organizer relationship and distribution unverified
The catalogue treats this as an independently documented event-associated badge, not an official DEF CON 32 attendee badge, credential, universal handout, completed distribution, or organizer-endorsed artifact.
- Badge
- Retia DEF CON 32 Badge
- Category
- organizer affiliation, allocation, handoff, and credential boundary
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- Retia source archive and DEF CON official archive
- Status
- independent design documentation public; organizer relationship and distribution unverified
- Timeframe
- DEF CON 32 / retrospective source review
- Source note
- Retia repository, immutable 2024-labelled source snapshot, and DEF CON 32 official archive.
GitHub repository metadata
GitHub API metadata for the Retia repository, reviewed for its current 2024 project description and null detected license field. A null detected license is not a grant to reuse code, hardware, artwork, photos, branding, or media.
Badge: Retia DEF CON 32 Badge
Retia public badge source repository
Retia, LLC's public repository, whose current name is DefconBadge2026 while its current description calls the project the Retia 2024 DEF CON badge. It supplies post-event project context, not DEF CON organizer endorsement, a 2024 distribution record, or image-reuse permission.
Badge: Retia DEF CON 32 Badge
immutable hardware documentation
The source snapshot's primary hardware summary, explicitly titled DEF CON Badge (2024) — ESP32-S3. It documents a design surface, not final per-unit production, configuration, safety, or event-issuance evidence.
Badge: Retia DEF CON 32 Badge
immutable source-release commit
Immutable July 2026 commit whose title calls the project DEF CON badge (2024), and which adds the README, hardware documentation, KiCad source, schematic, and production-output tree. It is retrospective source publication rather than a contemporaneous 2024 allocation or delivery record.
Badge: Retia DEF CON 32 Badge
native PCB and fabrication source
Retia's immutable KiCad directory contains 2024_def_con_badge_v1 native source, a PDF, and fabrication outputs. It supports a source-published design trail without proving when, where, or whether any physical boards were manufactured, distributed, or handed out.
Badge: Retia DEF CON 32 Badge
official event archive
Official DEF CON archive for the August 8-11, 2024 Las Vegas event. It establishes the calendar context that maps Retia's source-labelled 2024 badge to DEF CON 32, but it does not name Retia, publish this artifact, prove an official Human-badge role, or establish a handoff.
Badge: Retia DEF CON 32 Badge
public release history
Public release surface reviewed on 2026-08-05. Its visible releases are dated July 2026, so no reviewed release maps a particular archive, binary, or source revision to a 2024 event unit.
Badge: Retia DEF CON 32 Badge
DEF CON · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary organizer source for the 2024 event edition and calendar context. It does not identify Retia or its independently published badge archive.
Badge: Retia DEF CON 32 Badge
Retia, LLC / GitHub · retrieved 2026-05-15
Immutable primary Retia README for the 2024-labelled hardware design, including its high-level component and expansion summary. It does not prove a final manufactured revision, an event unit's installed software, allocation, recipient handoff, safety validation, or image licence.
Badge: Retia DEF CON 32 Badge
Retia, LLC / GitHub · retrieved 2026-05-15
Immutable first source-release commit, published July 8, 2026, whose title identifies the project as a 2024 DEF CON badge and whose tree adds the documentation, KiCad sources, and fabrication material. It is evidence of retrospective project provenance, not a 2024 contemporaneous distribution or organizer record.
Badge: Retia DEF CON 32 Badge
Retia, LLC / GitHub · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary native KiCad and fabrication-source trail whose names include 2024_def_con_badge_v1. It supports the design's 2024 provenance label without proving production, field use, source license, or media rights.
Badge: Retia DEF CON 32 Badge
Retia, LLC / GitHub · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary Retia repository whose current description calls the artifact a Retia 2024 DEF CON badge. The repository name is later and conflicts with that project label, so it is not used to recast the artifact as a 2026 badge or to infer DEF CON organizer affiliation.
Badge: Retia DEF CON 32 Badge