Issue dossier
The maker says Root Access was built for the DEF CON 34 badge and lists related summer-camp drops, but it does not say the item is issued by DEF CON, included with registration, grants admission, replaces a Human badge, has organizer endorsement, or has confirmed venue authorization.
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 product and guide · independent pre-event SAO associated with DEF CON 34
The catalogue classifies Root Access as an independent pre-event Simple Add-On associated with DEF CON 34, not an official credential, organizer-issued badge, or access item.
- Badge
- Root Access SAO (DEF CON 34)
- Category
- independent DEF CON association and credential boundary
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- maker product and guide
- Status
- independent pre-event SAO associated with DEF CON 34
- Timeframe
- 2026 pre-event source pass
- Source note
- Root Access SAO product page and RootAccess Interactive SAO How-To Guide.
Evidence
Related Resources
first-party MakeItHackin product listing
Live maker marketplace page for the $50 / 15-sold / 100-listed-total August 4, 2026 seller snapshot, DEF CON 34 framing, BSides Las Vegas and Linq Circle Bar drop labels, cedar build description, ATtiny1616, LEDs, fifty animations, I2C, GPIO, and standard-SAO compatibility claim. Its product photos have no stated reusable license or explicit permission basis.
Badge: Root Access SAO (DEF CON 34)
public MakeItHackin operating guide
Maker-maintained public README describing the ATtiny1616, ten RGB pixels, eleven discrete LEDs, button holds, USERROW persistence, standalone mode, I2C address and controls, status read, independent GPIO circuits, breakout pads, and 100 kHz validated I2C baseline. The public root contains the guide and images but no detected source or license file.
Badge: Root Access SAO (DEF CON 34)
Source trail
Evidence Sources
GitHub / MakeItHackin · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary maker-published operating guide for the ATtiny1616, 10 RGB pixels, 11 discrete LEDs, 50 animations, physical button, USERROW persistence, I2C address 0x50, rejected malformed raw writes, and separate GPIO behavior. The reviewed public root contains a README and images, not an identified firmware release, hardware archive, source license, or reusable image grant.
Badge: Root Access SAO (DEF CON 34)
MakeItHackin / Uberflux · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary first-party marketplace source for the DEF CON 34 association, live August 4 availability snapshot, product naming, cedar construction, standard-SAO compatibility claim, standalone animations, host-control framing, GPIO modes, and drop labels. It does not establish final manufacture, delivery, host safety, universal compatibility, DEF CON organizer status, admission, or image reuse permission.
Badge: Root Access SAO (DEF CON 34)