Not just specs
Issues & Camp Impact
Safety warnings, delivery problems, app-store gaps, team-process history, and first-hand reports are tracked as sourced records.
pandemic-era distribution caveat · source-limited · open
The record is kept as a source-backed badge archive without overstating shipped attendee distribution.
Source note: HackRVA badge2020 repository plus current HackRVA badge overview.
partial-competition archive · repository README and source · partial archive
The record preserves the competition hook without overstating the completeness of the recovered challenge material.
Source note: LayerOne2023 README badge competition note and `keyboard.c` partial parser.
parts-kit and assembly dependency · official brochure · historical
The record models the badge as a build-it-yourself hardware artifact rather than a fully passive giveaway.
Source note: 44CON 2017 brochure.
parts/reward expectation friction · closing talk reaction and field report · historical
The RCA build-up mechanic was part of the fun, but also created expectations around badge parts and prize/reward availability.
Source note: Rabbit Chaos Adventure closing talk and Rabbit Radio report.
party-badge classification · repository metadata and README · documented
The catalogue models the artifact as a DC503 party badge and keeps it separate from DEF CON, BSidesPDX, and later DC503 Banglet/5ohBEE lineages.
Source note: pdxbadgers/wagonparty repository metadata, README, and firmware.
party-pager classification · repository description and firmware evidence · documented
The catalogue models 5ohBEE as a DC503 party pager and game artifact while keeping official conference badge lineages separate.
Source note: pdxbadgers/5ohBEE-2019 repository metadata, README, and firmware sketches.
payment-system caution · official wiki workflow · documented
The compendium keeps the badge-history record separate from any operational payment-system use.
Source note: Shadybucks official wiki page.
photo description typo · image source metadata · documented
The image is still usable because the license, attribution, Flickr source, and review status are explicit; the typo is not treated as technical evidence beyond the intended machine-code description.
Source note: Wikimedia Commons File:Berlin, Mar-2023 (52930401548).jpg.
physical-archival status caveat · project docs · documented
The dossier records what is sourced—badge architecture and shard concept—without over-claiming circulation or official distribution scope.
Source note: Cyberwatch project page and 39C3 codeberg documentation.
physical-artifact caveat · source-backed but incomplete · needs deeper artifact inventory
The catalogue records verified badge lineage and customization surfaces while leaving full physical artifact documentation for a later pass.
Source note: DEF CON call for badge designers, badge news, vendor profile, media-server badge assets, and InfoconDB badge-talk metadata.
physical-artifact caveat · source-backed but incomplete · needs deeper artifact inventory
The catalogue records verified badge lineage and interaction surfaces while leaving full artifact photography and challenge reconstruction for a later pass.
Source note: Mar Williams Art announcement, DEF CON creator-talk page, and DEF CON media-server badge directory.
pinout documentation caveat · official docs · documented
The catalogue records the pinout as a hacking reference while avoiding manufacturing-grade claims until final design files appear.
Source note: ConfiBadge 2026 pinout page.
planned badge caveat · official pre-event sources · pre-event
The catalogue can document the planned Human badge, official electronic-badge-year teaser, and public electronic interface constraints now, but it must not claim final shipped artwork, firmware, badge-game rules, manufacturing quantities, or all attendee-role variants until post-event sources appear.
Source note: DEF CON homepage, DEF CON 34 official shop page, DEF CON badge-alert post, and DC34 SAO spec PDF.
planned/pre-event badge · official pre-event guide · monitor until event closes
The entry must be revisited after the event for shipped-badge details, final distribution, images, and any post-event technical archive.
Source note: ROOTCON 20 con-goers guide.
planned/pre-event classification · primary sources · awaiting post-event evidence
The catalogue can track the upcoming Canberra lineage while avoiding claims about final badge hardware, firmware, production, or attendee delivery.
Source note: BSides Canberra 2026 Humanitix ticketing page and official CFP.
planned/pre-event identity-artifact classification · primary source · awaiting post-event evidence
The catalogue can track the planned attendee badge/lanyard surface without claiming finished artwork, production, electronics, challenge behavior, or shipped distribution.
Source note: BSides Adelaide 2026 CFP, sponsorship page, Humanitix ticketing, and sponsor brief.
planned/pre-event identity-artifact classification · primary source · awaiting post-event evidence
The catalogue can track the upcoming Perth badge without claiming final manufacturing, distribution, electronics, or challenge behavior.
Source note: BSides Perth 2026 event page.
platform classification · primary docs · editorial caveat
badge.gallery models it separately from event editions so add-ons, apps, and firmware can continue evolving without rewriting a historical event page.
Source note: Konsool Badge.Team docs.
platform scope · primary docs · documented
Future updates should be modeled as lifecycle resources rather than a static one-weekend artifact.
Source note: Hackaday.io and CH405 Labs hardware/firmware articles.
post-assembly challenge soldering · badge guide · historical
The badge intentionally blurs software play with hands-on hardware rework; the compendium tracks that as a lifecycle/challenge caveat.
Source note: Hackerware Security Fest Piano CTF Badge guide.
post-event archive boundary · official badge and event pages · needs deeper source recovery
Hardware claims stay limited to the official component list and pinout table, and software claims stay limited to the official Badge Hub, package-hub, and stated firmware/challenge goals.
Source note: ConfiBadge 2026 page, hardware page, pinout page, Badge Hub, media page, CONFidence FAQ, PROIDEA event page, and official rules PDF.
post-event artifact-source gap · official source but artifact-incomplete · needs artifact-level archive
The catalogue marks the record as source-backed but artifact-incomplete and should be refreshed if badge-team documentation appears.
Source note: BSides Porto official site and Eventbrite event page.
post-event media rights boundary · local image policy and post-event source review · documented without local image reuse
The record keeps the already-cleared MIT repository badge photo and does not copy post-event article media as an event-floor replacement.
Source note: LeccoOnline post-event report and badge.gallery image policy.
post-event release scope · repository release trail plus first-hand community post · post-event firmware release found; latest rechecked
The record is stronger for firmware artifacts but remains classified as community/unofficial unless an official DEF CON source identifies it as the official conference badge.
Source note: HFSDR v1.0 and v1.1 release pages, GitHub API releases listing rechecked 2026-05-21, r/Defcon HFSDR preorder post, and DEF CON Singapore event page.
post-event reuse classification · primary workshop source · documented
The record treats 37C3 as lifecycle and reuse evidence while keeping the badge assigned to Hacking in Parallel Berlin 2022.
Source note: 37C3 Hardware Hacking Area Hacking the HiP Badge page.
post-event source gap · official and post-event source wording · documented; monitor deeper archive
The catalogue records only the official development-board, Hackplayers recap, and repository-backed RP2350/RISC-V challenge claims while withholding exact board-design and manufacturing claims.
Source note: h-c0n CTF BADge announcement, Hackplayers post-event write-up, and hcon2026hwctf repository.
post-event technical archive gap · official and public social sources · needs artifact-level source
The catalogue can treat the badge as post-event source-backed while still avoiding unsupported processor, display, radio, battery, firmware, and CTF-behavior claims.
Source note: BSides Brisbane 2026 prospectus, Humanitix ticketing, and LinkedIn updates.
post-event wifi dependency · primary author source · documented
The record documents the operational dependency that affects reuse of surviving badges.
Source note: AndrewNohawk BSides Badge Config post.
power and minibadge caveat · primary documentation · documented
The record preserves operational and add-on-design constraints rather than presenting the badge as a frictionless reference platform.
Source note: SAINTCON 2018 badge README and minibadges README.
power and programming caveat · primary writeup · documented
The record documents practical handling and programming risks rather than presenting the badge as a frictionless reference design.
Source note: Security-Bits H2HC 2018 badge writeup.
power/safety caveat · primary project docs · historical
Useful context for comparing later camp badge battery and safety decisions.
Source note: Ph0xx Hackaday.io project page.
pre-event badge caveat · official ticket source · needs post-event confirmation
The catalogue can preserve the limited PCB badge announcement while keeping final distribution and field behavior open for a post-event source pass.
Source note: SECCON official ticket page and event pages, checked 2026-05-21.
pre-event badge caveat · project-owner plan · planned
The catalogue can track the announced lineage while keeping all final hardware, software, distribution, and production claims open until post-event sources appear.
Source note: Official PN26 Electronic Badge writeup and PhreakNIC website.
pre-event badge caveat · official page but future event · planned
The record should not claim shipped hardware, final challenge behavior, attendee distribution scope, or post-event outcomes until the event happens and artifact-level sources appear.
Source note: BSidesTLV 2026 home and Hardware Village pages.
pre-event coverage · current public event page · incomplete current record
The compendium can track the announced badge and challenge without inventing components, delivery outcomes, controversy, or authorship before the event ships.
Source note: RomHack 2026 event page, RomHack Camp participant FAQ, and RomHack Camp CTF page.
pre-event coverage · current project page · incomplete current record
badge.gallery should track the planned badge without overstating it as a delivered artifact.
Source note: Badge.Team homepage current-project listing.
pre-event coverage · primary docs · detailed pre-event record
The entry can describe planned public specs, but must be revisited after the badge ships and attendees document field behavior, production errata, app maturity, and distribution outcomes.
Source note: BornHack 2026 event page, teams page, and Badge.Team Cyber Ægg docs rechecked on July 7, 2026.
pre-event source boundary · official event pages · planned
The page keeps the current Hungarian outdoor camp lineage visible while preventing pre-event logistics pages from being mistaken for delivered PCB badgelife.
Source note: Camp++ 2026 home, ticket, how-to, and CfP pages.
primary technical archive gap · credible secondary source but incomplete primary archive · needs official schematic or firmware recovery
The record keeps component claims to the published NodeMCU ESP8266 detail and avoids assigning unverified display, battery, schedule, or CTF features.
Source note: Australian Cyber Security Magazine 2018 report and BSides Perth 2021 sponsor-pack retrospective.
privacy and sensor caveat · official research statement · documented
The badge dossier preserves the research-study context while avoiding unrelated claims about public badge behavior, firmware, or attendee monitoring outside SaikoCTF participation.
Source note: HITB Recruitment statement.
privacy-sensitive ticketing · official ticketing page · documented
This is useful lore for an identity-artifact dossier because the first H.A.C.K. camp access marker deliberately minimized personal-data handling while still supporting camp logistics.
Source note: CampZer0 tickets page.
privacy-sensitive ticketing · official ticketing page · documented
This is useful lore for an identity-artifact dossier because the access marker deliberately minimized personal-data handling while still supporting camp logistics.
Source note: Camp++ 2015 tickets page.
privacy-sensitive ticketing · official ticketing page · documented
This is useful lore for an identity-artifact dossier because the access marker deliberately minimized personal-data handling while still supporting camp logistics.
Source note: Camp++ 2016 tickets page.
privacy-sensitive ticketing · official ticketing page · documented
This is useful lore for an identity-artifact dossier because the access marker deliberately minimized personal-data handling while still supporting camp logistics.
Source note: Camp++ 2017 tickets page.
privacy-sensitive ticketing · official ticketing page · documented
This is useful lore for an identity-artifact dossier because the access marker deliberately minimized personal-data handling while still supporting camp logistics.
Source note: Camp++ 2018 tickets page.
privacy-sensitive ticketing · official ticketing page · documented
This is useful lore for an identity-artifact dossier because the access marker deliberately minimized personal-data handling while still supporting camp logistics.
Source note: Camp++ 2019 tickets page.
privacy-sensitive ticketing · official ticketing page · documented
This is useful lore for an identity-artifact dossier because the access marker deliberately minimized personal-data handling while still supporting camp logistics.
Source note: Camp++ 2020 tickets page.
privacy-sensitive ticketing · official ticketing page · documented
This is useful lore for an identity-artifact dossier because the access marker deliberately minimized personal-data handling while still supporting camp logistics.
Source note: Camp++ 2021 tickets page.
privacy-sensitive ticketing · official ticketing page · documented
This is useful lore for an identity-artifact dossier because the access marker deliberately minimized personal-data handling while satisfying campsite logistics.
Source note: Camp++ 2022 tickets page.
privacy-sensitive ticketing · official ticketing page · documented
This is useful lore for an identity-artifact dossier because the access marker deliberately minimized personal-data handling while still satisfying campsite logistics.
Source note: Camp++ 2023 tickets page.