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BSides Perth 2018 NodeMCU Badge note

lineage-behavior caveat · retrospective source only · documented as lineage context

Later sponsor-pack material says past BSides Perth electronic badges displayed sponsor messages, schedules, and CTF challenges, but the recovered source does not identify which exact year carried each feature.

The 2018 entry cites this only as broader Perth lineage context and does not treat it as direct 2018 behavior proof.

Source note: BSides Perth 2021 sponsor-pack transcript.

BSidesPDX 2018 ATTiny861 Badge note

lineage-boundary caveat · official schedule and repository titles · documented

The BSidesPDX 2018 schedule also lists The Making of the Banglet, and PDX Badgers has a separate Apache-2.0 `2018-banglet` repository for a DEFCON 26 / DC503 VIP wrist badge.

This record covers the BSidesPDX 2018 conference badge archive in `badge-2018`; the DC503 Banglet is modeled separately as its own DEF CON-adjacent party-badge lineage record.

Source note: BSidesPDX 2018 schedule, pdxbadgers/badge-2018, and pdxbadgers/2018-banglet.

FloridaMan 2026 Badge note

live challenge, scoreboard, and data-handling scope · official storefront statement · public concept only

The storefront announces a live hacking challenge, stages, and a scoreboard but provides no public rules, technical guide, challenge catalog, scoring integrity model, accessibility accommodations, account/privacy notice, retention policy, service availability, moderation, prize terms, or post-event result/archive.

The record keeps the organizer-published challenge framing discoverable without assuring a particular technical experience, safe data practice, fair scoring, accessibility, availability, or a final public result.

Source note: FloridaMan 2026 official storefront.

THOTCON 0xA / Infinity Badge note

live-article archive caveat · current source recheck · needs archive recovery

The original DePaul Newsline article is still a useful indexed source for the IRL sponsorship and 1,700-badge build, but the live URL currently returns DePaul's 404 page through direct curl.

The catalogue cites the original source URL and corroborates event and technical details through InfoconDB and GitHub while leaving full article archive recovery for a later pass.

Source note: DePaul Newsline source URL, current direct curl result, InfoconDB THOTCON 0xA records, and poplicola/Thotcon0xA_Pub repository.

Tildagon note

living platform · primary docs and live app directory · ongoing

Tildagon is not a fixed one-camp artifact: EMF says the badge is intended to return across events, while the live app directory and hexpansion docs continue to accumulate apps, add-ons, and recovery notes.

badge.gallery needs to treat Tildagon as a lifecycle record with recurring app, firmware, and hexpansion updates instead of a static EMF 2024 page.

Source note: EMF blog announcement, Tildagon app docs, app directory, hexpansion docs, and common-problems page.

Ekoparty 2026 Champion Electronic Badge low

low-temperature solder fragility · badge-team guide · documented durability caveat

The badge team's guide warns that, because of special components, the badge was assembled with low-temperature solder, which is more susceptible to impacts, so a bump or a fall can detach components and leave the badge unusable. The guide also warns against water, loose storage with keys or clips, and conductive surfaces such as aluminium laptops.

Owners should handle and store the badge gently; component loss after a drop is a known risk rather than a defect of an individual unit.

Source note: marsfactory.github.io/ekoparty-badge-2026 guide and the October 8, 2026 docs(web) commit.

DEF CON 12 Forum Badge note

main-badge evidence boundary · source-limited audit · not promoted

The main official DEF CON 12 badge remains source-limited in this pass; reviewed official event and media-archive sources support event context but do not yet provide enough artifact-level evidence for a separate official-badge record.

The catalogue avoids inventing material, role, visual, puzzle, or electronic claims for the official DEF CON 12 badge until stronger public sources are recovered.

Source note: DEF CON 12 official event page, media archive, InfoconDB event metadata, and forum-badge thread.

Station 562 Badge (DEF CON 34) note

maker-announcement and technical-archive gap · first-hand maker announcement · no public repository or technical release recovered

The recovered evidence is one first-hand Reddit announcement and its comments. No official project site, hardware repository, schematic, BOM, Gerbers, firmware source/binary, build documentation, cryptography documentation, protocol specification, license, or post-event report was recovered.

The dossier records direct maker claims while withholding a reproducible architecture, complete evidence trail, or independent technical corroboration.

Source note: Station 562 maker announcement and public-source search.

Cyb3rBytes404 Cyber-Cat Badge (DEF CON 34) note

maker-post, repository, and project-identity boundary · shared public project name across two sources · physical maker post and repository context retained without account-identity merge

The first-person Reddit post names Cyb3rBytes404 while the GitHub namespace/repository uses the same project name, but neither reviewed source links the Reddit account to the GitHub account or identifies a legal person, nonprofit entity, hardware author, code author, manufacturer, or project owner across both surfaces.

The catalogue can cite the corroborating project-name trail without stating that u/ProfessionalPea2218 controls Cyb3rBytes404 on GitHub, authored all code, or holds any formal nonprofit, DEF CON, or media-rights role.

Source note: Another badge drop and Cyb3rBytes404/RP2040-LED-Cat-PCB-badge public sources.

BSides Cheltenham 2023 Delorean Badge note

maker-side event provenance, sponsor relationship, allocation, and handoff boundary · Punk Security dated event listing and maker archive · event-associated sponsor badge documented; organizer confirmation and recipient scope unrecovered

Punk Security's timeline dates its BSides Cheltenham badge-sponsor appearance to June 3, 2023, identifies functional Delorean conference badges, and says it would present a badge-building talk; its repository identifies the badge and source material. No organizer-side 2023 recap, venue confirmation, production count, ticket-tier eligibility, role allocation, recipient list, pickup/handoff record, replacement policy, or proof that all attendees received or completed the badge was recovered in this pass.

The catalogue records a source-backed event artifact while keeping maker-side provenance distinct from unrecovered organizer evidence and avoiding a universal allocation claim.

Source note: Punk Security BSides Cheltenham historical event listing and bsides-cheltenham-2023-badge repository.

BSides Newcastle 2024 Plant Badge note

maker-side event provenance, sponsor relationship, allocation, and handoff boundary · Punk Security dated event listing and maker archive · event-associated sponsor badge documented; organizer confirmation and recipient scope unrecovered

Punk Security's timeline dates its BSides Newcastle badge-sponsor appearance to October 5, 2024 and says it would present the making of that year's badge; its later public archive says the Plant Badge was given out at BSides Newcastle. No organizer-side 2024 recap, venue confirmation, production count, ticket-tier eligibility, role allocation, recipient list, pickup/handoff record, replacement policy, or proof that all attendees received the badge was recovered in this pass.

The catalogue records a source-backed event artifact while keeping maker-side provenance distinct from unrecovered organizer evidence and avoiding a universal allocation claim.

Source note: Punk Security BSides Newcastle historical event listing and bsides-newcastle-2024-badge repository.

Div0 Tingkat eBadge (DEF CON Singapore 2026) note

maker-to-event and event-identity conflict · commit-pinned maker archive plus independent official/community event sources · repository labels DEF CON Singapore; firmware banner labels SINCON 2026

The public repository is titled DEFCON-SG-2026-Div0-Tingkat-eBadge and its README calls the artifact Div0 Tingkak eBadge, but the pinned firmware's menu banner says SINCON 2026 BADGE. DEF CON's event page and Division Zero's recap establish the conference and Div0 community context without naming this archive. No reviewed primary source reconciles the conflicting labels, names the maker as a DEF CON Singapore badge contributor, or ties the source to a specific SINCON edition.

The record preserves the maker-declared DEF CON Singapore association while explicitly avoiding a claim of DEF CON or SINCON official issuance, attendee-wide allocation, organizer authorization, sponsor status, credential function, or an event-specific final handoff.

Source note: RestiaAshdoll8 commit-pinned README and firmware source; Division Zero post-event recap; DEF CON Singapore official event page.

Women's International Cybersecurity Challenge 2026 CTF Badge note

maker-to-event association boundary · maker archive plus independent official event sources · maker-declared association; organizer linkage unverified

OzmoOzmo's public README explicitly titles the project Women's International Cybersecurity Challenge Badge 2026 and links WICC, while WICC's official site and Cyber Ireland's recap confirm the event. Neither organizer source names this exact repository, maker, or device as an official WICC artifact.

The record is an event-linked maker badge and must not be read as a WICC organizer-issued credential, sponsor deliverable, official hardware programme, or attendee-wide handout.

Source note: WICC official event page, Cyber Ireland post-event recap, and commit-pinned OzmoOzmo SecurityConferenceCTFBadge README.

Seasides 2026 Roulette Badge note

maker-to-event provenance, final configuration, and source-license boundary · official generic village evidence plus maker documentation · individual artifact documented; official identity and reuse license absent

Official pages establish a generic soldering badge and hidden challenge at the Hardware Hacking Village. Rahul Thareja's archive calls its design the Seasides 2026 Roulette Badge and provides technical source material, but the official event publishers do not independently name that board, authorize the claim, identify its final revision, or confirm it was the only or universal village badge. The repository's root exposes no license, so source code, design files, art, and photos are not treated as reusable.

The catalogue can identify a real maker-documented hardware artifact without representing it as an organizer-issued credential, a fully verified all-attendee unit, a specific final manufacturing configuration, or an open/reusable media release.

Source note: HW101 Hardware Hacking Village page and Rahul Thareja's commit-pinned Roulette Badge README/source archive.

IEEE Rising Stars 2026 Conference Badge Project note

manual assembly complexity caveat · official badge-design note · advanced manual builds described as challenging

The Badge Project page says the design was optimized for automated assembly and warns that manual population involves surface-mount, exposed-pad, and 0.5 mm fine-pitch work. It reports solder-paste, stencil, reflow, manual pick-and-place, and rework use, while warning prospective builders of a high chance the design might not work without suitable skills and tools.

The catalogue preserves the primary assembly warning without presenting the project as beginner-friendly, reliably hand-buildable, safe to assemble, or proven across a finished production run.

Source note: IEEE Rising Stars 2026 Badge Project page.

leHACK 2026 Badge Hackropole note

manual assembly, power, and modification safety boundary · official assembly and firmware guides · source cautions and optional modifications documented

The official guide warns that soldering irons are hot, emit fumes, and can be dangerous if misused, recommends ventilation or fume extraction, and warns that WS2812B LED plastic can melt. It also documents optional power-bank, lanyard, stand, sensor, and I2S modifications without supplying an event-wide electrical safety review, battery policy, enclosure specification, current budget, or support guarantee.

The catalogue records the public hands-on workflow while avoiding a claim that all configurations are safe, supplied, tested, supported, or appropriate for every builder.

Source note: Hackropole assembly guide and WLED firmware guide.

iFixit SAO (DEF CON 34) note

manufacture, allocation, and distribution boundary · dated first-party project commit · 1,000-made claim recorded; final run and handoff unrecovered

The July 18 commit message says Version 0.1 - FINAL: art, code, and PCB. 1000 made for DEFCON34. It does not publish fabrication invoices, a final-unit photo set tied to all units, serial or revision inventory, batch test data, a recipient or order list, price, pickup point, mailing terms, access role, actual delivery, or post-event outcome.

Readers can find the direct maker claim without treating its quantity as an independently audited manufacturing total, a promise to a particular attendee, a distribution ledger, or proof that the event handoff occurred.

Source note: iFixit SAO Version 0.1 final-design commit.

FrogStar Badge (DEF CON 33) note

marketplace price, inventory, and fulfillment boundary · separate seller listings · listing snapshots published; inventory relationship and fulfillment unconfirmed

The Tindie page shows $120 and Defcon preorder wording, while a separate Uberflux page shows $80, seven sold, 23 remaining, a DEF CON 34 drop label, and $11 shipping. The sources do not explain whether these offers share a batch, are leftovers, are a later run, or will result in completed pickup/shipment.

The catalogue records seller-provided state as date-sensitive availability context rather than merging prices, stock, and planned drops into a single proven distribution history.

Source note: FrogStar Tindie and Uberflux product listings.

Biohacking Village DC33 Distiller BHV Badge warning

medical guidance caveat · source-backed feature with clinical limits unverified · documented with caution

Public sources describe a medical chatbot that could listen and provide feedback or treatment ideas, but this catalogue has not validated clinical safety, model quality, or regulatory suitability.

The badge is recorded as an event artifact and AI interaction surface, not as a trusted medical device or medical-advice system.

Source note: Biohacking Village badges page and Raspberry Pi article.

Beelzebub Minibadge Holder (DEF CON 34) note

minibadge configuration, headers, power, and safety documentation gap · maker product wording and repository README · holder behavior and interface need final documentation

The sources say five minibadges, headers requiring soldering, optional battery holder, USB-or-battery power, and clock-labelled pins, but do not establish the MiniBadge connector/pinout/protocol/voltage/current behavior, slot dimensions, supported badge population, per-slot power budget, hot-plug behavior, headers supplied, assembly steps, soldering/ESD/battery safety, current draw, runtime, charging, protection, test coverage, or compatibility guarantees.

Readers can identify a real electronic holder without treating it as universally interchangeable, electrically safe, mechanically compatible, or ready to use with every minibadge.

Source note: Beelzebub product page, README, firmware source, and hardware tree.

Krampus Minibadge Holder (DEF CON 34) note

minibadge configuration, headers, power, and safety documentation gap · maker product wording and repository README · holder behavior and interface need final documentation

The sources say six minibadges, headers requiring soldering, optional battery holder, USB-or-battery power, development-pin access, and clock-labelled pins, but do not establish the MiniBadge connector/pinout/protocol/voltage/current behavior, slot dimensions, supported badge population, per-slot power budget, hot-plug behavior, headers supplied, assembly steps, soldering/ESD/battery safety, current draw, runtime, charging, protection, test coverage, or compatibility guarantees.

Readers can identify a real electronic holder without treating it as universally interchangeable, electrically safe, mechanically compatible, or ready to use with every minibadge.

Source note: Krampus product page, README, firmware source, and hardware tree.

Gothcon 2026 Blinky Badge warning

mirrored SAO connector incompatibility · primary organizer store · documented pre-event limitation

Gothcon's official store says the intended SAO connectors are wired mirrored from the expected orientation and are not functional with a standard SAO, with no pre-con fix planned.

Users should not infer standard-SAO compatibility or attempt undocumented rewiring/modification from the badge's intended connector footprint.

Source note: Gothcon 2026 Badge Store feature list.

CCCamp 1999 Pass note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs licensed original replacement

No CCCamp 1999 pass image is published because no source-backed original artifact photo with source URL, license or permission basis, attribution, and processing notes has been recovered.

The entry remains image-free rather than reusing unrelated badge photos, generated imagery, or archive-adjacent visuals.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy, media.ccc.de archive, and CCC events archive.

CCCamp 2003 Pass note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs licensed original replacement

No CCCamp 2003 pass image is published because no source-backed original artifact photo with source URL, license or permission basis, attribution, and processing notes has been recovered.

The entry remains image-free rather than reusing unrelated badge photos, generated imagery, or archive-adjacent visuals.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy, media.ccc.de archive, and CCC events archive.

39C3 Hub Digital Badges note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs licensed original replacement

No 39C3 Hub badge image is published because no reusable badge artwork, icon set, or screenshot provenance has been cleared with source URL, license or permission basis, attribution, and processing notes.

The record stays image-free rather than copying Hub UI screenshots, logos, badge icons, event graphics, or generated approximations.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and 39C3 Badges and you page.

39C3 Cyberwatch Badge note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs licensed original replacement

No 39C3 Cyberwatch badge image is published because the recovered public sources and documentation do not provide a complete reuse basis for an official reusable photograph, attribution, and processing notes.

The entry remains image-free rather than copying unknown-rights project media, generated previews, or social/press photos.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and cyberwatch project documentation.

HiP Berlin 2022 Badge note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs licensed original replacement

No HiP badge image is published because the recovered photo metadata identifies a real photo and copyright holder but does not provide an explicit reusable license, attribution string, and processing record for badge.gallery.

The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying a wiki, event, or documentation image without complete rights provenance.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and HOPE wiki HiP badge photo metadata.

r0ket note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs licensed original replacement

No local r0ket badge image is published because the Camp 2011 wiki `R0ket-display.jpeg` file page lists uploader and file history but does not expose an explicit reusable image license, permission basis, or complete attribution/processing trail for catalogue publication.

The record stays source-backed and image-free rather than copying the archived wiki image, Hackaday images, screenshots, or generated approximations.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy, Camp 2011 Public Wiki R0ket page, `File:R0ket-display.jpeg` file page checked May 21, 2026, and prior Commons false-positive rejection for `R0ket_sans_boosters_(16117949241).jpg`.

EMF 2026 Spaceagon Badge note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy and primary official sources · needs licensed original replacement

No Spaceagon image is published because the official announcement labels its photographed Spaceagon as a prototype with temporary artwork, while the reviewed official event, order, documentation, and model-link sources do not provide one final artifact image or official raster with a reusable license or explicit permission basis, attribution, source URL, and processing record.

The completed United Kingdom record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying prototype artwork, documentation photos, cloud-model previews, attendee media, screenshots, placeholders, or generated approximations.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy plus the official Spaceagon announcement, badge listing, and documentation.

BornHack 2018 Badge note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy plus repository recheck · needs licensed original replacement

No BornHack 2018 badge image is published because the current source trail has not been paired with a reusable original badge photo or official upstream raster render with source URL, license or permission basis, attribution, and processing notes.

The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying repository diagrams, documentation screenshots, event media, attendee photos, placeholders, or generated approximations.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy, BornHack badge2018 repository, and May 21 2026 GitHub API recheck.

BornHack 2019 Badge note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy plus repository recheck · needs licensed original replacement

No BornHack 2019 badge image is published because the current source trail has not been paired with a reusable original badge photo or official upstream raster render with source URL, license or permission basis, attribution, and processing notes.

The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying repository diagrams, documentation screenshots, event media, attendee photos, placeholders, or generated approximations.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy, BornHack badge2019 repository, and May 21 2026 GitHub API recheck.

BornHack 2020 Badge note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy plus repository recheck · needs licensed original replacement

No BornHack 2020 badge image is published because the current source trail has not been paired with a reusable original badge photo or official upstream raster render with source URL, license or permission basis, attribution, and processing notes.

The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying repository diagrams, documentation screenshots, event media, attendee photos, placeholders, or generated approximations.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy, BornHack badge2020 repository, and May 21 2026 GitHub API recheck.

HaxoGreen 2016 Identity Artifacts note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs licensed original replacement

No local HaxoGreen 2016 wristband, ticket, hackerpassport, or goodie-bag image is published because no reusable original artifact photo or official raster with source URL, license or permission basis, attribution, and processing notes has been recovered.

The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying wiki media, attendee photos, screenshots, ticket graphics, placeholder art, or generated approximations.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and HaxoGreen 2016 FAQ, Infodesk, and Tickets wiki pages.

HaxoGreen 2018 Wristband and Pass note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs licensed original replacement

No local HaxoGreen 2018 wristband or pass image is published because no reusable original artifact photo or official raster with source URL, license or permission basis, attribution, and processing notes has been recovered.

The record remains image-free rather than copying wiki media, blog images, ticket graphics, attendee photos, placeholders, or generated approximations.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and HaxoGreen 2018 FAQ, ticket blog post, and location page.

HaxoGreen 2022 Identity Artifacts note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs licensed original replacement

No local HaxoGreen 2022 wristband, hackerpassport, or goodie-bag image is published because no reusable original artifact photo or official raster with source URL, license or permission basis, attribution, and processing notes has been recovered.

The record stays source-backed and image-free rather than copying wiki media, blog images, attendee photos, screenshots, placeholder art, or generated approximations.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and HaxoGreen 2022 FAQ, Infodesk, blog archive, and 2024 lineage announcement.

HaxoGreen 2024 Identity Artifacts note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs licensed original replacement

No local HaxoGreen 2024 wristband, hackerpassport, goodie-bag, T-shirt, ticket, or merch image is published because no reusable original artifact photo or official raster with complete source URL, license or permission basis, attribution, and processing notes has been recovered.

The record stays source-backed and image-free rather than copying wiki media, announcement images, ticket/merch graphics, attendee photos, placeholders, or generated approximations.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and HaxoGreen 2024 Main Page, FAQ, Infodesk, Tickets, and announcement sources.

ZeTeCo 2017 Badge note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs licensed original replacement

No local ZeTeCo 2017 badge image is published because the accessible public sources prove the badge and camp context but no reusable original badge photo, official raster, or transcript-derived still has been recovered with source URL, license or permission basis, attribution, and processing notes.

The record stays source-backed and image-free rather than copying talk thumbnails, wiki media, crowdfunding images, attendee photos, screenshots, placeholders, or generated approximations.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy, media.ccc.de ZeTeCo Badge talk, ZeTeCo 2017 wiki archive, and wemakeit camp page.

Area41 2018 Proteus Badge note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs licensed original replacement

No Area41 2018 badge image is published because the recovered wrap-up and linked social images do not provide the complete reusable license, attribution, source URL, and processing record required by badge.gallery.

The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying blog, social-media, or repository imagery without complete provenance.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy, Compass Security wrap-up image attributions, and Proteus repository media.