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Dante's Inferno Badge (DEF CON 32) note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs selected, attributable, cleared original

No Dante's Inferno Badge image is published because the reviewed maker listing, repository, release, and vendor-list sources do not pair a selected factual artifact image with a reusable license or explicit permission basis, attribution, source URL, and processing notes.

The entry remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying storefront, repository, release, vendor-PDF, social-media, screenshot, placeholder, or generated imagery.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and reviewed redactd, GitHub, and Hacker Couture sources.

HOPE 26 Digital In-Person Admission Ticket note

missing rights-cleared image · official ticket and event pages reviewed · no rights-cleared factual ticket or badge image recovered

The official event and ticket pages contain event/ticket graphics, but no selected factual HOPE 26 ticket or badge image is paired with a reusable licence or explicit permission basis, attribution, and processing provenance.

The record intentionally publishes no image rather than copying ticketing artwork, event graphics, screenshots, social media, a placeholder, or a generated approximation.

Source note: HOPE 26 official event home, 2600 ticket listing, HOPE Wiki, and official schedule.

Masonic33 Indie Puzzle Badge (DEF CON 33) note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs selected, attributable, cleared original

No Masonic33 Indie Puzzle Badge image is published because the reviewed maker listing, maker profile, schedule, and vendor-list sources do not pair a selected factual artifact image with a reusable license or explicit permission basis, attribution, source URL, and processing notes.

The entry remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying storefront, schedule, vendor-PDF, social-media, screenshot, placeholder, or generated imagery.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and reviewed Hak4Kidz and Hacker Couture sources.

SAO Many SAOs Badge (DEF CON 33) note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs selected, attributable, cleared original

No SAO Many SAOs Badge image is published because the reviewed Coruscant Ventures product page and vortexcodes repository expose product or project media without pairing one selected factual artifact image with a reusable license or explicit permission basis, attribution, source URL, and processing notes.

The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying storefront photos, repository JPG files, SVG sheets, screenshots, social media, placeholders, or generated imagery.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and reviewed Coruscant Ventures and vortexcodes sources.

Helgatchi Badge (DEF CON 34) note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs selected, attributable, cleared original

No Helgatchi Badge image is published because the reviewed DC801 store, public Badgelife roster, and Pips801 repository do not pair a selected factual artifact image with a reusable license or explicit permission basis, attribution, source URL, and processing notes.

The 2026 record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying store photos, repository previews, self-submission media, screenshots, placeholders, or generated imagery.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and reviewed DC801, public Badgelife roster, and Pips801 sources.

RTV D20 Badge (DEF CON 34) note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs selected, attributable, cleared original

No RTV D20 Badge image is published because the reviewed Red Team Village event page and public Badgelife roster do not pair a selected factual artifact image with a reusable license or explicit permission basis, attribution, source URL, and processing notes.

The planned 2026 record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying village media, roster-linked social material, screenshots, placeholders, or generated imagery.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and reviewed Red Team Village and public Badgelife sources.

MF Doom SAO v2 (DEF CON 34) note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs selected, attributable, cleared original

No MF Doom SAO v2 image is published because the reviewed Reddit post, preview image, comments, and public Badgelife roster do not pair a selected factual artifact image with a reusable license or explicit permission basis, attribution, source URL, and processing notes.

The planned record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying Reddit previews, roster-linked media, screenshots, placeholders, or generated imagery.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and reviewed Reddit and public Badgelife sources.

DFIU SAO (DEF CON 34) note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs selected, attributable, cleared original

No DFIU SAO image is published because the reviewed BigFuckingBadge page, public Badgelife response, and Hexum064 repositories do not pair a selected factual artifact image with a reusable license or explicit permission basis, attribution, source URL, and processing notes.

The planned 2026 record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying storefront media, roster-linked media, repository PNGs/previews, schematics, screenshots, placeholders, or generated imagery.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and reviewed BigFuckingBadge, public Badgelife, and Hexum064 sources.

IFLFU SAO (DEF CON 34) note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs selected, attributable, cleared original

No IFLFU SAO image is published because the reviewed BigFuckingBadge page, public Badgelife response, and Hexum064 repositories do not pair a selected factual artifact image with a reusable license or explicit permission basis, attribution, source URL, and processing notes.

The planned 2026 record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying storefront media, roster-linked media, repository previews, KiCad/schematic renders, spacer-model previews, screenshots, placeholders, or generated imagery.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and reviewed BigFuckingBadge, public Badgelife, and Hexum064 sources.

Portal Gun SAO (DEF CON 34) note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs selected, attributable, cleared original

No Portal Gun SAO image is published because the reviewed BigFuckingBadge page, public Badgelife response, and Hexum064 repositories do not pair a selected factual artifact image with a reusable license or explicit permission basis, attribution, source URL, and processing notes.

The planned 2026 record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying storefront media, roster-linked media, repository WebP/PNG/SVG assets, KiCad/schematic renders, acrylic previews, screenshots, placeholders, or generated imagery.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and reviewed BigFuckingBadge, public Badgelife, and Hexum064 sources.

Beelzebub Minibadge Holder (DEF CON 34) note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs selected, attributable, cleared original

No Beelzebub Minibadge Holder image is published because the maker storefront, public roster, and distinctm1nd repository do not pair a selected factual artifact image with a reusable license or explicit permission basis, attribution, source URL, and processing notes.

The current record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying Shopify product photos, repository images, KiCad previews, screenshots, social media, placeholders, or generated approximations.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and reviewed ghoul.lol, public Badgelife, and distinctm1nd sources.

Krampus Minibadge Holder (DEF CON 34) note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs selected, attributable, cleared original

No Krampus Minibadge Holder image is published because the maker storefront, public roster, and distinctm1nd repository do not pair a selected factual artifact image with a reusable license or explicit permission basis, attribution, source URL, and processing notes.

The current record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying Shopify product photos, repository images, KiCad previews, screenshots, social media, placeholders, or generated approximations.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and reviewed ghoul.lol, public Badgelife, and distinctm1nd sources.

Day of the Dead Turkey v1 (DEF CON 34) note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs selected, attributable, cleared original

No Day of the Dead Turkey v1 image is published because the maker storefront and public Badgelife response do not pair a selected factual artifact image with a reusable license or explicit permission basis, attribution, source URL, and processing notes.

The current record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying Shopify product photos, roster-linked media, screenshots, social posts, placeholders, or generated approximations.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and reviewed ghoul.lol and public DEF CON 34 Badgelife sources.

Day of the Dead Turkey v2 (DEF CON 34) note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs selected, attributable, cleared original

No Day of the Dead Turkey v2 image is published because the maker storefront and public Badgelife response do not pair a selected factual artifact image with a reusable license or explicit permission basis, attribution, source URL, and processing notes.

The current record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying Shopify product photos, roster-linked media, screenshots, social posts, placeholders, or generated approximations.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and reviewed ghoul.lol and public DEF CON 34 Badgelife sources.

2026 eChallengeCoin (DEF CON 34) note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs selected, attributable, cleared original

No 2026 eChallengeCoin image is published because the AoSC project/form pages and CircuitPython profile do not pair a selected factual artifact image with a reusable license or explicit permission basis, attribution, source URL, and processing notes.

The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying project photos, CircuitPython board artwork, embedded video, form images, screenshots, social media, placeholders, or generated approximations.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and reviewed AoSC and CircuitPython sources.

NilbinSec DC34 Main Badge Fuzzer SAO note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs selected, attributable, cleared original

No NilbinSec DC34 Main Badge Fuzzer SAO image is published because the public repository and its README images do not pair a selected factual artifact image with a reusable licence or explicit permission basis, attribution, source URL, and processing notes.

The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying repository previews, GitHub user-attachment images, screenshots, social-media media, placeholders, or generated approximations.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and reviewed NilbinSec repository.

NilbinSec Power Glove Re-release SAO (DEF CON 34) note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs selected, attributable, cleared original

No NilbinSec Power Glove Re-release SAO image is published because the public roster and the older repository/README images do not pair a selected factual artifact image with a reusable licence or explicit permission basis, attribution, source URL, and processing notes.

The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying roster media, GitHub user-attachment images, Gerber previews, screenshots, social-media posts, placeholders, or generated approximations.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy, NilbinSec roster response, and DC32 repository.

NilbinSec PAC-MAN Ghost SAO (DEF CON 34) note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs selected, attributable, cleared original

No NilbinSec PAC-MAN Ghost SAO image is published because the public roster, Bluesky post, marketplace listing, and maker profile do not pair a selected factual artifact image with a reusable licence or explicit permission basis, attribution, source URL, and processing notes.

The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying marketplace photos, GitHub/Bluesky media, social previews, screenshots, placeholders, or generated approximations.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and reviewed NilbinSec sources.

Star Trek SAO Phaser v2.2 (DEF CON 34) note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs selected, attributable, cleared original

No Star Trek SAO Phaser v2.2 image is published because the public roster, maker video, and Tindie listing do not pair a selected factual artifact image with a reusable licence or explicit permission basis, attribution, source URL, and processing notes.

The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying marketplace photos, video frames, social previews, screenshots, placeholders, or generated approximations.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and reviewed Hak4Kidz Lab sources.

Original Series Tricorder Badge (DEF CON 34) note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs selected, attributable, cleared original

No Original Series Tricorder badge image is published because the public roster, same-maker repository, tutorial, and Tindie listing do not pair a selected factual current-badge image with a reusable licence or explicit permission basis, attribution, source URL, and processing notes.

The planned record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying marketplace photos, repository media, video frames, social previews, screenshots, placeholders, or generated approximations.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and reviewed MakeItHackin sources.

h-c0n 2026 CTF BADge note

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

No h-c0n 2026 CTF BADge image is published because the official blog media, Hackplayers recap media, and repository photos have not been paired with complete reusable image rights, attribution, source URL, and processing provenance for catalogue publication.

The Spanish h-c0n record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying blog images, repository photos, prize photos, screenshots, logos, or generated badge art.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy, h-c0n CTF BADge post, Hackplayers post-event write-up, and therealdreg/hcon2026hwctf repository.

CONFidence 2026 ConfiBadge note

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

The badge site contains images, but no public badge image is published because the page does not provide the license, attribution, and processing provenance required by badge.gallery policy.

The Poland badge record remains image-free rather than copying site imagery without explicit reuse rights.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and confidence-badge.com image pages.

Hack&Roll 2026 Quack & Roll Badge note

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

NUS Hackers published event imagery, but no Hack&Roll 2026 badge image is promoted because this pass did not establish an explicit reusable image license, attribution basis, and processing provenance for catalogue publication.

The Singapore record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying event photos or documentation screenshots without a complete image provenance record.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and NUS Hackers event recap.

X-CTF 2016 Badge note

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

The hardware repository and writeups include real badge imagery, but no image is promoted because this pass did not recover a complete reusable image license, attribution basis, and processing provenance for catalogue publication.

The Singapore record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying repository photos, sponsor artwork, or blog images without complete image rights.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy, irq5.io writeups, and jellyjellyrobot/neander repository.

GreyCTF Summit 2025 GreyBadge note

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

No GreyBadge image is published because the repository artwork, README/media, and schematic-embedded images have not been paired with an explicit reusable image license, attribution basis, and processing provenance for badge.gallery publication.

The Singapore record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying repository artwork, social media, slides, screenshots, or generated badge art.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy, NUSGreyhats/greybadge25 repository, and 2026-05-21 GitHub API license recheck.

NodeConf EU 2018 Badge note

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

No NodeConf EU 2018 badge image is published because this pass did not establish a reusable original photo or official upstream raster render with exact source URL, image attribution, license basis, and processing notes.

The Irish 2018 record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying badge-site or repository imagery without full provenance.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and nearform/nceubadge2018 source trail.

DEF CON 2 Human Badge note

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

No local DEF CON 2 badge photo has been added because the official media-server event photos do not provide a complete reusable license, attribution, and processing-provenance trail for this catalogue.

The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying DEF CON archive photography without complete rights clearance.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy, DEF CON JPEG copyright metadata, and DEF CON media-server copyright context.

DEF CON 3 Human Badge note

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

No local DEF CON 3 badge photo has been added because the official media-server event photos do not provide a complete reusable license, attribution, and processing-provenance trail for this catalogue.

The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying DEF CON archive photography without complete rights clearance.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy, DEF CON JPEG copyright metadata, and DEF CON media-server copyright context.

DEF CON 4 Human Badge note

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

No local DEF CON 4 badge photo has been added because the official media-server event photos do not provide a complete reusable license, attribution, and processing-provenance trail for this catalogue.

The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying DEF CON archive photography without complete rights clearance.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy, Peter Shipley's embedded JPEG copyright comment, and DEF CON media-server copyright context.

DEF CON 5 Human Badge note

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

No local DEF CON 5 badge photo has been added because the official media-server event photo does not provide a complete reusable license, attribution, and processing-provenance trail for this catalogue.

The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying DEF CON archive photography without complete rights clearance.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and DEF CON media-server copyright context.

DEF CON 6 Human Badge note

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

No local DEF CON 6 badge photo has been added because the official media-server event photos do not provide a complete reusable license, attribution, and processing-provenance trail for this catalogue.

The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying DEF CON archive photography without complete rights clearance.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and DEF CON media-server copyright context.

DEF CON 8 Human Badge note

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

No local DEF CON 8 badge photo has been added because the official media-server event photos and JPEG EXIF copyright data do not provide a complete reusable license, attribution, and processing-provenance trail for this catalogue.

The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying DEF CON archive photography without complete rights clearance.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and DEF CON media-server/EXIF copyright context.

DEF CON 9 Human Badge note

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

No local DEF CON 9 badge photo has been added because the official media-server event photos do not provide a complete reusable license, attribution, and processing-provenance trail for this catalogue.

The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying DEF CON archive photography without complete rights clearance.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and DEF CON media-server copyright context.

DEF CON 10 Human Badge note

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

No local DEF CON 10 badge photo has been added because the official media-server badge images do not provide a complete reusable license, attribution, and processing-provenance trail for this catalogue.

The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying DEF CON archive photography without complete rights clearance.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and DEF CON media-server copyright context.

DEF CON 11 Human Badge note

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

No local DEF CON 11 badge photo has been added because the official media-server badge photos do not provide a complete reusable license, attribution, and processing-provenance trail for this catalogue.

The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying DEF CON archive photography without complete rights clearance.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and DEF CON media-server copyright context.

DEF CON 12 Forum Badge note

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

No DEF CON 12 forum-badge image is published because the historical template/example images, forum attachments, and external gallery references do not provide complete source URL, reusable license, attribution, and processing provenance for local publication.

The record stays source-backed and image-free rather than copying old forum, gallery, or template media without complete rights clearance.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy, DEF CON forum attachments, and DEF CON 12 media archive review.

DEF CON 15 Badge note

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

No local DEF CON 15 badge photo has been added because the recovered Grand Idea Studio badge photos are not paired with an explicit reusable image license, attribution string, and processing provenance for this catalogue.

The entry remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying project-page WebP photos without complete rights clearance.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and Grand Idea Studio project-page/copyright context.

DEF CON 16 Badge note

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

No local DEF CON 16 badge photo has been added because the recovered Grand Idea Studio project images are not paired with a visible reusable image license, attribution string, and processing provenance for this catalogue.

The entry remains source-linked and image-free rather than copying project-page, press, or article images without complete rights clearance.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy, Grand Idea Studio DEFCON 16 project-page/copyright context, Nuts & Volts article, and Grand Idea Studio slides.

Ninja Networks DC17 Party Badge note

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

No local Ninja Networks DC17 badge image is published because the available forum, Flickr, Hackaday, and process-video media have not been paired with complete reusable image rights, attribution, and processing provenance.

The record stays source-backed and image-free rather than copying social, article, video-frame, generated, placeholder, or uncleared media.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy, DEF CON forum thread, unsynchronized.org archive, Hackaday article, and linked Flickr set.

DC503 DEF CON 26 VIP Banglet note

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

No DC503 Banglet image is published because this pass did not select a physical documentary photo or official upstream raster render with complete source URL, license or permission basis, attribution, and processing notes.

The entry remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying repository screenshots, event-page images, social photos, article media, generated art, or placeholder visuals.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy, pdxbadgers/2018-banglet, and BSidesPDX 2018 talk pages.

DC503 Wagon Party Badge note

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

No Wagon Party image is published because this pass did not identify a physical documentary badge photo or official reusable raster render with complete source URL, license or permission basis, attribution, and processing notes.

The entry remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying repository sprites, image assets, social photos, generated art, screenshots, or placeholder visuals.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and pdxbadgers/wagonparty source review.

DC503 5ohBEE Pager note

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

No 5ohBEE image is published because this pass did not identify a physical documentary photo or official reusable raster render with complete source URL, license or permission basis, attribution, and processing notes.

The entry remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying the bee artwork, repository screenshots, social photos, generated art, or placeholder visuals.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy and pdxbadgers/5ohBEE-2019 source review.

DEF CON 25 Badge note

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

No local DEF CON 25 rubber-badge photo has been added because visible photos and forum or article images do not yet have a complete reuse basis, attribution string, and processing record for this catalogue.

The entry remains image-free rather than copying attendee or press photography without provenance.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy, DEF CON forum feedback, and Hackaday article images.

DEF CON 28 Safe Mode Badge note

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

No local DEF CON 28 cassette-badge photo has been added because article and writeup images have not been paired with a complete reuse basis, attribution string, and processing record for this catalogue.

The entry remains image-free rather than copying Hackaday or personal writeup photography without provenance.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy, Hackaday article images, and independent challenge-writeup images.

DEF CON 29 Badge note

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

No local DEF CON 29 badge photo has been added because available article, forum, and writeup images have not been matched with a complete reuse basis, attribution string, and processing record for this catalogue.

The entry remains image-free rather than copying press, forum, or personal writeup photography without provenance.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy, Hackaday article images, forum attachments, and Science Viking Labs writeup images.

DEF CON 30 Badge note

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

No local DEF CON 30 musical-badge photo has been added because article, forum, GitHub, and writeup images have not been paired with a complete reuse basis, attribution string, and processing record for this catalogue.

The entry remains image-free rather than copying attendee, press, forum, or GitHub-hosted challenge photography without provenance.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy, DEF CON forum images, FaultPoint images, Red Balloon Security images, and challenge-writeup assets.

DEF CON 31 Badge note

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

No local DEF CON 31 badge image has been added because official news, vendor, media-server, and attendee images have not been paired with a complete reuse basis, attribution string, and processing record for this catalogue.

The entry remains image-free rather than copying official preview images, vendor art, or attendee photography without complete provenance.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy, DEF CON news images, DEF CON vendor images, and media-server previews.

DEF CON 32 Badge note

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

No local DEF CON 32 badge photo has been added because official store/news images, Raspberry Pi images, community blog images, and attendee images have not been paired with a complete reuse basis, attribution string, and processing record for this catalogue.

The entry remains image-free rather than copying official, press, or community photography without provenance.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy, DEF CON news/store images, Raspberry Pi article images, Calvin Liang blog images, and attendee photos.

DEF CON 33 Badge note

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

No local DEF CON 33 badge photo has been added because the visible creator-post images and official media assets have not been paired with complete reuse rights, attribution, and processing notes.

The entry remains image-free rather than copying creator, official, attendee, or press photography without provenance.

Source note: badge.gallery image policy, Mar Williams Art images, DEF CON media-server directory, and official archive images.