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.
builder-completion caveat · primary project and Hackaday article · documented
The record avoids inventing a fixed MCU, app set, puzzle, or firmware behavior for the base Remoticon.2 template.
Source note: Hackaday article, Hackaday.io project description, file list, and project logs.
catalogue-depth caveat · official info page · documented
The record preserves the system-level artifact without inventing individual badge names, counts, icons, or assembly-specific rewards.
Source note: 39C3 Badges and you page.
challenge-archive caveat · organizer walkthrough · partial public reconstruction
The catalogue summarizes the puzzle structure while avoiding claims that the live challenge infrastructure remains complete.
Source note: 2021 Kākācon badge challenge walkthrough.
challenge-archive caveat · organizer walkthrough · partial public reconstruction
The catalogue summarizes the puzzle structure while avoiding claims that the live challenge infrastructure remains complete.
Source note: 2022 Kākācon badge challenge walkthrough.
challenge-artifact caveat · source-backed but incomplete · needs deeper artifact inventory
The catalogue records the verified hardware and challenge surfaces while leaving full artifact preservation for a later pass.
Source note: DEF CON forum badge-hacking thread, Hackaday hands-on article, and Science Viking Labs writeup.
challenge-artifact classification · official C517 source plus first-hand finalist writeup · documented
The catalogue includes it as a source-backed C517 Village challenge artifact while avoiding an official admission-badge claim.
Source note: CSIT C517 Village page, U-Zyn Chua finalist writeup, and DEF CON Singapore event page.
challenge-author caveat · first-hand writeup · documented
The dossier distinguishes the badge hardware from the off-badge development and challenge-server test setup.
Source note: SensePost BSidesCPT17 RFCat challenge writeup.
challenge-completion caveat · primary retrospective · documented
The software record describes the intended and observed challenge surface without implying a completed public solve path for every attendee.
Source note: AND!XOR DC26 retrospective.
challenge-detail caveat · official source but intentionally narrow · needs post-event walkthrough
The entry keeps the challenge description narrow until an official or first-hand walkthrough appears.
Source note: BSides Tampa 2026 badge-challenge page.
challenge-spoiler source caveat · source-backed · documented caveat
The catalogue uses them to prove badge behavior and firmware surfaces while avoiding full solution reproduction in the main badge summary.
Source note: Darkglade Ruxcon 2017 HHV Badge Flag Part 1 and Part 2 writeups.
challenge-spoiler source caveat · source-backed · documented caveat
The catalogue uses it to prove badge behavior and puzzle surfaces while avoiding full challenge-solution reproduction in the main badge summary.
Source note: semaja2 BSides Adelaide 2025 Hardware Badge Writeup.
challenge-spoiler source caveat · attendee writeup · documented
The catalogue uses the writeup to prove challenge behavior while avoiding full challenge-solution reproduction in the badge summary.
Source note: elmo Off-By-One 2024 Hardware Badge writeup.
charger heat caveat · attendee-reported · documented
The record preserves a practical handling caveat without escalating it beyond the attendee report or claiming a formal recall/safety notice.
Source note: AlrikRr NetRunSecurity WWHF Deadwood 2025 badge-hacking writeup.
classification caveat · official source but intentionally narrow · documented source limitation
The record is modeled as a Badge Village device to avoid upgrading a village teaching tool into an attendee badge.
Source note: HITBSecConf2024 Bangkok Badge Village page.
collection-boundary caveat · official MiniBadges page · documented
The catalogue preserves the MiniBadge ecosystem while keeping per-board authorship, distribution, electronics, and official/unofficial status boundaries separate.
Source note: SAINTCON 2021 Content - MiniBadges page.
collection-boundary caveat · official guide category definitions · documented
The catalogue preserves the MiniBadge ecosystem while keeping acquisition routes, creator roles, and support boundaries separate from main-badge distribution claims.
Source note: MiniBadges-of-2022 assembly guide official, sponsor, and personal category definitions.
collection-boundary caveat · official FAQ plus community data export · documented
The catalogue preserves the verified trading and collection surface while keeping per-board authorship, acquisition, electronics, and support boundaries narrow.
Source note: SAINTCON 2023 FAQ and MiniBadge Wiki 2023 data export.
collection-boundary caveat · official trading page plus standards trail · documented
The catalogue preserves the verified BadgeLife surface while avoiding unsupported claims about universal distribution, per-MiniBadge electronics, or official status for every submitted design.
Source note: SAINTCON 2024 MiniBadge trading page and 2024 build-guide link.
community debate · public comments · historical
A recurring European badge-culture debate: prestige and hack value versus cost, accessibility, and usefulness for the average attendee.
Source note: Hackaday comment thread on the rad1o announcement.
community-badge classification · primary badge page · documented
The catalogue treats it as an unofficial/community DEF CON 33 badge release, separate from the mainline DEF CON 33 badge and village-issued badges.
Source note: LHC Meshtastic Badge 2025 page and DEF CON forum announcement.
community-badge classification · primary README and forum · documented
The catalogue treats the Tipsy Badge as an independent DEF CON 33 badgelife release while keeping the official DEF CON 33 badge record separate.
Source note: Tipsy Badge README and DEF CON forum announcement.
community-port input caveat · community repository · documented
The page separates an impressive post-event software port from a complete game-console experience.
Source note: arduino-nofrendo Fri3D Camp Badge repository.
component-detail caveat · source-backed but incomplete · needs slide or video audit
The record keeps the hardware description conservative until the original presentation or video is audited for exact technical detail.
Source note: Nullcon schedule, official speaker page, Nullcon 2015 speaker bio, and Hackers of India archive.
component-source gap · source-limited · unrecovered
The record avoids unverified controller, pinout, schematic, or production-detail claims.
Source note: 2018 HackRVA recap, HackRVA wiki, official layout, CTF archive, and InfoconDB.
component-source mix · primary repo plus secondary article · documented
The page avoids extrapolating a complete BOM, shipped firmware history, or production quantity beyond the recovered sources.
Source note: NearForm hardware README and Hackaday article.
conference ID distinction · official FAQ · documented
The record keeps the electronic badge separate from ordinary conference-ID logistics and does not assume every ticket tier receives the ConfiBadge unless distribution details are explicit.
Source note: CONFidence FAQ and ConfiBadge page.
connector and solder repair · primary wiki · historical
Camp operation included a practical repair and flash-station workflow, not just software experimentation.
Source note: rad1o troubleshooting wiki page.
contest-archive scope · primary project page plus linked archives · needs deeper archive review
The badge page preserves the contest lineage while leaving full per-entry reconstruction for a later archive pass.
Source note: Grand Idea Studio DEFCON 15 badge project page and linked contest-entry archives.
contest-archive scope · official results plus primary project page · needs deeper archive review
The badge page preserves the contest lineage while leaving full per-entry reconstruction and media review for a later archive pass.
Source note: DEF CON 17 contest results and Grand Idea Studio DEFCON 17 badge project page.
controller-mode caveat · repository README · source published
The record separates the minimal shield/display experience from the ESP32 and RF-detector build path instead of treating every configuration as identical.
Source note: ElectronicCats/badge-44con-2025 README.
controller-scope caveat · primary project page · documented
The record documents the shared PCB and LED kit without implying a single official firmware or complete electronics stack.
Source note: Thomas Flummer 36C3 badge project page.
creator attribution gap · public history pages · unknown
Credits should be updated only if primary sources or firsthand records identify the people behind the badge workflow.
Source note: WHYcast history episodes 8 and 26.
cross-generation dependency · primary docs · documented
The page should cross-link both BalCCon cyberdeck badges as a multi-year hardware story.
Source note: CH405 Labs MC-0o00 and BalCCon2k24 firmware notes.
cross-year distribution caveat · official source · documented
Country and event pages can show the 2025 badge lineage without turning remaining-stock pickup into an unsupported new edition.
Source note: BSidesSLC official site and BSidesSLC 2026 event page.
current-site rollover caveat · source freshness check · documented
Keep the source note explicit and prefer archive/search snapshots or future official archive pages if a dedicated 2025 official page becomes available.
Source note: May 22, 2026 source check of bsidesfortwayne.org, Thad Turner writeup, and public GitHub repository metadata.
date-source inconsistency · conflicting public sources · documented
The event page uses the schedule/Calagator October 14-15 dates and preserves the mismatch as a provenance caveat instead of silently normalizing it.
Source note: BSidesPDX 2016 schedule, BSidesPDX 2016 speakers page, BSidesPDX past-events page, and Calagator event record.
default-firmware scope caveat · designer writeup and repository · historical
The catalogue avoids overstating app-store-like functionality for a badge whose public record is centered on Tasmota and open hardware files.
Source note: OSHCamp23 Badge writeup and repository.
delayed badge lineage · official badge page · documented
The record uses the 2026 event edition while preserving the 2025/2026 naming split found in the badge URL and repository.
Source note: Disobey 2026 badge page.
designer attribution · inferential from repository file paths · unconfirmed
The designer attribution stays inferential from file paths rather than an official credit until BSides Vilnius names the badge team.
Source note: BSides-Vilnius/badge2026 repository file paths.
destructive reflash caveat · repository README · documented
Surviving-badge owners should preserve state before using the documented post-event firmware path or DFU flashing workflow.
Source note: Saintcon 2019 Enigma Badge README.
developer-conference scope · event and project sources · documented
The record is included because the artifact matches the hackable conference badge scope, while the event classification stays explicit.
Source note: Espruino event note, NearForm repository, and Hackaday writeup.
digital badge classification · official Hub page · documented
The catalogue models this as an official digital/community badge system and avoids hardware claims.
Source note: 37C3 Hub Badges page.
digital badge classification · official Hub page · documented
The catalogue models this as an official digital/community badge system and avoids hardware claims.
Source note: 38C3 Hub Badges page.
digital badge classification · official info page · documented
The catalogue models this as an official digital/community badge workflow and avoids hardware claims.
Source note: 39C3 Badges and you page.
disappeared project-page caveat · live page audit · needs archive recovery
Future work should recover an archived copy before adding additional lore, instructions, or imagery from the original project page.
Source note: FluxDecoder README and live 404 at https://www.se.community/secyc23badge/.
distributed-drop caveat · project-owner source but incomplete · documented as unofficial badgelife
The catalogue treats the board as an unofficial DEF CON-adjacent badgelife artifact and avoids implying it was the official DEF CON 28 admission badge or a universally issued attendee item.
Source note: AND!XOR DC28 Hackaday.io project page and RTFM log.
distribution and original-badge caveat · primary source · documented
The record distinguishes the Wallet electronic board from the regular conference credential and avoids implying universal attendee distribution.
Source note: HITCON CMT 2018 events and KKTIX ticketing pages.
distribution boundary · official participant wording · documented
The record treats the badge as participant-wide while avoiding unsupported variant or quantity claims.
Source note: BSides Tallinn 2022 badge section.
distribution scarcity · official update · documented
The record should not imply every attendee received the same electronic badge; Type-B fallback badge coverage is part of the event artifact history.
Source note: ROOTCON 19 registration and badge distribution update.
distribution scarcity · official pre-event guide · planned
The record does not imply every attendee will receive the electronic version.
Source note: ROOTCON 20 con-goers guide.