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BSidesKC

Kansas City Security BSides lineage, represented by the Badge Pirates source-backed 2019 ESP8266 conference badge and the 2025 fully assembled ESP32 touchscreen badge production and customs trail.

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Kansas City Security BSides lineage, represented by the Badge Pirates source-backed 2019 ESP8266 conference badge and the 2025 fully assembled ESP32 touchscreen badge production and customs trail.

Use the badge cards below for sourced hardware, software, lore, issues, add-ons, and author credits.

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BSidesKC 2019 Conference Badge badge image

BSidesKC 2019 · 2019

BSidesKC 2019 Conference Badge

ESP8266 Badge Pirates badge with Wi-Fi beacon game

The BSidesKC 2019 conference badge was a Badge Pirates ESP8266 badge with Wi-Fi behavior, reverse-mount LEDs, participant/speaker/organizer/volunteer/sponsor/pirate variants, a related Jr Hacker badge, and a rights-cleared repository photo served locally as optimized WebP.

BSidesKC 2025 · 2025

BSidesKC 2025 Badge

Badge Pirates ESP32 touchscreen conference badge

The BSidesKC 2025 badge was a Badge Pirates fully electronic conference badge documented through public production and fulfillment updates: 250 fully assembled ESP32 badges from PCBWay with 3.2 inch touch screens, Wi-Fi, SD card slots, customs delays, tariff impact, and post-event pickup or shipping handling.