Evidence index
Primary docs, public wikis, repositories, talks, press writeups, and first-hand notes used to support badge pages.
Primary organizer source distinguishing Analog tickets that redeem a plastic badge from electronic and Extreme/Ultimate forms and describing in-person merchandise redemption. It does not establish an individual pass issuance or an access-control mechanism.
Official event history source for CypherCon 2.0 dates, Discovery World venue, 525 attendees, The Cube badge, TYMKRS attribution, and badge-creator panel context.
Official-history-linked panel source preserving badge-creator discussion at the 2017 event.
Official-history-linked video source preserving the Cube badge explanation.
First-hand source proving the shipped badge package, badge itself, included MiniBadge, custom-MiniBadge coupon, and HC CTF badge context without granting image reuse.
Primary maker/seller source for the live $120 listing, the portable BLE-beacon and Wi-Fi-AP scanner/hunter description, configurable alert fields, XIAO ESP32-S3/8 MB/LiPo/LCD/LED/vibration/antenna/dimension claims, named PlatformIO/Arduino/LVGL/NimBLE/FastLED stack, and seller pickup/shipping wording. It does not establish final inventory, recipient delivery, independent test results, certification, legal suitability, privacy practice, official DEF CON status, or image reuse rights.
Official source for the August 7, 2025 shipment-delay notice stating that cash-line attendees were getting paper badges while DEF CON awaited the delayed physical badge shipment.
Official contest-results source for 32 entries, Zoz's winning anti-surveillance system, Team Hack the Badge's second-place blimp, 501d3r Guy's third-place dialer/amplifier, and the combined seven-badge honorable mention.
Official event archive source for DEF CON 19 event framing, dates, and Rio Hotel location.
Official program source for the non-electronic badge decision, titanium material, waterjet fabrication, kiln oxidation, variant secrecy, puzzle framing, and Ryan 1o57 Clarke authorship.
Official event source for dates, venue, badge firmware availability, conference DVD badge materials, and badge-contest writeup links.
Official event archive source for DEF CON 21 conference context, contest archive links, press archive, and post-event material release.
Official event archive source for dates, venue, badge-code release note, badge-hacking-file torrent, and Hardware Hacking Village context.
Official event archive source for DEF CON 23 context, conference materials, contest links, and post-event archive records.
Official archive source for DEF CON 24 event context, badge contest forum link, Council of 9 badge walkthrough link, CD torrents, and black-badge material.
Official event archive source for DEF CON 25 timing, venue, post-event archive context, and linked conference materials.
Official event archive source for DEF CON 26 context, venue split, firmware update/writeup notice, and media-server badge-material references.
Official host-event archive source for DEF CON 27 context around the Queercon 16 badge record.
Official event archive source for DEF CON 29 context, FAQ and badge links, and post-con material references.
Official event archive source for DEF CON 30 timing, venues, Hacker Homecoming context, badge-talk video notice, and media archive pointers.
Official source for the SAO customization slot preview, add-on design-assets pointer, and spux badge-designer credit.
Official source for the non-electronic physical badge mandate, MK Factor context, and planned badge production scale.
Official event archive source for DEF CON 31 dates, venues, and conference context.
Official source connecting Mar Williams to the year's official DEF CON badge and identifying their DEF CON artist role.
Primary organizer source for the 2024 event edition and calendar context. It does not identify Retia or its independently published badge archive.
Official badge-update path proving defcon.org/badge/32 as the public patch/archive handoff URL.
Official event archive source for DEF CON 32 dates, venue, prices, and post-con archive links.
Official source for badge sale and extra-badge posts, first-RP2350-board wording, save-issue patch notice, and DEF CON's response to badge controversy.
Official source for DEF CON 33 dates, venue, conference context, cash receipt link, contest results link, and media-server path.
Official source for DC33 public event timeline and post-event publication context.
Official event source placing Biohacking Village at DEF CON 33 and describing the village as an immersive healthcare, medical-technology, and cybersecurity area.
Primary organizer source for the DEF CON 34 event setting and its separately announced official Baochip Human badge. It establishes event context but does not call the FirstBuild / GE Appliances washer/dryer project an official Human badge, admission credential, attendee handout, or organizer-issued artifact.
Official homepage source for DEF CON 34 dates, LVCC West Hall location, Agency theme, and preregistration news.
Official social source for DEF CON 34 being an electronic badge year, a hardware-hacking-legend teaser, and the pre-event SAO spec sheet release.
Official post-conference support page for the issued DC34 badge. It documents the post-event token conversion, firmware-update archive, QR light-pattern exchange, public source-code links, named team roles, and vendor credits. It does not supply a recipient ledger, per-unit production manifest, complete safety/security validation, or reusable-image permission.
Official July 31, 2026 source directly naming Bunnie Huang as the DEF CON 34 badge creator and saying the badge features his open-source, fully inspectable Baochip.
Official DEF CON source for the August 6-9, 2026 Las Vegas Convention Center event context. It is event context only and does not establish Telecom Village completion, badge eligibility, construction, or delivery.
Official event registration context for DEF CON 34. The page does not mention this independent repository, a related badge, a maker, a drop, a sale, admission use, or image rights.
Official event registration context for DEF CON 34. The page does not mention this independent source project, a related add-on, a maker, a sale, a handoff, an access function, or image rights.
Official event source for the DEF CON 34 setting. It does not name Punk Security's source project, an OWASP SAO, an authorized relationship, allocation, sale, giveaway, handoff, credential function, or image rights.
Official DEF CON forum calendar establishing the August 6-9, 2026 Las Vegas Convention Center event context. It does not name this independent project, a maker, an iFixit relationship, distribution, credential use, or image rights.
Official event archive index for DEF CON 34 context and structured conference navigation.
Official DEF CON 34 news source for event updates and operational context around the conference period.
Official event context for DEF CON 34's August 6-9, 2026 dates and Las Vegas registration setting. It is not evidence that Station 562 is DEF CON-issued, included with registration, venue-authorized, or an admission credential.
Primary official source for DEF CON 34's August 6-9, 2026 Las Vegas Convention Center setting. It supplies event context only and does not name, issue, endorse, distribute, or authorize the MidWestCoast Badge.
Primary official source for DEF CON 34's August 6-9, 2026 Las Vegas Convention Center setting. It supplies event context only and does not name, issue, endorse, distribute, or authorize the Cyb3rBytes404 badge.
Official event-context source for DEF CON 34's August 6-9, 2026 Las Vegas setting. It does not identify CPEC's independent project as issued, included, venue-authorized, or an access credential.
Official DEF CON 34 conference schedule source documenting timing and event structure during the same run as the preregistration/venue context.
Official DEF CON 34 vendors page useful as add-on and vendor-ecosystem context, not as evidence of specific badge manufacturing methods, electronics, or distribution completeness.
Official news page containing the August 10 statement that DEF CON 34 wrapped and the August 9 notice that spare badges were offered at registration while supplies lasted. It establishes event completion and limited on-site badge-sale context, not a total issued quantity or recipient ledger.