Kernelcon 2022
Event metadata source for dates, venue, and Omaha conference context.
Evidence index
Primary docs, public wikis, repositories, talks, press writeups, and first-hand notes used to support badge pages.
Event metadata source for dates, venue, and Omaha conference context.
Talk metadata source naming Tyler Rosonke and Aaron Gunning and summarizing the badge-making presentation.
Conference archive source proving the May 23-24, 2015 Sheraton Gateway LAX, Los Angeles LayerOne event context.
Conference archive source proving the May 28-29, 2016 Sheraton Gateway LAX, Los Angeles LayerOne event context.
Conference archive source proving the May 26-28, 2017 Sheraton Gateway LAX, Los Angeles LayerOne event context.
Conference archive source proving the May 25-27, 2018 Pasadena Hilton LayerOne event context.
Conference archive source proving the May 24-26, 2019 Pasadena Hilton LayerOne event context.
Talk metadata source for Mar Williams' DEF CON 31 badge-making presentation, date, time, and duration.
Talk metadata source for Mar Williams' DEF CON 32 badge-making talk, date, time, and 60-minute duration.
Conference archive source for RVAsec 2012 date and venue context.
Conference archive source preserving RVAsec 2017 metadata and Badge Intro context.
Conference archive source for the 2018 event and Badge Intro context.
Conference archive source for event dates, venue, schedule, and Badge Intro context.
Conference archive source for the 2022 RVAsec event context.
Conference archive source for the 2023 RVAsec context.
Event metadata source for October 24-25, 2015 dates and venue corroboration.
Event metadata source for October 27-30, 2020 virtual dates.
Event metadata source for January 19-21, 2018 dates, Washington Hilton venue, Washington, DC location, and schedule context.
Event metadata source for THOTCON 0x8 dates and Chicago location context.
Event metadata source for May 3-4, 2019 dates, undisclosed Chicago location, program link, and schedule context including badge sessions.
Event metadata source for May 19-20, 2023 dates and unknown-location context.
Talk metadata source for MK Factor and Dark Tangent presenter attribution and official DEF CON 30 badge-making presentation context.
Event metadata source for ToorCamp 2018 dates, location, and public event links.
Event metadata source for October 7-9, 2011 dates, San Diego Convention Center venue, and ToorCon San Diego 13 schedule context.
Event metadata source for October 19-21, 2012 dates, San Diego Westin Emerald Plaza venue, and ToorCon San Diego 14 schedule context.
Event metadata source for September 10-16, 2018 dates, San Diego Westin Emerald Plaza venue, and ToorCon San Diego 20 schedule context.
Secondary event index source for dates, venue, location, and talk-schedule context.
Talk metadata source for DEF CON 20 badge presentation context and Jeff Moss / Ryan Clarke presenter attribution.
Talk metadata source for Ryan Clarke / LosT badge-making presenter attribution.
Primary event-context source for SINCON's Singapore techno-centric cybersecurity-conference framing and Division Zero tie.
Primary source for hardware specs, design history, add-on context, and production caveats.
Archived mirror for the canonical MK4 wiki page.
Archived mirror for the app-store publishing rules page.
Archived mirror for the firmware-update and wipe-warning page.
Archived mirror for the setup and first-app workflow page.
Archived official challenge page for the collector badge, assembly path, embedded secure-system objective, and Black Badge prize.
Archived official page for 2014 event and venue context.
Contemporary source for skull badge, mini processor, buttons, printed codes, Konami Code behavior, 1o57 authorship, and badge-contest media files.
Public profile trail reviewed on 2026-08-04 that reproduces a WomenCon two-days-before update: own AAA batteries were needed to power badge screens and shirt/kit handoff started at 08:30. The same trail includes an IQSEC host recap of the completed first edition and a post-event WomenCon text saying Electronic Cats electronic badges worked during real-time hardware hacking. It is not a hardware validation report, full event census, or reusable-image license.
Corroborating readable copy of the Hackster project text.
First-person designer retrospective supporting the named 2025 badge, foldable transparent PET construction, and documented electronics/production context. It is not a safety certification, final allocation ledger, firmware-release manifest, or blanket image licence.
First-person maker project that identifies the badge as made for Italian End Summer Camp and records clear-PET hardware, LED context, credits, and a limited production observation. It does not establish a defect rate, all-unit final state, or reusable rights for project media.
Creator portfolio source for GPN17 badge and add-on design context.
Surviving public source for the AMG8834 thermal-camera add-on board.
Official event source for the October 11-12, 2024 Arcadia University Commons Building edition, schedule, and event context.
Primary official badge source for the modem theme, Hayes SmartModem inspiration, RetroWiFiModem use, ESP radio wording, level shifter, LED front, three-piece printed case, printed snap clips, hand assembly, Prusa MK4 print run, and laser-marked front panels.
Primary official source for the October 16-18, 2026 dates and the Arcadia University Commons Building venue. The October 17, 2026 MOTD, written during the conference, says the badge sold out, accepts previous years' badges as admission, and offers Jorj's firmware fix through the Chillout-space reprogrammer; it is the basis for marking the edition completed. It gives no badge count.
Primary official source for the printable case files and screws; it establishes the case design, not its distribution.
Primary official source for the badge's functions, game codes, serial menu, link protocol and pinout, bill of materials, and kit build process. The October 19, 2026 revision corrects the link pins to 15 (RX) and 16 (TX). It names no designer and publishes no schematic.
Primary official firmware artifact, inspected locally: an AVR image whose strings include the badge menu, boot-text rules, high scores for Vault, Hex Recall, DTMF Recall, and Higher-or-Lower, the keypad-not-found error, and the badge-to-badge link prompts. It documents the fixed firmware, not what each badge shipped with.