ROOTCON 12 Electronic Badge
Public maker-post title source for the ROOTCON 12 Electronic Badge naming trail; the record does not rely on it for unverified component, firmware, or image claims.
Evidence index
Sources
Primary docs, public wikis, repositories, talks, press writeups, and first-hand notes used to support badge pages.
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Jeff Shouse post-event badge-team report
First-hand public account stating that Shouse helped make the Cackalackycon 2026 badge and that it had an active badge team, without component-level or source-release documentation.
Sheriff SAO Standalone Build Guide
Primary maker guide source for the Sheriff companion's RP2040 chip, CR2032/LIR2032, magnet holder, standalone wearability, soldering steps, battery and SAO power modes, notch-up Gunslinger connection, and no-charging note. It is not a complete design, battery-safety, IR, firmware, or license archive.
Building the ChCon Badge 2025: A Minecraft Server on a Microcontroller
Primary designer source for ESP32-C3 hardware details, WS2812/OLED/JTAG components, no_std Rust firmware, Embassy async tasks, pattern VM, 15 LED modes, WebSockets, and the Minecraft 1.21.4 server implementation.
Conagotchi Discovery Firmware: Design
Secondary first-hand source for the hardware and stock-firmware details: ESP32-S3-WROOM-1 with 8 MB flash and no PSRAM, GC9A01 240x240 display, eight WS2812B LEDs, red alert and green raffle LEDs, five buttons, 38 kHz infrared, link UART, and the Bluetooth LE Chi trading protocol, read from the stock firmware and silkscreen of one badge. It names the badge as the OzSec 2026 Conagotchi and records hardware tests on October 23, 2026, the first conference day. It is not an organizer document.
Thank you Security Fest and all the speakers and sponsors
Contemporaneous attendee corroboration for hardware-hacking interest around the badge and a narrow credit to Carl Vargklint; it does not prove issuance, manufacturing, or every attendee's experience.
Hacking the SAINTCON Badge
First-hand badge source for the Arduino-compatible SAINTCON 2014 badge, FTDI programming, hidden Hacker Challenge code, blinky board, and named contributors.
Hacktivity 2018 badge - quick start guide for beginners
Primary source for USB mini setup, FT232R USB UART, serial baud rates, CTF categories, UART jumper root shell, RF notes, and named credits.
Hacktivity 2018 badge - quick start guide for beginners
Current mirror of the guide preserving FT232R/FT232RL, 9600 baud CTF, 115200 baud root shell, 90-second boot timing, and RF wiring details.
Ouroboros Badge #BadgeLife
Primary maker/seller source for the August 4, 2026 $29.99 out-of-stock state, tentative new-order/DEF CON hope, CH32V003, 12-LED Charlieplex matrix, circular exposed single-layer PCB, two-AA configuration, bare-metal RISC-V-assembly, 115200-baud game, and seller-described cryptographic/performance claims. It does not verify those claims, establish stock or fulfillment, publish a complete hardware or firmware release, grant image rights, or establish official DEF CON status.
HITCON 2025 Ticketing
Ticketing source for August 15-16, 2025 dates, venue, and welcome-kit attendee-badge inclusion.
HITCON CMT 2017 Ticketing
Primary ticketing source for Premium Pass electronic-badge inclusion, limited deluxe electronic badge language, and badge-value/distribution framing.
HITCON CMT 2018 Ticketing
Primary ticketing source for limited electronic board inclusion in VIP and Premium tickets plus the original-badge caveat for registration and lunch pickup.
HITCON CMT 2023 Ticketing
Primary ticketing source for the on-site welcome kit containing the attendee badge.
HITCON CMT 2024 Ticketing
Ticketing source for 2024 dates, venue, and welcome-kit attendee-badge inclusion.
KaiPereira/Overglade-Badges
Primary maker-published source archive for an event-specific Overglade badge design and its PCB and firmware directories. The reviewed root did not expose an explicit repository licence or a reusable image basis.
Overglade PCB's design journal
Primary maker journal for USB-C, RP2040, boot/reset, e-ink SPI, passive NFC energy-harvesting, intended active-NFC control wiring, ticket-shaped PCB, exposed copper art, and native KiCad production-file context.
Overglade-Badges README
Primary badge-design source identifying zero-power hackathon badges for Overglade in Singapore and documenting the RP2040, 4 MB flash, passive NFC, e-ink driver, 20 GPIO breakouts, two-layer PCB, and MicroPython configuration framing.
Walk Through 2021 Kākācon Badge Challenge
Primary organizer walkthrough for the 2021 sticker-backed badge challenge, including first-year badge-challenge framing, sticker backing-paper entry point, web/audio/EXIF/substitution-cipher trail, and challenge rules note.
Walk Through 2022 Kākācon Badge Challenge
Primary organizer walkthrough for the 2022 sticker-backed badge challenge, including second-year badge-challenge framing, sticker backing-paper entry point, URL reconstruction, bird-image clue, substitution cipher, and completion page.
About
Primary lineage and credit source for Kawaiicon's previous Kiwicon editions and The Kawaiicon Crue organizer credit.
Badges
Primary badge source for the Kawaiicon 3 laser-etched recycled seed-paper badge, handmade Papermill credit, wildflower seed mixture, and recycling/return instruction.
FAQ
Primary event source for Kawaiicon 2025 dates, Michael Fowler Centre venue, and ticket/lanyard context.
KernelCon 2021 Hack Live
Official event source for April 30, 2021, Hack Live context and customizable hotkey stream-deck badge claim.
Hacker HotKey README
Primary source for default hotkey mapping, launcher/voting behavior, Arduino Leonardo firmware workflow, sample and advanced firmware paths, and case reference.
1337 kHz badge about page
Primary source for analog design, TA7642 radio IC, 1.5 V power, transistor amp, headphone output, RF gain knob, hacker playground, credits, and no-microcontroller statement.
1337 kHz badge activities
Primary activity source for hardware-hacking paths and badge modification context.
Off Grid badge about page
Primary source for weather prediction, BME280 sensing, ESP32, battery/crank modes, 90:1 motor, buck-boost plus regulator power path, LEDs, and manufacturing credits.
Off Grid badge activities
Primary activity source for assembly, quest kiosks, SCAN/CHRG modes, weather training, and USB charge-module kit.
Race Condition badge about page
Primary source for Raspberry Pi Pico, TM1637, seven-segment display, three AAA power, seven RGB LEDs, buzzer, racing modes, achievements, high scores, CTF flags, and credits.
Race Condition badge activities
Primary activity source for bonus-track build, soldering, standoffs, headers, jumper tracing, detect pad, and badge detection.
[a]nalyze [i]nternet badge about page
Primary source for 555 timer, 4017 decade counter, RJ45 cable-testing behavior, diode network, remote LEDs, manufacturing credits, and no-microcontroller framing.
[a]nalyze [i]nternet badge activities
Primary activity source for cable testing, remote handling, 555 astable circuit modification, R1/R2/C2 values, and CTF timing-circuit context.
Add EasyEDA project and exported gerbers as ordered
Organizer commit stating the board was ordered from JLCPCB with full-colour silkscreen via EasyEDA Pro on a 3x5 panel, with slightly misaligned colour art after JLC re-panelisation. It documents the order, not the quantity.
Final schematic, ready to order
September 1, 2026 commit message declaring the final schematic ready to order, paired with the rev R1 title block. A commit statement is design intent, not a purchase, fabrication, or delivery record.
Generate production files for JLCPCB
September 1, 2026 commit adding the JLCPCB Gerbers, BOM, and CPL production outputs to the public repository.
Post-prototype overhaul
August 30, 2026 commit message referencing a prototype-driven redesign of the earlier August snapshot. The repository carries no prototype photo, assembly record, or test report, so the prototype reference stays a commit-message statement.
BSides Orlando 2026 Badge README
Primary organizer post-event source for the badge feature list, theme, credits, and the statement that the standalone programmer SAOs were used at BSides Orlando for programming all of the attendees' badges in the soldering village. It is the basis for marking the edition completed and for the on-site programming claim; it gives no badge count.
BSides Orlando 2026 badge firmware
Primary firmware source for the pin map, LED and touch behaviour, SAOv3 host, self-test, and the Lil Chompy and the World's Fair CTF. The source files carry no licence header and the repository declares none.
About
Primary lineage and credit source for Kiwicon's New Zealand hacker-conference framing, previous editions, Kiwicon Crue, and Kiwicon Heavy Industries attribution.
About
Primary lineage and credit source for the Kiwicon X about page, previous cons list, Crue attribution, and Kiwicon Heavy Industries copyright.
HQ
Primary lineage and credit source for Kiwicon's New Zealand hacker-conference framing, previous editions, Kiwicon Crue, and Kiwicon Heavy Industries attribution.
Intro to Badge Hacking
Primary training source for badge-hacking course context, soldering, IC programming, Arduino IDE workflow, and conference-badge build language.
Intro to Badge Hacking
Primary source for the Kiwicon 2038 training-badge artifact, including one-day duration, supplied components/tools, circuit components, soldering, IC programming, Arduino IDE workflow, and collaborative feature-development framing.
Kiwicon 2038 FAQ
Primary FAQ source for November 16-17, 2018 dates and Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington location.
Kiwicon 2038AD
Primary event/news source for the 2018 Wellington event, visible Kiwicon2038 badge-and-lanyard requirement, afterparty badge requirement, ticket-pickup context, and organizer attribution.
Kiwicon 7
Primary event/news source for the November 2013 Wellington edition, Wellington Opera House venue context, Friday early pickup, ticket and merch workflow, and badge-assembly evidence.
Kiwicon 9
Primary event/news source for the December 2015 Wellington edition, St. James Theatre venue, early pickup date, visible badge instruction, and 1,400-attendee sold-out context.
Kiwicon X
Primary event/news source for the November 2016 Wellington edition, Michael Fowler Centre venue, early pickup, visible badge-and-lanyard requirement, and scale context.
x33fcon 2026 registration
Event-linked registration source for the June 11-12, 2026 Gdynia edition, organizer identification, and the current all-registrations-ended state.