SHA2017 Badge
Dutch camp Badge.Team milestone
A Badge.Team-supported Dutch camp badge with ESP32, e-paper, WiFi, Hatchery apps, WebUSB install paths, production lore, and a lasting role in European badge culture.
Tag dossier
SAO
Badge records tagged with SAO, across Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Serbia, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United States.
35C3 Labitat Indie Badge
Unofficial SR-latch PCB badge for Labitat
An unofficial Labitat indie badge for 35C3 using the congress artwork theme, a simple flip-flop memory circuit, reverse-mount LEDs, a two-AA battery holder, and an optional power-only Shitty Add-On footprint.
AND!XOR DC26 Badge
Unofficial DEF CON 26 ESP32-WROVER Wild West of IoT badge
The AND!XOR DC26 Badge was an unofficial DEF CON 26 badgelife board themed as the Wild West of IoT, built around an ESP32-WROVER module with WiFi/Bluetooth, a color LCD, microSD, IS31FL3736-driven RGB lighting, CP2102N USB serial, LULZCODE scripting, the B.E.N.D.E.R. console challenge, and badge-to-badge networking ambitions.
BSidesPDX 2018 ATTiny861 Badge
ATTiny861 LED and SAO badge archive
The BSidesPDX 2018 badge is a source-backed Portland Security BSides badge archive tied to the official BSidesPDX 101 badge panel and the public PDX Badgers KiCad, BOM, LED mapping, and ATTiny861 firmware archive.
DEF CON 26 Badge
Tymkrs electronic text-adventure badge
A Tymkrs / Toymakers official DEF CON 26 electronic badge with a PIC32MM0256GPM controller, reverse-mounted LEDs, capacitive controls, four-AA battery stack, USB serial interface, badge-to-badge connector, add-on header, and a retro text-adventure badge challenge.
Hackaday Supercon 2018 Retrocomputer Badge
BASIC and CP/M handheld computer badge
The 2018 Hackaday Superconference badge was a battery-powered handheld retrocomputer with a 320x240 color display, mini QWERTY keyboard, speaker, flash storage, expansion header, BASIC interpreter, and Z80 CP/M emulator.
AND!XOR DC27 Badge
Unofficial DEF CON 27 nRF52840 hardware-hacking badge
The AND!XOR DC27 Badge was an unofficial DEF CON 27 badgelife board built around a Rigado BMD-340 / Nordic nRF52840 core with an IS31FL3741 LED matrix, light pipes, glow-in-the-dark capacitive touch, USB-C, FT2232H hardware-hacking bridge, SWD/Tag-Connect programming paths, SAO 1.69bis support, BOTNET mesh behavior, and B.E.N.D.E.R. v2.0 challenges.
ARAMCON 2019 Badge
nRF52840 e-paper smart badge with audio, NeoPixels, and SAO
A source-backed ARAMCON 2019 smart badge record for an nRF52840 conference badge with a 2.9-inch e-paper display, accelerometer, flash, MP3/WMA audio codec, Cherry MX keys, NeoPixels, SAO connector, CircuitPython support, and public KiCad hardware files.
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.
BSidesROC 2019 Electronic Badge
Reprogrammable ATTINY85 badge with dual SAO ports
The BSidesROC 2019 badge is preserved through the official event archive and badge page, which describe a fully working reprogrammable electronic badge, about 200 assembled units, PCB fallback for attendees without the assembled option, and a best-hacked-badge contest.
Hackaday Supercon 2019 FPGA Badge
ECP5 RISC-V badge in a Game Boy form factor
The 2019 Hackaday Superconference badge put a Lattice ECP5 FPGA, RISC-V soft-core SoC, color LCD, eight buttons, cartridge slot, HDMI, SAO headers, PMOD footprint, and mass-storage app workflow into a Game Boy-like handheld.
HackerHotel 2019 Badge
SHA2017-derived Badge.Team badge
A HackerHotel badge made mostly from leftover SHA2017 parts, adding PSRAM, IR, stereo audio, Grove I2C, and SAO expansion.
BornHack 2020 Badge
CircuitPython LED-matrix IR badge
A SAMD21 CircuitPython badge with a charlieplexed LED matrix, IR badge-to-badge communication, navigation buttons, SAO header, and exposed pads.
HackerHotel 2020 Badge
Mixed-reality escape-room challenge badge
A story-first challenge badge where the badge, hotel, terminal session, puzzles, and lore formed a mixed-reality escape room.
NoNameCon 2020 Air Quality Badge
Ukrainian ESP32 air-quality badge and CTF platform
A Ukrainian NoNameCon 2020 electronic badge by TechMaker, redesigned as a custom ESP32-WROOM-32D board with optional BME680 air-quality sensing, dual OLED displays, joysticks, touchpads, WS2812 LEDs, USB-C programming, and embedded-systems CTF tasks.
BornHack 2021 DIY Badge
Electronics-side DIY expansion badge
A deliberately minimal DIY badge focused on simple electronics, SAO, Qwiic/STEMMA QT, and component-level exploration rather than preloaded compute.
DEF CON 29 Badge
RP2040 New Normal macro-pad badge
An MK Factor official DEF CON 29 electronic badge built around Raspberry Pi's RP2040, a 1.8-inch LCD, six-button D-pad surface, SAO connectors, USB-C, speaker, coin-cell plus USB power behavior, UF2 firmware updates, HID macro-pad mode, and a New Normal challenge path.
LCA2021 SwagBadge
Online linux.conf.au ESP32-era SwagBadge and DagBadge hardware programme
linux.conf.au 2021's Open Hardware Miniconf is represented by a source-backed SwagBadge and DagBadge programme: badges were built and mailed to delegates, then covered by official software, hardware, SAO, test-jig, firmware, and show-and-tell sessions.
BornHack 2022 Game On
RP2040 CircuitPython gaming badge
A game-controller-shaped BornHack badge built around RP2040, CircuitPython, a color LCD, and expansion connectors.
CrikeyCon 8 Badge
Simple LED and SAO-header soldering badge
A CrikeyCon 8 conference badge with a documented simple LED circuit, soldering workflow, three blue 1206 LEDs, current-limiting resistors, optional coin-cell holder, and 2x3 Simple Add-On header power path.
Hackaday Supercon 2022 Voja4 Badge
Front-panel 4-bit computer badge with 272 LEDs
The 2022 Hackaday Supercon 6 badge, also documented as Voja4, was a front-panel-style 4-bit computer badge designed by Voja Antonic and implemented on a PIC24FJ256GA704 with 272 LEDs, direct button programming, serial save/load, internal flash storage, SAO serial expansion, and a public assembler/emulator/tooling archive.
HiP Berlin 2022 Badge
ESP32-C3 electronic badge for Hacking in Parallel
The Hacking in Parallel Berlin attendee badge was an ESP32-C3 electronic badge with RGB LEDs, USB-C Serial/JTAG, battery charging, NFC/I2C storage, SAO/I2C expansion, buttons, and RIOT OS board support.
LCA2022 SwagBadge and Rockling SAO Kit
Updated SwagBadge, FPGA SAOs, and Rockling hardware-kit trail
linux.conf.au 2022's Open Hardware Miniconf publicly documented hardware kits, an updated LCA2022 SwagBadge, two SAOs, a Rockling FPGA audio processor, Theremin and Party Button SAOs, and a hardware-design session for the OHMC2022 Rockling and Swag Badge.
MCH2022 Badge
ESP32, RP2040, FPGA game-console badge
A game-console-shaped badge with ESP32, RP2040 board management, iCE40 FPGA graphics, Bosch sensors, BadgePython, Hatchery apps, SAO/Qwiic/PMOD expansion, and WebUSB FPGA workflows.
NorthSec 2022 Badge
ESP32 return-to-hallway badge with SAO hardware archive
NorthSec 2022 now has a source-backed badge record from NorthSec's official past-editions page and the public nsec-badge archive: an ESP32 WROOM32 electronic badge with CH340C USB serial, MCP73831 LiPo charging, AP2112 3.3 V regulation, twenty-four WS2811/5050 RGB LEDs, 0805 status LEDs, production Gerbers, BOM files, challenge image assets, and multiple SAO hardware directories.
BSides Canberra 2023 bPod
ESP32-S2 colour-screen badge with touch controls, games, and hardware tools
The 2023 BSides Canberra bPod badge is source-backed by the official BSides archive, schedule material, and public GitLab repository containing KiCad hardware, firmware, updater, and server code.
BalCCon Cyberdeck 0o27
BCD-0o27 ESP32-S3 cyberdeck badge
The official BalCCon2k23 BCD-0o27 badge turned badgelife into a small ESP32-S3 cyberdeck with screen, buttons, RGB LEDs, serial console, SAO-ish I2C, firmware framework, and printable case files.
DEF CON 31 Badge
Mar Williams physical badge with SAO chamber
A Mar Williams / spuxo official DEF CON 31 physical badge produced for a deliberately non-electronic year, with the public pre-con badge news centered on a customization-friendly SAO slot and media-server add-on design assets.
Hackaday Berlin 2023 Voja4 Badge
Berlin-reskinned down-to-the-metal computer trainer
Hackaday Berlin 2023 gave European attendees a Berlin-reskinned Voja Antonic Voja4 badge: a compatible revision of the 2022 Supercon down-to-the-metal computer trainer and retrocomputer, with public event sources tying it to the March 25-26 MotionLab.Berlin gathering and Saturday badge-hacking ceremony.
NorthSec 2023 Badge
AVR badge-chain interaction badge
NorthSec 2023's public badge trail combines the official badge repositories with a first-hand technical writeup documenting an ATmega328PB attendee badge with CH340C USB serial, six push buttons, 16 WS2812B RGB LEDs, optional 128x32 OLED, AVR ISP, SAO connector, side-chain headers, BLE mesh controller-screen challenge behavior, and point-scoring badge-to-badge interaction.
TROOPERS23 Badge
Badge.Team retro-adventure conference badge
A Badge.Team-powered TROOPERS23 electronic badge with a public retrospective PDF, open hardware repository, firmware repository, and companion SAO hardware repository.
BSides San Diego 2024 ESP32-C3 Badge
ESP32-C3 BLE rock-paper-scissors conference badge
Somerset Recon's post-event source archive says 400 badges were distributed at BSides San Diego 2024. It documents a custom ESP32-C3 conference board with a Bluetooth LE rock-paper-scissors game, high-level Wargames-themed UART and SAO CTF context, and KiCad, Gerber, BOM, and Arduino-style source material. The README also distinguishes the conference units' earlier firmware from later archived source behavior.
CactusCon 12 Badge
Project NeoRogue ESP32-S3 badge archive
The CactusCon 12 badge is preserved through Badge Pirates' public CactusCon-12 repository, which includes KiCad CAD files, Gerbers, BOM exports, QA code, art assets, reference documents, and ProjectNeoRogue front/back raster outputs for the 2024 CactusCon badge.
Car Hacking Village DC32 Main Badge
RP2040 CAN-bus badge with CHV SAO ecosystem
Car Hacking Village's DEF CON 32 badge ecosystem centered on a main RP2040 badge with CAN-network surfaces, four CHV SAO connectors, public board and firmware repositories, public CTF challenge notes, and IOActive's separately documented key-fob badge / SAO build.
Dante's Inferno Badge (DEF CON 32)
Independent three-board LED badge with a later DEF CON 33 vendor-list trail
redactd's Tindie listing introduces Dante's Inferno as an electronic badge just in time for DefCon 32, inspired by the Dante's Inferno Room. It describes three connected circuit boards, special two-color solder mask on the top two boards, sixty LEDs, an included CR123A battery, a populated SAO v1.69bis port, custom-printed box, laser-cut foam insert, and lanyard. The same maker's public repository documents a USB/UF2 firmware-update procedure and a July 2024 v1.1 release for pre-sale 1.0/1.01 units. A Hacker Couture DEFCON 33 product list later repeats the $100 product and core three-board, sixty-LED, CR123A, and SAO claims. Together, these sources establish one source-backed independent 2024 DEF CON 32 artifact with a later 2025 vendor-list recurrence, not an official DEF CON credential, a second DC33 badge, confirmed distribution at either event, a complete electrical design, a licensed source-code archive, or reusable-image rights.
HOPE XV Electronic Badge
ESP32-C3 badge with Badge Clinic and MicroPython workflow
The HOPE XV Electronic Badge was issued to in-person attendees as an ESP32-C3 badge with purple attendee boards, black pro boards, case variants, 16 WS2812-class RGB LEDs, buttons, IR blast behavior, vibration feedback, open hardware files, and MicroPython hacking notes.
Hackaday Supercon 2024 SAO Badge
Six-port Pico W SAO hub
The Supercon 8 official badge used a Raspberry Pi Pico W and six SAO ports as an I2C playground, bundling touchwheel, LED petal matrix, blank protoboard, and CH32V003 I2C proto-petal add-ons with MicroPython examples.
HackerHotel 2024 Telegraph Badge
ESP32-C6 e-paper telegraph puzzle badge
An interactive Victorian-telegraph-themed puzzle badge inspired by the Cooke and Wheatstone telegraph.
NorthSec 2024 Badge
ESP32-S3 badge with four SAO ports
The NorthSec 2024 badge repository documents an ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N8R8 electronic badge loosely based on ESP32-S3-DevKitC-1, with sixteen NeoPixel RGB LEDs, six buttons, two pairing connectors, four SAO v1.69bis connectors, USB-C or 3xAAA power, hardware files, and PlatformIO/ESP-IDF firmware targets.
Off-By-One 2024 Hardware Badge
Singapore dual-screen Octopus badge
Off-By-One Conference 2024 used an Octopus-themed hardware badge with ESP32-S3 and ATmega328P controllers, dual 128x128 GC9A01 round LCDs, IR, WS2812 LEDs, buttons, a user-flashable MicroPython challenge surface, and six published challenge flags.
39C3 Critical Decentralization Cluster Badge
Open-hardware ESP32-S3 / TROPIC01 assembly badge and devboard
The Critical Decentralization Cluster's CDC Badge was presented as an electronic conference badge and development board at the completed 39th Chaos Communication Congress. The source-backed open-hardware platform combines an ESP32-S3, TROPIC01 secure element, front-lit e-paper display, twelve-button keypad, LiPo power path, and expansion ports, while public sources do not establish a conference-wide or admission-badge allocation.
Aerospace Village DC33 ADS-B Badge
Linux ADS-B badge with Winglet OS 2.0
Aerospace Village's DEF CON 33 badge record documents the DC32 ADS-B badge hardware returning for DC33 with new software, Winglet OS 2.0 release artifacts, DC33 SAO support, and an ADS-B accessory ecosystem.
BSides CDMX 2025 Badge
PY32F030 OLED and NeoPixel badge with role variants and Metro add-on
BSides CDMX 2025's Electronic Cats repository documents a Security BSides CDMX badge built around a Puya PY32F030F28U6TR, NeoPixels, OLED display, two AAA battery holder, Shitty Addon connector, role-specific KiCad hardware variants, a Metro add-on, public firmware, release HEX files, and BOM assets.
BornHack 2025 Circle Badge
LoRa and Meshtastic badge
A circular ESP32-C3 badge focused on LoRa, Meshtastic, WiFi, BLE, RGB LEDs, external antenna use, and expansion connectors.
FrogStar Badge (DEF CON 33)
Unofficial electronic badge with a documented DEF CON 33 BadgeLife drop schedule
BigTaro's FrogStar 2025 project page calls FrogStar an unofficial DEFCON badge, and the DEF CON 33 Creator Events List schedules a BadgeLife Community Table 1 drop that explicitly names the FrogStar Badge alongside two other BigTaro artifacts. The maker page identifies a Raspberry Pi RP2350, 1.28 inch GC9A01 240 by 240 round LCD, two SAO V1.69bis ports, addressable WS2812B RGB LEDs, an infrared receiver, six buttons, frog-themed CTF and game framing, and a Firmware v1.0 UF2 download with a copy-to-flash instruction. A Tindie listing separately calls it an electronic badge and says it was a Defcon pickup preorder; a later Uberflux listing shows an $80 / seven-sold / 23-remaining snapshot, a DEF CON 34 drop label, and $11 USPS Flat Rate shipping. These sources establish a real independent electronic artifact and a scheduled 2025 event association, not a confirmed completed handout, official DEF CON issuance, admission, exact production count, completed later fulfillment, firmware source release, or reusable-image rights.
Gunslinger-B-Gone Badge and Sheriff SAO Combo (DEF CON 33)
Independent IR game/TV-control badge and Sheriff SAO combo listed for DEF CON 33
BigTaro's Tindie page calls Gunslinger-B-Gone an electronic badge with laser tag, a TV-B-Gone, a CTF, and an included Sheriff SAO; the page shows $100 and says it has been sold out since September 13, 2025. A separate Hacker Couture DEFCON 33 Product List independently lists a Gunslinger-B-Gone Badge by BigTaro at $140 and describes laser-tag play with the Sheriff SAO, making friends' badges light up, pointing an IR blast at a TV to power it down, CTF challenges, bling modes, Drinking Roulette, and a fully-programmable claim. BigTaro's Sheriff guide identifies the Sheriff companion as an RP2040-chip board, documents a CR2032 or LIR2032 battery holder with magnet and sticky pad, an independent battery switch, a standalone/wearable configuration, and an optional soldered SAO connection to the Gunslinger with the notch side up. These sources establish a real independent electronic-badge combo and a 2025 DEF CON vendor-list association, not a BadgeLife drop, official DEF CON issue, admission credential, complete IR or electrical specification, confirmed vendor handoff, firmware source release, or reusable-image rights.
HackGDL 2025 Minino Badge
ESP32-S3 Minino badge for BLE, Wi-Fi, OLED, and badge apps
HackGDL 2025's official Electronic Cats event badge was an ESP32-S3 Minino-platform badge with BLE, Wi-Fi, USB-C, four buttons, three NeoPixels, an OLED screen, buzzer, three-AAA battery holder, SAO connector, case, and ready-to-use badge apps.
Hackaday Europe 2025 SAO Badge
Berlin reuse of the Supercon 8 SAO badge with revamped firmware
Hackaday Europe 2025 reused the Supercon 8 Simple Add-On badge concept in Berlin: an SAO-focused badge with I2C/GPIO exposure, MicroPython lineage, revamped Europe firmware, Supercon contest-winner add-ons, and badge-hacking ceremony context.
ICS Village DC33 FREE-WILi Badge
RP2350A ICS security badge tool
The ICS Village Badge for DEF CON 33 was a FREE-WILi and Intrepid Control Systems sponsored hands-on industrial-control-security badge tool with RP2350A control, ESP32-C6 Wi-Fi, sensors, GUI support, USB API, WASM scripting, and Build-A-Badge customization software.
Maritime Hacking Village DC33 Differential Destroyer
Pico 2 maritime bus and voltage-glitching badge
The Differential Destroyer was Maritime Hacking Village's official DEF CON 33 badge, published as an OSHWA-certified open hardware platform for maritime bus work, scripting, signal interaction, and experimental voltage glitching.
NilbinSec DC33 Hack 'Em Crack 'Em Robots
Unofficial badgelife robot-fighting badge set
NilbinSec's Hack 'Em Crack 'Em Robots was a DEF CON 33 badgelife release announced in the DEF CON #Badge Life forum, sold as a limited full-size badge set through RENXCHANGE, and listed in the DC33 community schedule as a badge drop.
NorthSec 2025 Badge
ESP32-C3 conference and CTF badge with SAO and IR pairing
NorthSec 2025's official badge repository documents an ESP32-C3-WROOM-02-N4 badge with eighteen NeoPixel RGB LEDs, five buttons, an IR pairing connector, two SAO v1.69bis connectors, USB-C or AAA battery power, and separate conference/CTF firmware builds.
Submarine Badge & Pirate SAO (DEF CON 33)
Independent electronic badge and Pirate Flag SAO bundle with a scheduled DC33 BadgeLife drop
BigTaro's Tindie listing calls this the Submarine Badge & Pirate SAO and describes a $150 Defcon-pickup preorder. It frames the electronic artifact as an interactive underwater world with CTF package deliveries in DEF-SEA, pirate battles, underwater cults, Atlantis, hardware/software puzzles, and soldering challenges. The source says it has a super-bright round display, more than six buttons, one SAO port, exposed extra GPIO, a fully-programmable claim, an exclusive Pirate Flag SAO bundle, stickers, and an interaction with Gunslinger-B-Gone. BigTaro's own Submarine page supplies a live dashboard-like maker surface, and the DEF CON 33 Creator Events List independently schedules a Friday BadgeLife Community Table 1 drop naming Submarine alongside FrogStar and FightDystopia. These sources establish a real independent electronic-badge bundle and a scheduled 2025 event activity, not an official DEF CON credential, confirmed attendance or handout outcome, production count, electrical design, firmware source release, or reusable-image rights.
Vibe Coder Dog SAO (DEF CON 33)
Maker-stated DEF CON 33 multicolor-LED Simple Add-On; 2026 leftover pickup only
coryallegory's live Uberflux listing calls this the Vibe Coder Dog SAO, says Science Dog is now Coder Dog, and says the artifact was created for DEFCON 33. The same current listing says a few leftover units are available as a 2026 pre-order for pickup at DEF CON 34 or BSidesLV in Las Vegas. Its August 4, 2026 snapshot lists $15, five sold, and zero remaining, with a free Saturday August 8 BadgeLife Village pickup label. The maker says the unit is fully assembled, has a standard 2 by 3 SAO header, and uses cycling multicolor LEDs to light its keyboard with AI magic. This is source-backed evidence for an independent DEF CON 33-associated LED Simple Add-On, not proof of the original 2025 distribution, a specific controller or actual AI behavior, final 2026 pickup, DEF CON organizer affiliation, conference admission, or reusable-image rights.
seeess DC33 Tipsy Badge
RP2040 galvanic-vestibular badgelife badge
The Tipsy Badge was an independent DEF CON 33 electronic badge by seeess, sold at the Hacker Warehouse vendor booth, with public CC BY-NC 4.0 repository documentation, firmware, a badge photo, 2xAAA power, RP2040 control, TFT display, buttons, LEDs, SAO port, custom photo storage, and galvanic vestibular stimulation modes.
#NOICE SAO (DEF CON 34)
Pre-event 16-red-LED Simple Add-On with a maker-stated fundraiser context
caelyb's live Uberflux listing describes the #NOICE Simple Add-On as designed for DEF CON 34. Its August 4, 2026 marketplace snapshot lists $20, eight sold, and 92 remaining, with BadgeLife Village, LineCon, and Queercon Mixer drop labels plus post-DEF-CON CONUS shipping. The listing names sixteen side-emitting XL-1606SURC red LEDs, a tactile effect button, persistent last-effect memory, and a stated 2.7–3.7 V input range. It says the board has several fast and slow flashing, heartbeat, and breathing/fade effects, includes a lobster-clasp lanyard, and frames the project around the maker's stated concerns about U.S. immigration enforcement. The maker also says a portion of proceeds goes to the Immigrant Defenders Law Center. This is a source-backed pre-event independent lighting SAO record, not verification of the listing's policy statements or donation outcome, final manufacture, electrical safety, host compatibility, delivery, DEF CON organizer affiliation, conference admission, or reusable-image rights.
Agency SAO Badge V2 (DEF CON 34)
Independent RP2040-Zero firmware project; physical build and event handoff unverified
MadmanTimmy3241's public repository describes itself as DEF CON 34 'Agency' SAO badge firmware for a Waveshare RP2040-Zero, and its commit-pinned source header calls the sketch DEF CON 34 "Agency" badge - V2. The public Arduino/C++ tree contains current display, scrolling, button, switch, buzzer, and infrared source paths, while dated first-person commit messages report staged local hardware smoke, display, input, and buzzer testing. The source header simultaneously says handshake, infrared, and logging logic is not wired up yet. This is sufficient to retain a distinct, independent pre-event event-labelled firmware-project record, not proof of a completed board, an event badge run, a compatible SAO, a delivered unit, DEF CON authorization, admission use, or a reusable image.
Area41 2026 ESP-Based Electronic Badge
Swiss ESP blinking attendee badge with SAO invitation
A source-backed Area41 2026 attendee electronic-badge record. The official event page said each attendee would receive an ESP-based blinking electronic badge and invited badge owners to bring Shitty Add-Ons (SAOs). The organizer's post-event recap identifies Technische Fachschule Bern as the badge designer and assembler, while the school's own update says it developed and manufactured the hardware; the recap also reports attendees soldered more than 300 SAO badge extensions.
Avnet FAE Institute 2026 PCB Badge
Alex Glow's MIT-licensed hardware-experimentation event PCB badge
Alex Glow's public repository describes this as an official PCB-badge commission for Avnet's FAE Institute 2026, and its linked Hackster project calls it a cyber-gem and platform for hardware experimentation. The commit-pinned source archive contains KiCad 9 board files, Gerber outputs, custom footprint libraries, and front/back repository rasters. Public vendor updates identify the July Phoenix FAE Institute's hands-on technical-training context. Together these sources establish a real event-specific hardware design, but not participant-wide issuance, a final manufactured configuration, a source-to-unit mapping, or a delivery ledger.
BSides Ballarat 2026 Underground Badge
Interactive ESP32 conference badge with screen, controls, badge-to-badge comms, and SAO support
BSides Ballarat 2026's public event page documents an Underground interactive conference badge designed and produced by Firnsy at Ballarat Hackerspace, with ESP32 processing, a screen, controls, badge-to-badge communication, SAO support, and a limited BSides SAO add-on; a public maker writeup also documents a third-party WS2812B Simple Add-On for the badge. In a March 2026 post-event update, an organizer reported that the conference badge contained 20 puzzles and that its full source code had been released.
BSides Vilnius 2026 Badge
Lithuanian STM32H5 electronic badge with SAO and sensor
An official Lithuanian Security BSides 2026 electronic badge documented by the BSides-Vilnius badge2026 repository as an STM32H563RIT6 board with an SAO connector, an environmental temperature/humidity sensor, an LCD, and USB DFU, built for the June 3-4, 2026 event at Kablys in Vilnius.
BTV Camera Badge (DEF CON 34 Fundraiser)
Pre-event BTV fundraiser for a DC32-origin ESP32 camera badge
Blue Team Village at DEF CON's Eventbrite offer schedules the BTV Camera Badge as a DEF CON 34 fundraiser for August 7-9, 2026 at the Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall, with in-person village pickup only. It offers an assembled badge and lanyard for $120 or an intermediate-to-advanced soldering kit for $60. The listing says the badge does not take photos; instead, in an appropriate mode, its camera-lens display shows when deauthentication packets are being sent or Flipper Zeros are nearby, and says its brain is an ESP32 board capable of custom software. BTV's public MIT `btv_dc32_badge` archive explicitly describes the artifact as a DEF CON 32 indie badge and preserves its Arduino source, KiCad project, Gerbers, CAD/fabrication files, parts list, and assembly guide. This is a current source-backed fundraiser for a documented DC32-origin design, not evidence of a newly engineered DEF CON 34 hardware revision, completed pickup, final 2026 firmware, radio-detection performance, electrical safety, conference admission, or reusable-image rights.
Badge Crown SAO (DEF CON 34)
Current $10 three-flashing-red-LED SAO; handoff and host compatibility unverified
Brooke's Bytes' live Uberflux listing calls Badge Crown SAO a Crown Shitty Add-On for a conference badge. The current page shows a $10 price, 10 remaining, 20 sold, PRE/DROP labels, and a DEF CON 34 BadgeLife Village drop listed for August 7 at 4 PM. It describes a fully assembled SAO with one SAO connector, three flashing red LEDs, and three resistors; its own listing says no soldering, programming, or separate battery is required and tells users only to connect it to a compatible badge. Badge.Life separately schedules Brookes Bytes Badge and SAOs in the same Friday 4 PM village slot. These sources establish a distinct pre-event electronic add-on record, not a documented pinout, voltage/current budget, universal host fit, completed sale or handoff, DEF CON issuance or credential role, or image reuse.
BadgeLife Village Badge (DEF CON 34)
Published pre-event RP2354 BadgeLife village badge; allocation and handoff unverified
Badge.Life's public archive documents Badgey Bodgerton as the Badgelife Village Badge for DC34 / 2026. Its published guide names an RP2354 microcontroller with integrated flash, eight addressable RGB NeoPixel LEDs, three user buttons, one user-installed 3 mm challenge LED and polarized buzzer, USB-C power, USB CDC serial CLI, UF2 firmware flashing, a single-cell 18650 battery with charging and protection circuitry, two Simple Add-On v2 headers, and an infrared receiver. It also documents a supplied bodge-wire challenge and supplied LED/resistor/buzzer challenge parts. This establishes a distinct, technically documented pre-event BadgeLife village electronic badge, not proof that DEF CON designed, issued, or will distribute it; that it is a Human admission credential; that every participant receives one; that a final badge run, pickup, or delivery occurred; or that any displayed image is cleared for reuse.
CPEC DC34 MechBattle Badge
Independent planned ESP32-S3 battle-game badge project for DEF CON 34
Cyber Professionals Enthusiast Club's public `DC34-Mech-Badge` repository calls the work the DC 34 MechBattle Badge, describes it as the second iteration of menu and game logic for a CPEC DC34 badge offering, and says it is not final; its GitHub description explicitly calls it a DEFCON 34 Mech Badge by CPEC. A second CPEC repository publishes an in-progress PlatformIO/Arduino game codebase targeted at an Adafruit Feather ESP32-S3 no-PSRAM board, with source-level display, Bluetooth Low Energy, QR, and sound surfaces. A third CPEC repository says it contains design files for SAO plug-in modules for the CPEC DC 34 badge; its commit-pinned source tree includes native KiCad project, PCB, and schematic paths with fist, gatling, laser, missile, panel, and sword filenames, an Arduino source file, and BOM/placement artifacts. The linked game-mechanics document is also a draft. These primary sources establish a real independent planned badge and companion-add-on design trail, not final physical hardware, manufactured units, electrical compatibility, availability, event authorization, DEF CON organizer affiliation, admission, deployed radio behavior, or reusable-image rights.
CactusCon 14 Badge
Badge Pirates ESP32-S3 hardware archive
The CactusCon 14 badge is preserved through Badge Pirates' public CC14 repository, which publishes KiCad design files, schematic PDF, interactive BOM, Gerbers, STEP exports, 3D-printable enclosure parts, and art assets for the 2026 CactusCon conference badge.
Cult of Cthulhu Indie DEF CON 34 Badge
Pre-event ESP32 ritual-game BadgeLife badge
Pfarrside Creations' badge-only listing describes the Cult of Cthulhu Indie DEF CON 34 Badge as an ESP32-powered interactive BadgeLife project that turns a DEF CON setting into a Cthulhu summoning ritual. The seller's page names ESP32, USB-C, rechargeable Li-Po power, ten LEDs, a screen, one-button input, badge types, a 13-chapter Ritual, six side-quest challenges, badge-to-badge Séance behavior, and unlockable games. It also states a second-week-of-July US-only shipping schedule with no DEF CON pickup. This is a maker-published independent badge listing, not verified final delivery or an official DEF CON admission credential.
DC-34 Countdown to Singularity Badge
Public KiCad/Arduino DEF CON 34 project; production and distribution unverified
eggsactly's public `DC-34-Countdown-To-Singularity` repository explicitly calls itself KiCad 6 design files for a DEF CON badge that lets users display an estimate for when the AI singularity will occur. Its README names eight seven-segment displays, a real-time clock, front buttons for changing the estimate, a KiCad board tree, an Arduino firmware tree, and a BOM that includes an ATmega328P-PU, PCF8523T, seven 2×3 SAO connectors, three buttons, 9 V input/battery parts, and display/power components. This is a real, independently documented pre-event source project, not proof of an assembled run, a specific final unit, DEF CON authorization, allocation, sale, delivery, credential function, or a rights-cleared image.
DC34 CompuNet Badge — Malware Scan Tool 3000
Documented independent pre-event ESP32 RFID-kit badge; distribution unverified
The public `slash128v6/DC34_Cnet_Badge` repository documents a DC34-named electronic kit titled “DC34 CompuNet Badge - Malware Scan Tool 3000.” Its README has a banner reading “Join CompuNet & Critical Start at Defcon!” and lists a PCB, ESP32 Dev Module, round LCD, RFID reader, microSD reader/card, RGB LED, six-pin female SAO header, four-AAA battery holder, 3D-printed stand and slides, RFID sticker tags, plus a separate RGB-LED SAO. The public project tree includes hardware, software, SD-card assets, and a root MIT license. It is therefore a real, independently documented pre-event DEF CON 34-associated kit record, not evidence that DEF CON, CompuNet, or Critical Start authorized, made, issued, sold, or distributed it.
DCZia MK9 Badge (DEF CON 34)
Pre-event RP2040 mechanical macropad BadgeLife project
DCZia's MK9 is a public-source 3×3 mechanical macropad intended as a neck-wearable DEF CON 34 BadgeLife project. Project documentation specifies nine MX switches, RGB per-key and edge lighting, an accelerometer, two 6-pin SAO connectors, USB-C or three-AAA power, CircuitPython firmware, and QMK-compatible hardware. A public August 2 announcement says the project plans BadgeLife pickup, but this remains a pre-event independent badge rather than an official DEF CON admission credential.
DEF CON 34 Badge
Completed electronic Human badge with Baochip, QR interaction, and post-event token conversion
DEF CON's official news confirms DEF CON 34 wrapped on August 10, 2026. Its official badge-help page now documents the issued electronic Human badge's post-conference conversion to a hardware security token, current firmware-update path, public source-code links, and the in-conference encrypted-QR light-pattern exchange. The official July 31 reveal names Bunnie Huang as creator and Baochip as the inspectable silicon platform, while the public core-module KiCad archive and `dc34-vault` source provide a specific hardware and software trail. This establishes a completed official badge record without treating later public source as a production ledger or a reusable-image grant.
DEF CON 34 Shitty Add-On (narengogi)
Independent LED/2×3-header SAO source project; physical build and host compatibility unverified
The public narengogi/defcon-34-shitty-add-on repository describes itself only as an SAO for DEF CON 34. Its single commit contains a native KiCad project, board, schematic, Gerber outputs, an archive, and vector artwork; the board source includes DC 34 and narengogi silkscreen text, a 2×3 generic connector, and LED/resistor-labelled source entries. That is enough to preserve an independent, source-only pre-event add-on project whose formal product name is not published. It is not evidence of a fabricated board, a specific SAO version or pinout, working electronics, a compatible host, a DEF CON or BadgeLife relationship, a sale or giveaway, attendee delivery, a credential function, or a reusable image.
DEF CON 34 Silent Disco Badge
Maker-published physical silent-disco badge; organizer role and handoff unverified
LastZactionHero's public repository is titled DEF CON Silent Disco Badge and documents a wearable electronic badge that plays local DJ mixes, drives a music-linked light show, and syncs badge-to-badge over infrared. Its August 4 maintainer update says the boards were fabricated, assembled, and playing music, and that every badge's QR silkscreen points to the repository. The public archive contains KiCad design and fabrication material, firmware, and a MIT license, sufficient to record a distinct maker-published physical DEF CON 34-associated artifact. No reviewed DEF CON, venue, silent-disco organizer, sales, or handoff source establishes official issuance, a run size, recipient allocation, or completed event distribution.
DFIU SAO (DEF CON 34)
Independent CH32V003 touch-and-audio SAO announced for DEF CON 34
BigFuckingBadge's live DEF CON 34 page presents a $20 OffensiveSAO around touching Lintile's face to play a "Don't Fuck It Up" cheer track. The public DEF CON 34 Badgelife response identifies that item as the DFIU SAO from BigFuckingBadge / Hexum064 and links public CH32V003 hardware and firmware repositories. The firmware's PlatformIO target is `genericCH32V003F4U6`; its `main.c` initializes touch ADC support, reads a touch input on PD2, starts sampled audio when the threshold is crossed, and configures a PWM audio path plus D/F/I/U and display LED outputs. The public hardware tree contains a KiCad PCB/schematic, BOM/position files, and Gerbers. Together these sources establish a real planned independent electronic SAO associated with DEF CON 34—not an official DEF CON issue, admission credential, confirmed handoff, final production revision, safety-tested product, open-source license grant, or rights-cleared image.
Darknet-NG SMAO (DEF CON 34)
Open-source pre-event 125-unit Meshtastic Simple Add-On for DEF CON 34
Darknet-NG's own current badge page identifies the Darknet-NG SMAO as its Level 3 build: a full Meshtastic node in an SAO form factor. The maker's live Uberflux product payload describes a $55 125-unit presale and currently reports 125 sold with zero remaining, no shipping options, and DEF CON 34 contest-booth pickup only; that is a time-specific availability snapshot, not proof of completed manufacture, collection, or delivery. A matching maker-owned, commit-pinned `dcbokonon/darknet-smao` release now publishes the v1.4 KiCad project, fabrication outputs, BOM/placement data, firmware build material, and RF-tuning source, alongside an MIT-licensed official upstream board render. This is a source-backed independent pre-event mesh-radio add-on record, not independent RF/compliance validation, a DEF CON organizer-issued product, conference credential, admission right, or completed fulfillment record.
Div0 Tingkat eBadge (DEF CON Singapore 2026)
Maker-documented RP2040 community eBadge with firmware, art, and SAO sources
RestiaAshdoll8's public DEFCON-SG-2026-Div0-Tingkat-eBadge repository says it contains source code and relevant files used in a physical Div0 Tingkak eBadge. It preserves a UF2, RP2040/Pico-focused source, artwork, and SAO project files. Its sources conflict on event identity: the repository title names DEF CON Singapore while its firmware menu banner says SINCON 2026 BADGE. This record keeps the DEF CON Singapore association maker-declared rather than resolving that conflict into official event status.
Firefly Jar SAO (DEF CON 34)
Sold-out pre-event Lepi Labs SAOv3-proposal lighting Simple Add-On for DEF CON 34
Lepi Labs' own Uberflux listing identifies the Firefly Jar as a DEF CON 34-drop Simple Add-On. Its August 4, 2026 marketplace state is out of stock, with 25 sold, zero remaining, and a $25 listed price. The maker describes seven orange reverse-mounted LEDs, an ATtiny824 controller, UPDI reprogramming, vendor commands, and compatibility with Rare Circuit's proposed SAOv3 I2C-based interface. It says the SAO can expose vendor/product IDs, port and command metadata, generic LED controls, and its own lighting modes; the listing also explicitly says it does not support SAOv3 ARP or hot-plugging features. Lepi Labs' first-hand DC34 announcement corroborates planned Friday and Saturday BadgeLife Village drops. This is a source-backed pre-event independent lighting SAO, not proof of final host interoperability, full SAOv3 implementation, firmware release, delivery, DEF CON organizer affiliation, conference admission, or reusable-image rights.
Fri3d Camp 2026 Badge
Completed-camp ESP32-S3 maker badge with open Revision 02 hardware
A source-backed record for Fri3d Camp 2026's main badge. The organizer's public Revision 02 hardware, firmware, and documentation repositories describe an open ESP32-S3 platform with extensions, apps, and repair paths; the organizer's event index now lists the August camp among past events. Neither source establishes individual handout, production, or final deployed-image outcomes.
Gothcon 2026 Blinky Badge
Pre-event ESP32-C3 bat-shaped LED party-fundraiser badge
Gothcon's official badge store describes a custom bat-shaped PCB LED badge for the free Gothcon dance party at DEF CON 34. The $80 fundraiser package names 44 independently controlled RGB LEDs, a 2,000 mAh Li-Po battery, USB-C recharging with overcharge protection, a removable laser-etched acrylic shield, a custom lanyard, and an ESP32-C3 with 4 MB flash. The public `claviger/gothcon-firmware` repository adds MicroPython firmware, KiCad schematic/PCB/Gerber material, GPIO mapping, pattern/palette controls, and ESP-NOW badge-to-badge contagion. The store explicitly says its SAO connectors are mirrored and not functional with a standard SAO. Pre-orders are closed and the store says badges will be sold at DEF CON; this remains a pre-event party-fundraiser record, not proof of final sales, delivery, party outcome, or official DEF CON credential status.
H4irl1n3 M0gg3r5 Zombie Badge (DEF CON 34)
Pre-event independent two-object ESP32-S3 interaction badge project for DEF CON 34
Two contemporaneous project posts authored by the public Reddit account u/zer0patient and signed H4irl1n3 M0gg3r5 describe an independent planned DEF CON 34 Zombie Badge project. The later source explicitly describes two objects using ESP32-S3, IR, NFC, BLE, a buzzer, and a source-described transmission/counter relationship; it also announces a firmware-based, multi-stage CTF and an unreleased backend. It further describes crew-operated live transmission zones, fixed Cure Stations, hidden 3D-printed medkit props, and a separate brain-in-a-jar SAO. The earlier post calls the work the team's first year making badge or badges, says a second variant is part of the experience, and announces intended drop-based distribution. These are source-backed pre-event maker statements about a real planned artifact system, not proof of final manufactured variants, component selection, wireless behavior, game implementation, inventory, drops, event authorization, DEF CON organizer affiliation, conference admission, or reusable-image rights.
HRV SSTV Badge (DEF CON 34)
Maker-published planned SSTV badge project for HRV/DEF CON 34; physical unit unverified
The public `livitup/hrv-sstv-badge` repository describes itself as building an SSTV #badgelife badge for HRV at DEFCON 34. Its commit-pinned source contains a project README, native KiCad board files, and a status document dated March 22, 2026 that still records design and prototype milestones rather than a shipped unit. Ham Radio Village's own page independently confirms its DEF CON 34 event in Las Vegas on August 6-9, 2026, but does not identify or endorse this project. The sources therefore support a publicly documented planned independent electronic-badge project associated with HRV/DEF CON 34, not an HRV- or DEF CON-issued artifact, ticket benefit, access credential, completed unit, allocation, delivery, or rights-cleared image.
HackThePlanet SAO (DEF CON 34)
Pre-event 555-timer analog Simple Add-On for DEF CON 34
HogFillet's live Uberflux listing calls this the HackThePlanet SAO for DEF CON 34. Its August 4, 2026 marketplace snapshot lists $24 and a seller state of 19 sold from a listed total of 23. A public DEF CON 34 maker self-submission by FakeBobby / HogFillet calls the same linked product HTP Graffiti and gives the same $24 price; the catalogue treats that exact product-URL match as a source-backed alternate listing name, not a second board. The maker describes a 555 timer clocking a ten-bit ripple counter whose outputs drive eight LEDs through the board's graffiti art, with an onboard trimmer controlling the flash rate. It explicitly says the board has no firmware and no I2C handshake, and says a separate button can be connected to the odd or even GPIO line of the DEF CON badge's SAO header. The listing announces Friday and Saturday Badge Life Booth pickup slots, with mailing or refund offered if a stated drop is missed. This is source-backed evidence for a pre-event independent analog SAO, not proof of final delivery, exact components or circuit values, host behavior, electrical safety, optical safety, conference authorization, admission, or reusable-image rights.
IFLFU SAO (DEF CON 34)
Independent PFC161 two-LED message SAO update announced for DEF CON 34
BigFuckingBadge's public DEF CON 34 Badgelife response calls IFLFU SAO an update to an existing SAO, lists it at $20, and says it illuminates the words "I FUCKING LOVE FUCKING YOU" with the two "FUCKING" illuminations randomized. The same maker's live DEF CON 34 page has an unlabeled $20 OffensiveSAO card about a simple rectangle that sends a message at random; the roster supplies the direct IFLFU name/repository mapping. Hexum064's public `iflfu-v2-pfc161` C source includes PFC161 headers and drives two active-low LED outputs, each with an LFSR-based timing state, while the public hardware repository carries KiCad front/back boards and schematics, BOM/position files, Gerbers, and SAO-spacer models. These sources establish a real planned independent electronic SAO update associated with DEF CON 34—not official conference issuance, admission, a fully recovered earlier lineage, completed fulfillment, final production parity, safe/electrically characterized hardware, a source-license grant, or a rights-cleared image.
INSPECTRON 34 SAO (DEF CON 34)
Completed independent RP2040 CRT-TV Simple Add-On
INSPECTRON 34 is an independent retro-CRT television-shaped Simple Add-On documented by its maker's post-conference public repository. The project records an RP2040, 16 MB flash, 1.14-inch ST7789V display, CircuitPython, USB-drive GIF loading, a DC34 right-port SAO design, and a completed DEF CON 34 run of about 20 sold boards. The post-conference handoff identifies V5 as the current released firmware. It is not an official DEF CON Human badge or admission credential.
Laser* Tag Badge DS (DEF CON 34)
Pre-event RP2350 infrared game badge with conditional LoRa score sync
Laser* Tag Badge DS is an independent BadgeLife project planned for DEF CON 34. Its maker page describes an RP2350-based infrared tag game with a 915 MHz LoRa score-sync option and QR fallback, while a public late-July update says the boards have arrived and final assembly and flashing are in progress. The record is pre-event and independent; it is not an official DEF CON admission badge.
Luna SAO (DEF CON 34)
Pre-event yellow-LED art Simple Add-On for DEF CON 34
delphi's live Uberflux listing calls Luna a simple PCB add-on for DEF CON 34. Its August 4, 2026 marketplace snapshot lists $10, six sold, and 44 remaining, with on-site-only DEF CON 34 pickup and tentative Friday/Saturday BadgeLife Village times. The product says each approximately 57 by 50 mm unit is fully assembled and tested, has a standard 2 by 3 SAO header, and lights a yellow LED in Luna's forehead when connected to the DC34 badge; it explicitly says no adapter is needed. The source supports a real planned light-up art SAO and an independent event-acquisition claim, but not its exact LED part, circuitry, power/current behavior, broad host compatibility, final inventory, completed pickup, DEF CON organizer status, conference admission, or reusable-image rights.
METROPOLIS AI SAO (DEF CON 34)
Pre-event red-eye art Simple Add-On with no described AI software
coryallegory's live Uberflux listing calls this METROPOLIS AI SAO and says it is inspired by Maria, the art-deco automaton from Fritz Lang's 1927 Metropolis. Its August 4, 2026 marketplace snapshot lists $20, 20 sold, and ten remaining, with a free Saturday BadgeLife Village pickup label and a pre-order statement for DEF CON 34 or BSidesLV pickup. The maker says each fully assembled unit uses a standard 2 by 3 SAO header and has a red eye that glows when powered through that header. The listing supplies no description of a model, application, controller, firmware, or other artificial-intelligence capability. This is a source-backed pre-event independent LED art SAO record, not evidence of AI software, final manufacture, completed pickup, universal electrical compatibility, use rights in the film inspiration, DEF CON organizer affiliation, conference admission, or reusable-image rights.
MF Doom SAO v2 (DEF CON 34)
Planned $20 independent Simple Add-On with a maker-stated surface-mount update
Rex's public DEF CON 34 Badgelife response labels MF Doom SAO v2 as an update to an existing SAO, marks it Coming soon, and gives a $20 price. The source-named Reddit account u/Truth-Miserable independently posted MF Doom SAO v2, said a limited original run existed the previous year, and said its parts will be surface mounted this time. Later maker comments describe direct-message preorders and planned local handoff near the Las Vegas Convention Center. These public maker statements establish a real planned independent 2026 v2 artifact, not an official DEF CON issue, admission credential, completed manufacture or delivery, a documented electrical implementation, firmware/source release, a rights-cleared image, or affiliation with MF DOOM or a rights holder.
MalO SAO (DEF CON 34)
Pre-event RP2350B interactive Simple Add-On planned for DEF CON 34
ParallelLogic's Uberflux listing, public MalO_SAO source/design repository, and first-hand Hackaday.io project diary document a planned DEF CON 34 Simple Add-On based on the SCP-1471-A MalO setting. The marketplace's August 4, 2026 snapshot lists $50, 43 sold, and 57 remaining. The repository says the units are intended for online sale and DEF CON 34 handout in August 2026, identifies an RP2350B, 16 MB external flash, 1.5-inch 128 by 128 grayscale OLED, standard six-pin SAO header, USB-C, capacitive touch, potentiometer, buzzer, microphone, hall sensor, IMU, ambient-light sensor, IR transmit/receive, NFC/RFID, and LED banks. Its project diary confirms the work is ongoing and documents early prototype testing. The repository declares the work CC BY-SA 3.0. This is a source-backed pre-event independent badge record, not proof that a final revision has shipped, that all promoted functions are complete, that every radio/sensor interaction is safe or private, that a named third-party lore asset grants image rights, that the project is DEF CON-issued, or that it grants admission.
Monorail Con Badge (DEF CON 34)
Sold-out independent three-SAO monorail badge for DEF CON 34
Zach's Hacks' live Shopify listing calls the Monorail Con Badge sold out and says preorder customers will receive pickup details by email, while noting there may be a few extras to trade in person. Its current public product payload marks all three purchase options unavailable: a $65 badge-and-SAOs option, a $150 bundle option that adds Dani.pink's separately made Laser* Tag Badge DS, and an $80 voluntary extra-payment option. The listing describes a small monorail on a track, a clip for a paper ticket not included, three SAOs, a speaker/mini-SD sound surface, blinky lights, and a regulated 3.3 V supply from two AAA batteries. The maker explicitly says final versions may vary and that it has no affiliation with the Las Vegas Monorail. This is a source-backed independent pre-event badge record, not evidence of final manufactured specification, fulfilled pickup/trade, included transit fare, common hardware/firmware ownership with the bundled Laser* Tag badge, DEF CON organizer affiliation, conference admission, or reusable-image rights.
NYC Badge (DEF CON 34)
Pre-event ATMEGA328 multi-layer BadgeLife soldering kit
NYC Badge is an independent, pre-event BadgeLife soldering kit offered through Uberflux's Def Con 34 Badge Pickup. The storefront lists a $60 Original option and, at this August 3 source pass, shows the 20-kit listing as OUT with zero remaining and 20 sold. Its published kit list names a layered PCB build, pre-soldered lights, a pre-flashed ATMEGA328, crystal, passive parts, switches, an AAA holder, and included SAO material. This records a real upcoming small-run hardware listing, not final pickup, completed attendee delivery, or an official DEF CON admission credential.
NilbinSec PAC-MAN Ghost SAO (DEF CON 34)
Independent planned free PAC-MAN Ghost SAO giveaway for DEF CON 34
NilbinSec's public DEF CON 34 Badgelife response names a new PAC MAN Ghost SAO, calls it free, says 1,000 will be given away, and promises social-media and village drops plus a Day-1 GitHub post. A first-party NilbinSec Bluesky reply in its Spectre Sniffer launch thread separately says a purchase includes a PAC-MAN Ghost SAO and helps fund more than 1,500 free SAOs for Vegas. The live Spectre Sniffer listing says it includes one Pac-Man Ghost SAO in one of four colors. Those sources establish a real planned companion SAO and current event association, but they do not establish whether the 1,000 giveaway, purchase-included, and four-color statements describe the same physical revision/variant; an electronic design, connector specification, final artwork, actual drop, GitHub release, official DEF CON issuance/admission, reusable-image permission, or third-party intellectual-property authorization.
NilbinSec Power Glove Re-release SAO (DEF CON 34)
Independent planned 500-unit Power Glove SAO re-release for DEF CON 34
NilbinSec's public DEF CON 34 Badgelife response identifies a Power Glove Re-release SAO as a free giveaway: 500 units, with drop announcements on social media and at the Badgelife Village, and a stated plan to post it to NilbinSec GitHub on DEF CON Day 1. The maker's existing DC32 Power Glove SAO repository preserves a historical fabrication/assembly trail—Gerbers plus a bill of materials with two 470-ohm resistors, three flashing RGB LEDs, one cloudy red LED, and a 2×3 shrouded SAO header. It does not publish a 2026-specific repository, firmware, change log, or production record. This is a source-backed planned independent re-release, not proof that the 500 units were made, dropped, received, electrically identical to the DC32 design, officially issued by DEF CON, usable for admission, licensed for reuse, or represented by a rights-cleared image.
NorthSec 2026 Badge
Official ESP32-S3 NFC e-paper badge with post-event Apache-2.0 source release
NorthSec 2026's official registration page lists a new social electronic badge as an included item for conference, CTF, combo, and training ticket holders while supplies lasted. The official competition page's retained 2026 Solarpunk section says the hackable electronic badge was fully integrated into the CTF, with badge challenges worth points and on-site badge-firmware tampering among the physical tracks. Official villages pages document badge pickup through attendees' nSec order QR codes, soldering-village activity where attendees could enhance their badge with blinking electronic parts, and a badge museum. On August 3, after the May event, NorthSec published the separate Apache-2.0 `nsec/badge-2026` repository. Its commit-pinned hardware and source tree documents an ESP32-S3 badge design with an ST25R3916 NFC front end, six buttons, eighteen WS2812/NeoPixel LEDs, a 200×200 GDEH0154D67 / SSD1681 e-paper path, KiCad design files, production BOM/CPL/Gerbers, PlatformIO firmware, conference/CTF partitions, CTF assets, and dock/SAO directories.
Not Just a Crosswalk SAO (DEF CON 34)
Planned open-hardware CH32V003 light-up Simple Add-On for DEF CON 34
The maker-owned public `keeloi79/not-a-crosswalk-sao` repository explicitly calls Not Just a Crosswalk a Simple Add-On (SAO) project for DEF CON 34. Its README documents a CH32V003 F4P6 RISC-V controller, eighteen side-emitting addressable LEDs, persistent palette/effect settings, two controls, 3.3 V host-badge power stepped to 5 V or a USB-C 5 V input path, and claimed SAO V1.69bis/V2.0 compatibility. The source tree includes documentation, schematics, firmware, build instructions, and a three-part license declaration: CERN-OHL-S v2 hardware, GPLv3 firmware, and CC BY-SA 4.0 documentation/creative works. This is a source-backed planned independent DEF CON 34 add-on, not evidence of a final manufactured run, price, sales channel, quantity, pickup, recipient, host-badge test matrix, electrical-safety validation, official DEF CON affiliation, admission right, or rights-cleared badge image.
OWASP SAO (DEF CON 34)
Source-published 15-pixel touch SAO firmware project; physical artifact and handoff unverified
Punk Security's public repository calls its Arduino sketch "the firmware for the OWASP DefCon 34 SAO." Its final public source snapshot provides an actual `main.ino` rather than an event-labelled name alone: it defines 15 addressable RGB pixel positions, three PTC capacitive-touch nodes, and a README that says the SAO header exposes UPDI for reprogramming. This clears the catalogue threshold for a named, source-published pre-event electronic add-on project. It does not establish a final PCB, microcontroller, power path, exact SAO specification, fabricated unit, approved OWASP or DEF CON relationship, price, allocation, pickup, delivered handoff, credential function, or reusable image rights.
Open Sauce 2026 Badge
SauceBot / Arduino Sopracciglio electronic badge with a post-event KiCad archive
Open Sauce 2026's SauceBot badge is documented by Caleb Marting's post-event public archive as an Arduino MKR Zero-compatible electronic badge with native KiCad sources, firmware, a microphone, button, red LEDs, battery holder, and optional Simple Add-On headers. The archive says at least two attendees hacked badges Saturday night and brought four new games on Sunday; an independent attendee firmware archive also describes receiving an eyebrow module and replacing the original Bop It-style firmware. Together the sources establish a real festival artifact and hands-on hacking trail, not a universal attendee allocation or organizer-owned source release.
Portal Badge (DEF CON 34)
Pre-event CH32V303 Portal puzzle badge from a public DC34 source tree
BigFuckingBadge's live DEF CON 34 page calls this year's Portal Badge a 14×14-inch Companion-Cube-shaped, touch-activated badge, marks presale open with limited quantities, and advertises $120 before DEF CON 34 or $150 through hackerwarehouse during the con. A public GitLab hierarchy at `hexum-public-share/bfb/dc34/public/badge/portal-badge` contains separate software, hardware, and sound projects for the same Portal-themed badge. The source names a `ch32fun-portal-badge` firmware project and a `ch32v303-48lqfp-portal-badge` board project; its current software configuration targets a CH32V303CBT6 with PlatformIO and ch32v003fun. The committed firmware defines 85 LED pixels, fourteen active-low inputs, SD-card-backed audio with DAC playback, flash-persisted unlock state, a serial Portal Gun SAO/badge-to-badge protocol, and diode-solder-on detection. Its design document describes standby, Nyan, and a four-level Portal puzzle game built around spheres, portals, fire, and unlockable features. Public commits show software “final code checks” and hardware acrylic SVG work on August 2, 2026. This is a source-backed pre-event independent record, not proof of a completed sale, physical run, event allocation, pickup, official DEF CON credential, final binary, safety validation, third-party-IP permission, or reusable-image rights.
Portal Gun SAO (DEF CON 34)
Independent PFC161 touch-and-four-LED companion SAO announced for DEF CON 34
BigFuckingBadge's public DEF CON 34 Badgelife response lists a new $20 PORTAL gun SAO and says touching its end changes animated colors and interacts with the PORTAL Badge. The maker's live DEF CON 34 page independently describes a $20 Portal-gun companion with blue, orange/red, and off modes plus interaction with that year's Portal Badge. Hexum064's public `portal-gun-sao-dc33-code` source targets PFC161, defines a four-pixel LED buffer, blue/orange color states, a capacitive-touch threshold, and a touch-triggered state update; the public hardware tree holds KiCad, BOM/position, Gerber, and acrylic files. The source repositories retain `dc33` in their names, so they are an implementation/reuse trail rather than proof of a newly designed or unchanged 2026 production revision. Together the sources establish a real planned independent electronic SAO associated with DEF CON 34—not official DEF CON issuance, admission, confirmed fulfillment, a finalized host-compatibility claim, final hardware/firmware parity, third-party-IP permission, a source-license grant, or a rights-cleared image.
Root Access SAO (DEF CON 34)
Pre-event ATtiny1616 cedar interactive Simple Add-On for DEF CON 34
MakeItHackin's live Uberflux listing describes Root Access as a home-milled Tennessee-cedar add-on built for the DEF CON 34 badge and says it also works with a standard six-pin SAO header. Its August 4, 2026 marketplace snapshot lists $50 and a seller state of 15 sold from a listed total of 100, with BSides Las Vegas and Linq Circle Bar drop labels. The maker's public RootAccess guide independently identifies an ATtiny1616, ten addressable RGB pixels, eleven discrete LEDs, fifty built-in animations, a physical button, I2C address 0x50, and non-volatile USERROW state. It documents standalone operation and host-controlled lighting over I2C, plus separate GPIO 1 and GPIO 2 circuits that can be used as LED outputs or button inputs. This is a source-backed pre-event independent SAO record, not proof of final manufacture, actual drop handoff, every listed compatibility claim, safe electrical integration, DEF CON organizer affiliation, conference admission, or reusable-image rights.
Security Fest 2026 RP2040 Badge
Source-backed RP2040 LED-matrix conference badge
Security Fest 2026's public firmware repository identifies this as the official conference badge: a small, hackable RP2040 device with a 9×9 LED matrix, six buttons, USB surface, and public firmware. The official event site confirms the completed May 28-29 Gothenburg conference, while a contemporaneous attendee report credits Carl Vargklint's badge work. Allocation and delivery are not documented.
THcon 2026 Badge
French ESP32-C6 B.A.D.G.E. with OLED, SAO, and BLE color propagation
The official THcon 2026 B.A.D.G.E. page documents an ESP32-C6 electronic badge with the Badge3000 WiFi access point, an I2C OLED at address 0x3C, and BLE padlock and one-time-password challenges for the May 5-6 tenth edition in Toulouse. A May 13 first-hand attendee teardown identifies the distributed board as an ESP32-C6-WROOM-1 build with an SSD1306 OLED, WS2812 RGB LED, ATC24C04 EEPROM, SAO connector, single-cell battery/TP4056 charging path, and USB-C CH340C serial bridge; it also documents the delivered firmware's BLE color-command propagation behavior.
The Beer SAO / BCCC Temperature Badge (DEF CON 34)
Pre-event RP2350 temperature-measuring Simple Add-On for DEF CON 34's BCCC
The live maker listing for The Beer SAO, the public `aerospace-venoms/BCCC_Temperature_SAO` source tree, and BCCC's own DEF CON 34 page document an independent temperature-measuring Simple Add-On associated with the Beer Chilling Contraption Contest. The marketplace's August 4, 2026 payload shows a $45, 150-unit presale with 28 sold and 122 remaining, two BadgeLife Village pickup slots, and no shipping. It describes a roughly 100 mm beer-cup SAO with a waterproof temperature probe, triple seven-segment display, RP2350 with 2 MB flash, USB-C, and a supplied 180-degree adapter for the upside-down DC34 host ports. The source tree identifies an RP2350A, W25Q16 flash, DS18B20 temperature sensor, RGB-independent brightness control, Pico-SDK firmware, KiCad design files, a versioned UF2, and batch programming/soak-test tooling; it says BCCC winners receive copies while stock lasts. This is a source-backed pre-event independent badge record, not proof of final manufacture, pickup, contest results, host compatibility, temperature accuracy, safety, final firmware, DEF CON organizer endorsement, conference admission, or reusable-image rights.
The Shattered Shard (DEF CON 34)
Public player-guide electronic challenge badge; allocation unverified
BigDawgDave's public GitHub repository describes itself as the public repository for a DEF CON 34 RM-Cyber challenge badge called The Shattered Shard. Its Player Guide tells participants to use an assigned badge with a charged battery, a local Wi-Fi/browser interaction, a data-capable USB cable, a serial terminal, and one labelled-jumper task. It is enough evidence to preserve a separately named, independently documented pre-event electronic challenge badge, but it does not prove the RM-Cyber relationship, organizer authorization, hardware provenance, sale or giveaway, run size, allocation, physical handoff, completed on-site use, admission function, or a rights-cleared image.
UPDeeDeeI SAO (DEF CON 34)
Sold-out pre-event Lepi Labs UPDI-programmer moth Simple Add-On for DEF CON 34
Lepi Labs' own Uberflux listing identifies UPDeeDeeI as a DEF CON 34-drop moth Simple Add-On. Its August 4, 2026 marketplace state is out of stock, with seven sold, zero remaining, and a $35 listed price. The maker says a CH340E USB-to-serial converter supports UPDI programming of compatible ATtiny devices, names an onboard ATtiny814 with two RGB LED eyes, and describes USB-C plus a flexible FPC tongue used as a functional USB cable. It also claims configurable 3.3 V or 5 V UPDI voltage, SAO or included CR2032 power, and v1.1 pre-event corrections including an FPC power fuse. Lepi Labs' first-hand DC34 announcement corroborates planned Friday and Saturday BadgeLife Village drops. This is a source-backed pre-event independent programming-tool SAO, not proof of final board revision, safe programming configuration, USB/FPC durability, compatible target coverage, delivery, host compatibility, DEF CON organizer affiliation, conference admission, or reusable-image rights.
Volatile Organic Canary SAO (DEF CON 34)
Sold-out pre-event Lepi Labs novelty VOC-indicator Simple Add-On for DEF CON 34
Lepi Labs' own Uberflux listing identifies the Volatile Organic Canary as a DEF CON 34-drop Simple Add-On. Its August 4, 2026 marketplace state is out of stock, with 11 sold, zero remaining, and a $45 listed price. The product describes an SGP40 VOC sensor plus SHT4x temperature/humidity sensor, a two-character fourteen-segment display, RGB LED, ATtiny1616-S controller, UPDI reprogramming, SAO or included CR2032 power, and a lanyard clip. Its maker explicitly says the device is novelty-only and must not be relied on for accurate air-quality measurements; it also records a ten-minute VOC-index warmup and a v1.0 board-order/remediation plan. Lepi Labs' first-hand DC34 announcement corroborates planned Friday and Saturday BadgeLife Village drops. This is a source-backed pre-event independent sensor SAO, not proof of final manufactured hardware, sold orders, safe or accurate air-quality measurement, delivery, host compatibility, DEF CON organizer affiliation, conference admission, or reusable-image rights.
Wordweaving Badge (DEF CON 34)
Pre-event RP2350 CTF-adventure BadgeLife badge for DEF CON 34
BigTaro's own Wordweaving Badge project page and live Uberflux listing describe an independent DEF CON 34 top-down adventure / CTF badge. The current maker payload shows a $120 100-unit presale with 41 sold, DC34 pickup, and post-con shipping; it also says the badge would be $140 at the maker-described Hacker Warehouse booth during the conference. The maker describes an RP2350 with 4 MB flash, 16 RGB addressable LEDs, a 128×128 grayscale display, rechargeable LiPo via USB-C, and a fully addressable SAO port. It publishes game, CTF, multiplayer, word-building, and optional-component claims, but says hardware documentation and a stub firmware will only be provided after the conference. The project page says 30-plus CTF puzzles while the live listing says 35-plus, so the record preserves a broad maker-described challenge surface rather than resolving the discrepancy. This is a source-backed pre-event independent badge, not proof of final hardware/firmware, shipment or pickup, game availability, CTF completion, venue authorization, DEF CON affiliation, conference admission, or reusable-image rights.
iFixit SAO (DEF CON 34)
Maker-documented ATtiny1604 soldering-challenge Simple Add-On
NerdFlare's public repository describes a 2026 iFixit Shitty Add On (SAO), while its repository description labels the project an iFixit DEFCON 2026 SAO. The commit-pinned README documents a physical PCB art badge with multiple LED animations, an interactive surface-mount soldering challenge, user-programmable firmware, an ATtiny1604-SS target, PlatformIO/Arduino code, and KiCad design files. A dated July 18 source commit says "Version 0.1 - FINAL: art, code, and PCB. 1000 made for DEFCON34." Those are direct project-publisher statements sufficient to retain a distinct pre-event DEF CON 34 artifact, but not proof of organizer issuance, iFixit corporate publication, event authorization, attendee allocation, actual handoff, admission function, a final unit-by-unit configuration, or reusable-image rights.