If you follow DEF CON news at all, you’ll know that there’s been some kind of issue with the badges. But don’t worry, DEF CON will have badges, but so will the community!

What do I mean by this? Well, badge hacking has long been a DEF CON tradition, but in the past few years, we’ve seen more and more unofficial badges appearing at DEF CON. This year seems to be a massive upswing, and while I’m sure some of that was in progress before the badge announcement, I believe at least some of it is the community response to the DEF CON badge issue . (Edit: All of the listed badges were apparently in the works before the DEF CON announcement. Thanks to @wbm312 for setting me straight.)

I’ve tried to collect information about all the unofficial badges I can find, but I’d imagine there are many more that I haven’t heard about, or whose creator just isn’t talking about it. I know for a fact at least one such private badge exists!

Know of another badge? Ping me on Twitter (@Matir) and I’ll update. Sorry I have so many unknowns, but lots of the badges are keeping quiet!

Available for Sale

This includes badges that were available for sale at some point, even if now sold out. Basically, if at any point you could exchange cash, credit, bitcoin, litecoin, ethereum, gold ingots, or any other form of value for the badge, I’m putting it here. (I’d call it “commercial”, but most of these are a labor of love and the money just helps the creator not go broke with their labors.)

AND!XOR DEF CON 25 Indie Badge

Link : https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyr0n/andxor-defcon-25-indie-badge

: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyr0n/andxor-defcon-25-indie-badge Features : NRF52 (Bluetooth LE), RGB Neopixels, Color Screen

: NRF52 (Bluetooth LE), RGB Neopixels, Color Screen Availability : Limited at-Con.

: Limited at-Con. Price: Unknown, was $120 in Kickstarter.

2017 WiFi Badge

Link : https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/666360536/2017-wifi-badge

: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/666360536/2017-wifi-badge Features : OLED screen, WiFi (ESP8266), LEDs

: OLED screen, WiFi (ESP8266), LEDs Availability : Kickstarter Only?

: Kickstarter Only? Price: $45

Mr Robot Badge

Link : https://twitter.com/mrrobotbadge

: https://twitter.com/mrrobotbadge Features : Charlieplexed LEDs, Color Silkscreen, ESP 8266

: Charlieplexed LEDs, Color Silkscreen, ESP 8266 Availability : On-site

: On-site Price: Unknown

Puffy

Link : https://shiftj.is/post/puffy/

: https://shiftj.is/post/puffy/ Features : Linux SoC, WiFi

: Linux SoC, WiFi Availability : Limited

: Limited Price: $40

The Ides of DEF CON

Link : https://dc25spqr.com/

: https://dc25spqr.com/ Features : Sub-1GHz Radio, Blinky Lights, Sound, LED Screen

: Sub-1GHz Radio, Blinky Lights, Sound, LED Screen Availability : Sold Out, Kickstarter Only, Open Source

: Sold Out, Kickstarter Only, Open Source Price: $120

Queercon 14 Badge

Link : https://queercon.org/badge/qc14-badge/

: https://queercon.org/badge/qc14-badge/ Features : Unknown?

: Unknown? Availability : Waitlist

: Waitlist Price: Unknown (Donation Reward)

Beyond Binaries Badge

Link : https://twitter.com/emilyincarnate/status/879909577524903938

: https://twitter.com/emilyincarnate/status/879909577524903938 Features : LEDs, unknown?

: LEDs, unknown? Availability : Unknown

: Unknown Price: Unknown

DEF CON Furs

Link : https://twitter.com/DCFurs/status/883161195036921856

: https://twitter.com/DCFurs/status/883161195036921856 Features : Unknown

: Unknown Availability : Pre-order sold out

: Pre-order sold out Price: Unknown

DEF CON Darknet

Link : https://dcdark.net

: https://dcdark.net Features : Unknown

: Unknown Availability : At-con

: At-con Price: Unknown

DC 801

Link : https://www.dc801.org/party2017/

: https://www.dc801.org/party2017/ Features : Access to DC801 Party, Unknown

: Access to DC801 Party, Unknown Availability : Sold out

: Sold out Price: Unknown

Cryptovillage

Link : https://twitter.com/CryptoVillage/status/872129337100652548

: https://twitter.com/CryptoVillage/status/872129337100652548 Features : Unknown

: Unknown Availability : Crypto & Privacy Village

: Crypto & Privacy Village Price: Unknown

Hacker Warehouse

Link : http://hackerwarehouse.com/product/hacker-warehouse-electronic-badge/

: http://hackerwarehouse.com/product/hacker-warehouse-electronic-badge/ Features : Blinkenlights, Unknown

: Blinkenlights, Unknown Availability : Pre-order sold out, maybe some at con?

: Pre-order sold out, maybe some at con? Price: Unknown

NulliBadge

Link : http://nu.llify.com

: http://nu.llify.com Features : LEDs, IR Tag, Open Source

: LEDs, IR Tag, Open Source Availability : Onsite, limited pre-reg

: Onsite, limited pre-reg Price: $60

Private Projects/Little Detail

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