Welcome to the Badges and Gadgets of Defcon (BGD) repository! This repository serves as a curated collection of source code sources for the badges and gadgets shared at various Defcon security conferences. Explore, learn, and discover the creative and innovative projects that have been showcased at these events.
- Introduction
- How to Use
- Badge Collection
- Badge Challenge Walkthrough
- Other Cool Gadget
- Badge Discord Servers
- Contributing
- License
Defcon conferences have always been a hub for groundbreaking security projects and creative tech innovations. The BGD repository aims to gather the source code for the various badges and gadgets shared at these events. Whether you're a developer, security enthusiast, or just curious about what's new, this repository offers a unique insight into the projects that have captured the attention of the Defcon community.
For official DEF CON badges (DC1 - DC26) details, checkout this archive page => DC-Badges page.
To explore the badges and gadgets showcased in this repository:
- Browse through the Badge Collection section.
- Click on the badge's name to access its source code repository.
- Check out the technology used, documentation, demos, and more.
- Feel free to contribute or use the source code for your own projects.
| BadgeName | Creator | BadgeDescription | SourceCode/Docs | Lang/Tech | Demo link/Image | Conference Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Future Will Prevail badge | alt_bier | Badge based on DEF CON 31 theme | - GitHub↗ - Docs↗ |
- C++ - shell - C |
 Snap on x ↗ |
DC31 - 2023 |
| Electronic Tor badge | The Tor Project | This electronic badge acts as a mini lie detector. It has two primary sensors, a GSR sensor and a heart rate sensor. | GitHub | - C++ | DC29 | |
| DCZia Electric Sampler | DCZia | The DCZia Electric Sampler - A eurorack format drum machine, sampler, and step sequencer powered by the Pi2040. | - Documentation & source code↗ | - RPI 2040 - Midi In / Out (TRRS) - 3.5mm Sync In / Out |
 - Tindie↗ |
DC31 - 2023 |
| DEFCON 18 Badge | Joe Grand | Badge features active electronics mounted on an artistically designed, aluminum substrate printed circuit board. | - Documentation & source code↗ - Article↗ |
N/A |  - YouTube↗ - More YT Samples From Attendees↗ |
DC18 |
| BadgeName | Snap | BadgeCreators | ConferenceYear | LinkToWriteup | WriteupBy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tor Project Badge | image↗ | The Tor Project | DEF CON 29 | DC 29 Tor Badge Challenge Walkthrough↗ | Twitter: @Gigs↗ |
| DEFCON 18 Badge | image↗ | Joe Grand | DC18 | Hacking the DEFCON 18 Badge | lanmaster53 |
| DEFCON 30 Badge | image↗ | MK Factor | DC 30 | Github↗ | Kybr |
- Sources to some of the cool projects as seen at DEF CON.
| GadgetName | Creator(s) | GadgetDescription | SourceCode/Docs | Lang/Tech | Demo | DEFCON Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Shells On Demand Appliance (S.O.D.A) Machine | jetbalsa | A vending machine to provide users(Defcon attendees at the time), a means of coming up anonymously by use of VMs that they can use over the DC network/tor at a cheap price. | GitHub↗ | - PHP - Shell - C++ |
YouTube↗ Image snap↗ |
DC31 & DC32 |
| ServerName | Creator(s) | ServerDescription | Discord |
|---|---|---|---|
| BadgeMakers | mauvehed, reanimationxp | Badge Life, Electronics, Buy / Sell / Trade / Learn | http://discord.badge.life |
If you have a badge or gadget from a Defcon conference that you'd like to add to this repository, feel free to contribute:
- Fork this repository.
- Add your badge's info to the Badge Collection table or gadget's information to the Other Cool Gadgets table section and so on.
- Submit a pull request.
- Your contribution will be reviewed and merged if appropriate.
How-to Guides:
Add links when curating:
[Link Text↗](URL)e.g
[Defcon↗](https://defcon.org)Add line breaks:
</br>Image previews:
The content of this repository is licensed under the MIT License. Each badge or gadget may have its own respective license, which you can find in their source code repositories.