Electronic badge

Not to be confused with digital badge.

An electronic badge (or electronic conference badge) is a gadget that is a replacement for a traditional paper-based badge or pass issued at public events.^[1] It is mainly handed out at computer (security) conferences and hacker events.^[2] Their main feature is to display the name of the attendee, but due to their electronic nature they can include a variety of software. The badges were originally a tradition at DEF CON, but spread across different events.^[3]

Several electronic badges from conferences such as CCCamp and SHA2017

Examples

Hardware

• SHA2017 badge, which included an e-ink screen and an ESP32^[4]
• Card10 for CCCamp2019^[5][6]
• Electromagnetic Field Camp badge^[7][8]

Software

The organization badge.team has developed a platform called "Hatchery"^[9] to publish and develop software for several badges.^[10]

References

1. White, Mark Alexander (June 20, 2006). "SmartBadge: An Electronic Conference Badge using RF and IR Communications". University of Canterbury.
2. "Badgelife: the art of the conference badge". HackSpace magazine. January 12, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
3. Oberhaus, Daniel (September 18, 2018). "A History of Badgelife, Def Con's Unlikely Obsession with Artistic Circuit Boards". Vice. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
4. "Nederlands hackercamp SHA2017 gaat wifi-badges met E-Ink gebruiken". Tweakers (in Dutch). Retrieved November 10, 2019.
5. "card10 - Home". card10.badge.events.ccc.de. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
6. By (August 29, 2019). "Hands-On: CCCamp2019 Badge Is A Sensor Playground Not To Be Mistaken For A Watch". Hackaday. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
7. "EMF Badge". badge.emfcamp.org. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
8. By (August 27, 2018). "2018 Electromagnetic Field Badge: It's An Entire Phone!". Hackaday. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
9. "Hatchery". badge.team. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
10. By (February 20, 2019). "Badge.Team: Badges Get A Platform". Hackaday. Retrieved November 24, 2019.