Participant Guide — Hardware: Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32-S3 + Wio-SX1262 LoRa Module All tools in this guide are open-source and intended for security research, education, and privacy auditing. Welcome to the LoRa Radio CTF Welcome, Agent. You’re about to get hands-on with real radio hardware — no simulations, no virtual Read more
LEVEL 3: Seeed Xiao ESP32-S3 on solderled breadboard Get on the mesh in Build the DIY Darknet-NG 14 badge design. Create your own LoRa mesh network that works without internet or cell towers. Direct peer-to-peer messaging up to several miles between nodes. Level 2 badge is a great way if Read more
LEVEL 2: Seeed Xiao ESP32-S3 on solderless breadboard Get on the mesh in Build the DIY Darknet-NG 14 badge design. Create your own LoRa mesh network that works without internet or cell towers. Direct peer-to-peer messaging up to several miles between nodes. Level 2 badge is a great way if Read more
Building Trust Through Direct Connections As traditional infrastructure becomes less reliable, the ability to communicate without centralized networks is more important than ever. We have been building badges around Meshtastic which is built to help agents set up their own distributed mesh networks wherever they go. Whether you’re off-grid camping, Read more
Step 2: 3D Print Your Badge If you are looking for parts, you need to go to Step 1: Buy Your Badge Parts Introducing the Darknet-NG 13 Badge Version 1.8.1! I spent a few hours updating the body of the badge with ya’ll input. STL (3D Print Files) Locations: Source Read more
LEVEL 1: HELTEC V3 BUILD Get on the mesh in Build the proven Darknet-NG 13 badge design. Create your own LoRa mesh network that works without internet or cell towers. Direct peer-to-peer messaging up to several miles between nodes. This is our 2024 badge with tons of community mods, custom Read more
We are looking for individuals interested in creating content or helping volunteer to work with Darknet-NG! If any of these positions or something else to make the contest awesome tickles your fancy, please fill out this google form to let us know! https://forms.gle/QsBPkyd6KfLHngRR6
We are always looking for new folks to help with the Darknet-NG contest. We need all types of help at DEFCON and/or year round. We have a working list of roles and some of the responsibilities associated with them. If you are interested in participating you can use this google Read more
Downloading the file Default Badge & Slicer Using Design Program to make customization Using a slicer for the first time Start the print job Organic 3D Print Support Short Clean Up & Assembly Long Case Clean Up Simple Meshtastic Web Flasher Meshtastic ParrotOS Flasher First Time Badge Setup on Android Read more
Official post for the Darknet-NG-12-Badge case! Gater(Myself) & Digital have been designing and working on this badge and case since Dec 2022. After many (20+) iterations we are happy to share DN-Badge-version-8.6.0!!! If you have access to a 3D printer you can print your own. If you don’t own a Read more