Exploiting Random Patterns of Optically Readable Materials to Ensure Authentication of Documents, Media & Substrates

Despite attempts of existing technologies, the problem of counterfeit products and documents persists. Advanced capabilities of counterfeiters have thwarted earlier attempts to solve the problem. Also, many existing solutions have either shown security flaws or require an infrastructure build-out. Tracer Detection Technology Corp. offers a theoretically foolproof confirmation of the authenticity of a document or article, even if the \´past-gen" technologies have been compromised or are included in a tiered system. Exploiting random patterns of optically materials that are image processed and matched to a machine-readable code, Tracer\´s solution creates a non-duplicable digital fingerprint, enabling verification of the authenticity of the protected articles. Using wired or wireless readers, an article is authentic only if the code confirms the pattern and its optical characteristics. This system is in the final stages of development. A prototype system exists as the basis for the completion of a reproducible commercial reader expected to be market ready before end of 2008.