Brand Protection Stop counterfeits at the first scan.
Counterfeiters can copy your packaging down to the last detail. They cannot copy the security layer printed on it. Anyone with a smartphone can tell your original from a reprint - on the spot, without an app.
Counterfeits can copy your packaging. They can't copy the proof printed on it.
Brand Protection by authentic.network uses patented Crypto-Optical Technology: a security layer of manipulated bit blocks printed on the product. Any attempt to copy the layer destroys its pattern, so a reprint fails verification on any smartphone while the original passes.
A good counterfeit looks exactly like your product.
That is what makes it dangerous. Packaging, labels and even holograms can be imitated. When nobody can tell original from copy, the damage lands on your brand.
Figures: OECD / EUIPO, Global Trade in Fakes.
Lost revenue
Every counterfeit sold is a sale that didn't happen - often at a price your original can't compete with.
Customers at risk
Fake lubricants, tools or medicines don't perform like the original, and the failure is attributed to your brand.
Damaged trust
Once customers doubt whether a product is genuine, they doubt the brand - including every original you sell.
Everyone in the chain can verify. With the phone they already have.
Check at the border
Verification works offline, so inspectors get a result in warehouses, at border checks and wherever coverage is weak.
Check on arrival
Goods can be verified before they are accepted into stock or put on the shelf - without special readers.
Check before use
Customers point their camera at the product and see whether it is genuine. No app to install, no login.
One check for everyone. Every role scans the same security layer and gets the same answer - there is no separate expert feature that only specialists can read.
Every failed check tells you where to look.
Each verification scan is recorded with its time, its location and its result. Failed checks show you where counterfeits appear - turning a suspicion into evidence you can act on.
- Failed checks by location and over time
- Hotspots visible market by market
- Built on verification scans alone - no supply-chain data required
50 million products.
One trusted identity.
LIQUI MOLY uses authentic.network to protect its lubricant range worldwide. Customers can verify every product before it is opened - in over 150 countries.
Read the case studyAbout brand protection.
How does brand protection work without special hardware?
The protection is printed into the product's code as a security layer of manipulated bit blocks. Any smartphone camera can read and check it, so there are no readers to buy, no special inks and no app to install.
Can counterfeiters copy the security layer?
They can reprint the visible code, but not the security pattern: photographing, scanning or reprinting destroys the manipulated bit blocks. The reprint looks like the original, but it fails verification.
What happens when someone scans a counterfeit?
The check fails and the person scanning sees it on the spot. The failed check is recorded with its time and location, so you can see where counterfeits appear.
Who can verify a product?
Anyone with a smartphone: inspectors and customs officers, distributors and retailers, and end customers. Everyone scans the same code and gets the same answer.
Does verification work offline?
Yes. The answer comes from the code itself rather than from a server, so a product can be checked in warehouses, at border checks and in regions with unreliable coverage.
Works together with
Try to tell them apart.
The Sample Kit is one genuine code and one perfect reprint, sent to your desk. Compare them by eye - then scan both.
Real impact.