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Track & Trace See where your products really go.

Every product carries its own serial number, linked to its product data. Every scan is recorded with its place, its frequency and any alert it raises. Your dashboard turns that into cases to review - counterfeits and grey-market routes, market by market.

authentic.network dashboard: scan totals, suspicious scans grouped into cases, a world map of authentic, counterfeit and grey-market activity, and the top countries by scans
The authentic.network dashboardExample data

Every scan is a data point. Your dashboard shows you which ones need attention.

Track & Trace by authentic.network links a unique serial number on every item to its product data and records every verification scan: where it happened, how often the code was checked and whether it raised an alert. Suspicious scans are grouped into counterfeit and grey-market cases for review. It is built on verification scans rather than on supply-chain event data.

How it works

From the print on your product to the case on your screen.

  1. 01 · Print

    One serial per item

    We print the codes with Crypto-Optical Technology, each with its own serial number - as stickers or integrated into your label artwork.

  2. 02 · Link

    Connect product data

    Each serial is linked to its product: article, batch, production date and the market it is meant for.

  3. 03 · Scan

    Checked anywhere

    Inspectors, distributors and customers scan with any smartphone. Each scan is recorded: where, how often, and whether it raised an alert.

  4. 04 · Review

    Act on cases

    Your dashboard shows scans by market and over time, and groups suspicious scans into counterfeit and grey-market cases.

What you can do with it

From scans to decisions.

Review cases

Act on what needs attention

Suspicious scans are grouped into counterfeit and grey-market cases, so your team reviews a handful of cases instead of thousands of scans.

Find hotspots

See where copies surface

Failed checks show which markets are affected, so you know where brand protection needs to act first.

Spot diversion

Compare with the intended market

Each serial knows the market it was meant for. Units scanned somewhere else reveal grey-market routes.

Follow a batch

Know where a batch has been checked

Because serials are linked to batch and production date, you can see where products from a specific batch have been scanned.

Read your markets

Where products really end up

Scans by country and over time show where your products are actually used - which is not always where you ship them.

Compare products

Insight per article

See which articles are checked most, and where, to understand demand and exposure product by product.

Item, not batch

Every serial knows which product it belongs to.

Batch codes

You know the batch.

Thousands of units share one code. When something turns up in the wrong place, you know which batch it came from - and nothing more.

A serial on every item

You know the product.

Every unit carries its own serial number, linked to its product data. Each scan belongs to exactly one product - and you know what that product is.

Ready for the Digital Product Passport. A unique identifier per item is what passport rules build on. The serial on every code is already that identifier - and the same code can carry the passport when the rules reach your product group.

About the passport
Who uses it

One set of scans. Answers for five teams.

Brand protectionWhere do counterfeits of our products appear?Failed checks by market, grouped into counterfeit cases.
Sales & distributionAre our distributors keeping to their territories?Units scanned outside their intended market show up as grey-market cases.
QualityA batch is affected - where has it gone?Serials linked to batch and production date show where that batch has been checked.
MarketingWhere are our products actually used?Scans by country, over time and per article reveal real demand.
ComplianceAre we ready for product passport rules?One serial per item is the identifier a Digital Product Passport builds on.
Every scan, as it happens

Zoom in from the big picture to a single scan.

  • A live view of every scan, with its location on the map
  • Filter by result - authentic, suspicious, grey market - and by country
  • Search for a product or a code
  • Compare with the day before, and export for your team
authentic.network scan view: scans of the last 24 hours on a map, filtered by authentic, suspicious and grey-market results, with a timeline and top countries
The scan viewExample data
200M+verification scans
1 serialper item, not per batch
ISO 27001certified
Made in Germanydeveloped and printed by us

Trusted by manufacturers including BOSCH, STIHL, LIQUI MOLY and Meyer Burger. Scan figure: authentic.network, 2026.

Questions

About Track & Trace.

What does Track & Trace record?

Every verification scan: where a product's code was checked, how often, and whether the check raised an alert. Because every item carries its own serial number linked to its product data, each scan belongs to exactly one known product.

Do we need to connect our ERP or logistics systems?

No. Track & Trace works from verification scans alone. You do not have to hand over supply-chain event data or integrate another system to get started.

Can we see where a specific batch has been scanned?

Yes. Serial numbers can be linked to product data such as article, batch, production date and intended market, so you can see where products from a specific batch have been checked.

Is this a full supply-chain tracking system?

It shows where your products are checked in the field, based on verification scans - not production or shipping events. That is why it needs no integration to start, and why it complements your logistics systems rather than replacing them.

What are cases?

Suspicious scans are grouped into cases, either counterfeit or grey market, so your team reviews a few cases rather than thousands of individual scans. The dashboard shows how many cases need review and where they occurred.

Which product data do we need to provide?

As much as you want to see in your analysis. Serials can be linked to article, batch, production date and intended market. The intended market is what makes grey-market cases possible; batch and production date let you follow a batch.

Can we export the data?

Yes. Scan data can be exported from the scan view, so your team can work with it in its own tools and reports.

Get started

See where your products go.

Tell us which products and markets you want to see first. Or start with the Sample Kit - one genuine code and one perfect reprint - and see the check that every data point starts with.

Real products.
Real impact.