Product authentication●Patented Crypto-Optical Technology
The anti-counterfeit solution any smartphone can verify.
A copy-evident code, printed on your product or label. Scan it with any phone camera: originals pass, copies fail.
Sample Kit: one genuine code, one perfect reprint. You won’t see the difference. The scan will.
Real impact.
No app. No reader. No signal needed.
Volume figure: authentic.network, 2026.
40 million products.
One trusted identity.
LIQUI MOLY protects its lubricant range worldwide with authentic.network - fully integrated into its data, production and processes, from ERP connection to track & trace and grey-market control. The result: every unit can be checked in the field, grey-market cases surface with the article and batch they belong to, and digital services such as an oil finder and a customer app run on the same code.
“We want to be able to trace our entire supply chain, from production to the end customer. And we want to do so worldwide. This is essential to delivering on our quality promise.”
All it takes is a camera.
The Sample Kit: one genuine code and one perfect reprint, sent to your desk. Try to tell them apart, then scan both.
Physical products can’t prove who they are.
of EU imports are counterfeit.1
of revenue lost to grey markets.2
of revenue comes from post-sale services.3
1 OECD/EUIPO 2025, by value · 2 authentic.network customer deployment, lubricants · 3 BCG Services Benchmark Study 2025
One sticker. Six jobs.
Print the code once, switch on what you need - now or later.
Stop counterfeits and protect your reputation.
Learn more ControlTrack & TraceSee where your products are verified, market by market.
Learn more ControlGrey-Market ControlSpot products sold outside their intended market and act on it.
Learn more ConnectWarranty & ServiceRegister products in one scan and cut fraudulent claims.
Learn more ConnectCustomer EngagementTurn every scan into an experience that builds loyalty.
Learn more ConnectDigital Product PassportMake product data accessible, verifiable and ready for the EU’s product passport rules (ESPR).
Learn moreBuilt for global industries.
From lubricants to tools, chemicals, pharma and consumer goods - our technology protects what moves the world.
What people ask before they start.
What is authentic.network?
authentic.network is an anti-counterfeit solution for physical products: a patented, copy-evident security code printed on the product or its label and linked to your product data. Any smartphone camera verifies it - no app, no reader, no signal needed. Originals pass, copies fail, and you see where your products are being checked.
What is product authentication, and how is it different from a QR code?
Identification tells you which product something claims to be. Authentication confirms that the item in front of you is the one that claim belongs to. A standard QR code can be copied perfectly, so it identifies but does not authenticate. A copy-evident code fails verification when it is duplicated.
How does authentic.network prevent counterfeit products?
It makes copies visible. Every protected item carries a printed security layer that is linked to your product data. Anyone along the chain - distributor, inspector, customer - scans the code with a normal smartphone and sees whether this item is the original. A counterfeit either carries no valid code or a reproduced one, and a reproduction does not pass the check. Every scan is also recorded, so you see where copies are surfacing instead of hearing about them months later.
Can counterfeiters copy an authentic.network code?
They can copy what the code looks like. The security layer sits in the printed structure of the code itself, and photographing, scanning or reprinting it changes that structure - so the reproduction fails verification while the original passes. That is what the Sample Kit demonstrates: it contains one genuine code and one perfect reprint. You will not see the difference. The scan will.
What does it cost to protect a product?
Pricing depends on volume, on the code format and on which solutions you switch on, so we quote per case. What is not in the price, at any volume: new production machines, special inks, reader hardware, or an app your customers have to install. The code is printed in the process you already run, and it is verified with the phone people already carry.
Do we have to change our production line?
No. The security layer comes as a ready-to-apply sticker or is integrated into your label artwork, using standard print. It runs on your existing print process with no new machines and no special inks.
What is a Digital Product Passport and when does it become mandatory?
A Digital Product Passport is a machine-readable record of a product's origin, materials and lifecycle. It is introduced product group by product group under EU law: the battery passport applies from 18 February 2027, and further product groups follow through delegated acts under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation.
Can authentic.network detect grey-market products?
Yes. Every verification scan is recorded with its location, so a unit meant for one market that is verified in another becomes visible. That turns grey-market diversion from a suspicion into something you can act on.
How is the code applied to our products?
In one of two ways. Either we print it as a sticker and ship it to you ready to apply, or the code is integrated directly into your existing label artwork so it is printed together with everything else. No new machines and no special inks are needed in either case.
Let’s protect what’s real.
The Sample Kit is one genuine code and one perfect reprint, sent to your desk. Try to tell them apart, then scan both.
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Real people.
Real markets.
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