Most anti-counterfeit projects fail at the label, not at the software. If your label peels off cleanly, it is not an anti-counterfeit label — it is a sticker.
A brand buys a traceability platform. The software works. Six months later counterfeiters are still winning, because the label can be lifted off a genuine unit and re-applied to a fake one.
Nothing about that is a software problem. All of it is material and process.
| Level | Method | Defeated by |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hologram, colour-shift ink, microtext | Bulk material copying |
| 2 | QR code, one per item | Photograph and reprint |
| 3 | NFC tag with encrypted chip | Physical label transfer |
| 4 | NFC + destructible face + TT circuit-break + one-time validation | Nothing practical |
Level 2 is not authentication. A single valid QR code can be printed onto ten thousand fakes. If you use QR, you must at minimum add a first-scan alert.
| Unit price | Recommended |
|---|---|
| Under $3 | QR + first-scan alert |
| $3–$30 | NFC with encrypted chip |
| Above $30 | NFC + destructible + one-time validation |
There is no single best answer — only the level that matches what counterfeiting actually costs you.
Every unit carries a unique identifier bound server-side to that specific item. Validation returns authenticity plus the number of previous scans, so a copied code reveals itself.
On its own, no — it can be photographed and reprinted. It only becomes meaningful with first-scan alerts and server-side validation.
Yes. We supply labels and encoding, write to your data rules, and deliver standard data files or an API feed.
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