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Products can be protected from counterfeiting using a variety of overt and covert security markers. While overt safety features are often easily copied or reused, Alpvision Cryptoglyph is a highly secure and scalable covert safety feature that allows for instant positive authentication with a smartphone. Cryptoglyph can secure the primary packaging as well as the secondary packaging of a product. As such, AlpVision Cryptoglyph is a critical part of any brand protection strategy and is key to stopping counterfeiters in their tracks.
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Cryptoglyph is a form of covert brand protection printing. Specifically, the Cryptoglyph itself is an unreplicable combination of tiny micro dots or holes that are integrated into the design of the packaging. Products can then be scanned using the Cryptoglyph application on a smartphone and their authenticity verified without hassle.
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Unlike other counterfeit deterrence and packaging security solutions, Cryptoglyph offers proven, covert security in a cost-effective manner. Because it is impossible for the naked eye to see if Cryptoglyph has or has not been integrated into a product, the Cryptoglyph can‘t be copied or re-engineered and doesn‘t draw the attention of counterfeiters the way overt security features do. Furthermore, Cryptoglyph technology makes specialized printing and detection hardware unnecessary. The Cryptoglyph is printed using standard printing processes and can be verified using only a smartphone. This powerful combination makes Cryptoglyph the packaging protection solution with the best price-to-security ratio on the market today.
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Billions of packages have been secured with Cryptoglyph technology, including pharmaceuticals, tobacco, wine, and spirits, watches, electromechanical parts, lubricants, watches, and documents. The Cryptoglyph technology is flexible and ensures protection of all kinds of packaging.
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You can quickly and easily verify the authenticity of a product protected with Cryptoglyph technology using a modern smartphone. While the Cryptoglyph is a covert security feature that can‘t be seen by the naked eye, it’s machine readable and the micro dots are recognized by the smartphone’s camera.
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Securing products with Alpvision Cryptoglyph is a simple process. The Cryptoglyph is added to the packaging of a product during its usual printing process without any production changes or additional consumables. Verification of a Cryptoglyph requires no special reading devices.
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No, no additional hardware is required to protect a product with Cryptoglyph. The micro dots of the Cryptoglyph can still be printed using ordinary inks and varnishes, so a packaging protected with Cryptoglyph can be made using the same printing processes. Verification of a Cryptoglyph is accomplished using a smartphone instead of an expensive, specialized device makes Cryptoglyph extremely cost-effective.
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AlpVision Cryptoglyph can be integrated into cartons, labels, blister packs, leaflets, and value documents during the pre-press stage. The covert feature is printed using visible inks and standard printing processes.
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You can quickly and easily verify the authenticity of a product protected with Cryptoglyph technology using a modern smartphone. While the Cryptoglyph is a covert security feature that can‘t be seen by the naked eye, it’s machine readable and the micro dots are recognized by the smartphone’s camera.
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Scanning a product using Cryptoglyph’s smartphone app happens almost instantly.
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Scanning a product using Cryptoglyph’s app happens almost instantly. As such, Alpvision Cryptoglyph could be adapted for bulk checking.
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Yes, this is possible. Our solutions are also integrated into IPM - www.wcoipm.org, the World Customs Organization (WCO) tool to fight against counterfeiting.
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No, Cryptoglyph does neither require any special ink or consumable, nor any special equipment. The printers do not have to invest or change the way they work.
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