METHOD FOR PROTECTING THE AUTHENTICITY OF AN ARTICLE FROM IMITATION AND COUNTERFEIT

摘要

The method for protecting the authenticity of an article from imitation and counterfeit is characterized by the following. During the packaging process, a container label is affixed to the article, which container label comprises a national bank note having a serial number which is encoded with the aid of a cryptographic algorithm and is shown on the outer surface of the label as a verification code, which is decoded with the aid of cryptographic keys. The verification code is represented in the form of alphanumeric information or in the form of a two-dimensional QR barcode, wherein more than one verification code can be shown on the outer surface of the label.