Encrypting a text unit from package information for package authentication

摘要

Information from a package is read. An encryption key is generated from the information read from the package. A text unit is encrypted using the encryption key. The encrypted text unit is affixed to the package.

主权项

1. A method of producing a package that may be authenticated, the method comprising:
printing packaging material, including at least one feature, for a package using variable data printing wherein the at least one feature of the packaging material is varied per package; reading the at least one feature of the packaging material from the package; generating, by a processor, an encryption key from the at least one feature read from the package; encrypting a text unit using the encryption key; and affixing the encrypted text unit to the package.