Counterfeit goods reach the market through channels that look legitimate. Authentication works by making the genuine article provable rather than by making the fake harder to admire.
Trace Core implements holographic foils, serialised barcoding and covert watermarks on the product or its packaging, and pairs them with digital verification through mobile and web channels. The physical feature resists imitation; the digital record establishes whether a given serial has been seen before, and where.
Custom applications integrate QR codes, NFC and blockchain-based authentication where the programme calls for a tamper-evident record of custody.