Identification & Anti-Counterfeiting
Document & Credential Authentication
Bring protection into the credential and confidence into the check.
Credentials need to retain their integrity throughout their use. Hengbao draws on its secure-printing, credential-design and personalisation expertise to help organisations consider protection against forgery, alteration and unauthorised duplication.
The approach connects the security of the physical credential with the way it is inspected and verified.
Credential Security Features
Build security considerations into the document's design. The material, printed elements, personalisation and information carried by a credential should work together around its purpose and the people who use it.
Hengbao can discuss how relevant security elements fit within the wider credential programme, from initial design through personalisation and use.
Document Authentication
Shape the checking process around the document and the interaction it supports. Visual inspection and the relevant verification methods help assess whether the credential's features and information are consistent with the expected document.
The intended application determines which checks are useful, who performs them and how the result connects with the organisation's wider process.
Tamper-Resistant Elements
Consider how a credential can resist changes to its physical structure or personalised information. Material selection, construction and security elements contribute to the approach used to address alteration, substitution and reuse.
The protection design takes account of handling, durability and the credential's intended service life.
Visual and Machine-Readable Protection
Different verification environments require different ways to inspect a credential. Visual security elements support human inspection, while machine-readable information can connect the document with a compatible reading or verification process.
The selected approach should fit the people, equipment and systems involved, so that protection remains usable in everyday operations.
Designed Around the Credential Lifecycle
Credential protection begins before issuance. Bringing design, data preparation, personalisation and verification requirements into one discussion helps align the physical document with the processes supporting its use.
- Document purpose and intended users
- Security and tamper-resistance requirements
- Inspection and verification environment
- Personalisation and issuance requirements
- Connections with relevant records and systems
Discuss Your Document Programme
Share the credential type, its use and the checks your organisation needs to perform. We can help explore the security design and integration approach around those requirements.