Authentication Solutions Technology

JDSU offers comprehensive authentication solutions that incorporate overt, covert, and forensic security features for multiple layers of security.

Overt Security Features

Overt features are designed to be easily recognizable to the public and difficult for counterfeiters to simulate. They are generally authenticated visually, without the aid of special device or a high level of training, which makes them ideal for on-site validation by airport security, merchants, and consumers concerned about safety. Holography and color-shifting technologies--key components of the JDSU authentication portfolio—are the most widely used overt authentication technologies available in the world.

With more than 25 years of experience in overt security features, JDSU is a consistent innovator and offers the broadest range of overt authentication features today, such as SecureShift® color-shifting inks and ChromaFlair® light interference pigments, high-security holographic originations that incorporate classical and digital holography, SpectraFlair® light diffractive pigments, MetaSwitch™ and Phantom™ label printing technologies.

Covert Security Features

Covert features are designed to help field investigators determine the authenticity of a document or product with a high degree of certainty. These features are generally unknown to the public and require the use of a specific device (magnifiers, special lighting and/or specialized readers) and some degree of training to validate. JDSU provides a unique suite of covert authentication offerings, including Charms™ microstructured taggants, UV/IR taggants, and optically originated microtext, nanotext, and HoloScan™ technologies.

Forensic Security Features

Forensic features are designed for laboratory examination to determine authenticity in a manner that would be recognized in a court of law. JDSU offers a range of forensic authentication methods that are recognized and deployed by leading law enforcement agencies worldwide.

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