Authentication Solutions for Government and Security Printing
Microtrace technologies help protect government-issued documents, credentials, and packaging through covert authentication and traceability. Our taggants and verification systems help agencies prevent fraud, counterfeiting, and unauthorized reproduction while supporting seamless production and real-world use.
Protection That Meets Public Standards
Security printing must balance durability, discretion, and verifiability. Microtrace solutions integrate into existing production and enable field-ready validation that withstands inspection, handling, wear and attempts at forgery.
Applications include:
- Currency and tax stamps
- Passports and visas
- Identity cards and permits
- Government seals and authentication labels
- Security documents and certificates
Defend Against Counterfeiting. Enable Field Validation.
Microtrace provides high-performance taggant systems and detection tools that ensure secure identification of legitimate documents. Our technologies are designed for both overt and covert use cases and are validated in real-world applications globally.
- Embed authentication in inks, coatings, plastics, or adhesives
- Enable multiple verification levels: public, agency, or forensic
- Integrate with existing printing, lamination, or card production systems
Proven Technologies for Security Printing
Microtrace develops authentication technologies engineered for the demands of government and high-security printing. Our systems deliver multi-level protection, from public-facing overt features to covert and forensic identifiers, ensuring document integrity, traceability, and trusted verification.
Technologies can be incorporated into inks, coatings, polymers, or masterbatch resins, and directly within substrates such as PPG TESLIN® to enable seamless integration into credential and document production workflows. These integrations are supported through a range of Implementation Methods tailored for government printing environments, ensuring compatibility with existing production equipment and inspection systems. Each solution supports rapid field verification while meeting durability and compliance requirements for long-term use.
Explore our Core Technologies to see the foundational methods behind Microtrace’s covert taggants, optical systems, and digital identifiers. Offerings include Microtaggant® Identification Particles, Spectral Taggant™, Molecular Taggant™ Systems, Enhanced Phosphors, IR-Visible and IR-to-IR Phosphors, and advanced marking technologies such as Laser Marking and Laser Watermarking. Platforms including the Summit Authentication Platform™ and Alerion™ AI Classification extend verification from the field to forensic analysis, supporting agencies and authorized enforcement points worldwide.
Build Confidence. Enforce Authenticity. Meet Compliance.
Microtrace helps governments, central banks, and authorized security printers protect the integrity of credentials, tax instruments, and high-value documents. Our authentication systems provide durable, verifiable protection that supports secure issuance, inspection, and verification throughout each document’s lifecycle.
Whether defending national identification programs, securing tax stamps, or validating certificates of origin, Microtrace solutions deliver proven authenticity, compliance, and trust that withstands both field and forensic scrutiny.
