Document Security in the 21 st Century Amgraf User Group February 21, 2002

Two Themes Prevent or detect alteration Prevent or detect counterfeit

Goals Keep honest people honest Drive the professional to someone else’s document Pass detection (and liability) close to document presentation source

Combine With Other Programs Positive Pay Reverse Positive Pay Regular reconciliation

Paper-based features Level 1 – basket weave pantograph Level 2 – Adds brown stain, black stain, and multi-language void Level 3 – Adds visible and invisible fibers – may be florescent, acid detection, artificial watermarks, controlled distribution Level 4 – Custom watermarks, security threads, Planchettes

Printed Features Void pantographs Intricate borders White ink printing Micro printing Iridescent printing (split fountain) Warning bands Drop-out inks

More Printed Features Step & repeat pantographs Consecutive numbers Bleed-through inks Thermo chromic inks Holograms More…

Electronic Document Security Logon and password Signature validation Locked fields Hidden fields Encryption Secure servers

Summary Technology keeps improving, making it easier to counterfeit documents Technology also adds new ways to protect documents – resulting in a “game” of leap frog