the labels you print can prove the product is real
Your customers already come to you for product labels. Offer them one more thing: a unique scan-tag on each label that lets any buyer check the item is genuine. We generate the codes and send print-ready files — you print them like any other job.
loading a real verification page…
a real example — what your buyer sees when they scan
a new add-on for your customers — no new machines
your customer says yes
You offer authentication labels as an add-on to a label job. Your customer tells us about their product line — and we set up their authe account with them, so neither of you has to learn a platform.
we send you the files
authe generates a unique code for every single item and lays them out in your production format — EPS, laser-ready SVG, DXF, or 300-dpi PNG, with die-line margins and real barcode fidelity. You print them like any other short-run job.
their buyers scan and trust
Every label you printed opens that one item's verify page: ‘verified by authe’, the product, its story. Your customer's buyers get proof — and your shop is the one that made it happen.
why your customers will want this
Everything lands on your customer's buyer: they scan, see ✓ verified, and trust the product over any copycat. For your customer that's protection they can't get from artwork alone. For your shop it's a stickier customer and a job that reorders — every new production batch needs fresh unique codes, which means a fresh print run from you.
made for print shops & label printers
You print product labels for small brands and makers. Tools that add authentication at print time do exist — but they're built for industrial lines with serialization modules and integration projects. authe works the other way around: the unique codes arrive already laid out in ordinary print files, so a job shop can offer authentication with the equipment it already runs — digital, laser, or flexo.
how the money works
your customer pays authe cents per tag for the software. the print work — and the print margin — stay yours
what you get
- ·print-ready files with real barcode fidelity — EPS, laser-ready SVG, DXF, and 300-dpi PNG, with die-line margins
- ·a unique code per item, generated for each job — QR and DataMatrix
- ·we set up your customer's account with them — your shop runs no software
- ·an app-free verify page for every item their buyers can check
- ·reorders like any consumable — each new batch is a new print run for you
straight talk
- ·straight talk: there's no formal reseller program yet — it starts as a simple arrangement, agreed in a conversation
- ·authe isn't a print shop and doesn't want your print work — we sell small starter sticker kits to makers, not production printing
- ·the security is in the unique code and its record — not a special ink or substrate, and not a forensic guarantee
common questions
what files does my shop actually receive?+
A ZIP with one print-ready file per code — vector EPS (barcodes embedded in the PostScript), laser-ready SVG, or DXF for cutting — plus ready-made A4 sheet layouts and 300-dpi PNGs. Type is set in Helvetica and every layout carries die-line margins, so the files drop into your normal prepress.
do I need special equipment, inks, or a serialization module?+
No. The codes are ordinary print — any digital press, laser printer, or flexo line that holds barcode detail works. Uniqueness comes from the files themselves: every label in the job is a different code, already generated and laid out, so there's no variable-data setup on your side.
how do unique codes work across a production run?+
One code, one item. authe generates the whole run's codes for that job and you receive them as individual label files plus sheet layouts — impose them like any short-run variable-data job. When your customer produces a new batch, a new set of codes is generated: a fresh print run for you.
what does my customer have to do?+
Very little — that's the point of the arrangement. They tell us about their product line, we set up their authe account with them by hand, they approve how the label looks, and you print. Their buyers just scan.
what does it cost my shop?+
Nothing. Your customer pays authe cents per tag for the software, pay-as-you-go. You quote and invoice the print work exactly as you do today.
can a big client get the verify page in their own branding?+
Yes — that's the partner program: their own tag prefix and a verify page in their colors, even on their own domain. If one of your clients is that size, bring them along — it starts with the same conversation.
let's talk
tell us about your shop and a customer you have in mind — we'll set up the first job together
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