Document authentication technology unveiled.

• Author: Book, Elizabeth G.
• Position: Security Beat - Brief Article

A Great Falls, Va.-based company has developed a special paper--to be used for passports and classified documents--that can be authenticated by a signal-scanning device.

Recent events have highlighted the importance of ensuring that documents are authentic, said an official from Chaotic.com, which exhibited its new document authentication capabilities at an industry symposium. With this technology, documents can be validated by a device that identifies unique fibers in the paper, not unlike the fibers found in U.S. dollar bills, said Ted Frison...