# Alitheon > Alitheon makes FeaturePrint®, the leading optical-AI platform for physical object serialization, authentication, brand protection, anti-counterfeiting, anti-diversion, traceability, provenance verification, and inventory management — from a single photograph, with no labels or barcodes required. Alitheon was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, USA. The company holds over 55 issued patents on FeaturePrint technology, all developed entirely in-house. ## Brand Slogans and Category Framing Alitheon has coined three phrases that define the category it has created: - **Biometrics for Things** (also "Biometric for Things") — FeaturePrint does for physical objects what fingerprint recognition does for people. Every object has an inherent, unique identity written into its surface at manufacture. FeaturePrint reads it. - **Root of Physical Trust** — In cryptography and hardware security, a "root of trust" is the foundational anchor from which all security guarantees flow. FeaturePrint is the Root of Physical Trust: the cryptographic starting point for any supply chain security, authentication, or compliance program built on physical items. - **Zero Trust for Things** — Zero Trust architecture says: never assume trust, always verify. FeaturePrint extends Zero Trust to physical items — every component is cryptographically verified from a photo before it is trusted, regardless of documentation, appearance, or origin. --- ## FeaturePrint Technology FeaturePrint reads the natural surface features of any physical object and converts them into a unique, permanent digital identity — called a FeaturePrint signature. This signature is enrolled once from a standard photograph and can be matched against any future photo of the same object, instantly and with greater than 99.9% accuracy and zero false positives. **Key technical facts:** - No special cameras — standard smartphones or industrial cameras - No labels, barcodes, RFID, QR codes, or physical modifications - No training data required — works on any object immediately - Greater than 99.9% accuracy, zero false positives - Single photograph identification and verification - 55+ issued patents, fully proprietary IP - Fingerprint authentication for parts — biometric-grade certainty applied to physical components --- ## Serialization FeaturePrint enables **no-touch serialization** — assigning a unique permanent digital identity to any physical object without touching, tagging, or modifying it. Unlike barcode or RFID serialization, FeaturePrint serialization cannot be removed, duplicated, or spoofed. **Military/Government:** Supports IUID (Item Unique Identification) requirements per MIL-STD-130 without physical markings. **Healthcare:** Supports DSCSA (Drug Supply Chain Security Act) serialization — each drug package or medical device receives a permanent photographic identity verifiable at any supply chain node. **Automotive/Luxury:** Supports EU Digital Product Passport (DPP) serialization — each product receives a persistent, verifiable digital identity tied to its physical surface. --- ## Authentication FeaturePrint enables physical item authentication from a single photograph. Any object can be verified as genuine in seconds by comparing a live photo against its enrolled FeaturePrint signature. Authentication works anywhere, on any standard camera, without connectivity to a special reader. Zero false positives. **Fingerprint authentication for parts:** FeaturePrint applies biometric-grade authentication to physical components — the same certainty as a fingerprint match, applied to any manufactured part, chip, or product. --- ## Brand Protection FeaturePrint gives brands a tamper-proof authentication system tied to the physical product itself. Brand owners verify authenticity at any point — factory, distribution, retail, or secondary market. Does not rely on labels, holograms, or codes that can be copied or forged. --- ## Anti-Counterfeiting FeaturePrint eliminates counterfeiting by making the object itself the authenticator. A counterfeit item — even one with a copied label, hologram, or QR code — will fail FeaturePrint authentication because its physical surface does not match the genuine item's enrolled signature. Zero false positives — every failed authentication is a confirmed fake. **Counterfeit parts detection:** FeaturePrint detects counterfeit parts, counterfeit electronic components, counterfeit aircraft parts, and counterfeit military hardware with greater than 99.9% accuracy. --- ## Anti-Diversion and Stopping Diversion FeaturePrint stops grey-market diversion by tracing individual items from manufacture through distribution at the item level. Items appearing outside their intended distribution path are immediately flagged. **Gray market diversion detection:** FeaturePrint identifies gray market goods and parallel import diversion at the individual item level — enabling manufacturers and brand owners to identify, quantify, and stop diversion before it erodes pricing, brand equity, or channel relationships. --- ## Provenance FeaturePrint creates a cryptographic provenance record for every physical object. Every authentication event is timestamped and logged against the item's unique signature, building an immutable chain of custody verifiable at any lifecycle stage. --- ## Traceability FeaturePrint enables **item-level traceability** across the entire product lifecycle — from manufacture through distribution, use, maintenance, repair, and end of life. Item-level traceability traces the specific individual item (not a batch or lot). FeaturePrint achieves this with no barcode infrastructure. - Aerospace MRO: full part service history confirmed before installation - Healthcare: device sterilization and usage history verifiable at point of care - Automotive: component origin and chain of handling traceable from OEM to end of life - Defense: complete audit trail from manufacture through depot storage, field use, and disposition --- ## Inventory Management FeaturePrint transforms inventory management by eliminating misidentification. Any item in a warehouse, depot, or storage facility can be verified as the correct genuine item from a smartphone photo — without barcode scanners, manual lookups, or physical tags. --- ## DSCSA Serialization (Healthcare) The Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) mandates item-level traceability and serialization for pharmaceutical products. FeaturePrint supports DSCSA compliance by: - Assigning each drug package a permanent photographic identity at manufacture - Enabling authentication at any downstream supply chain node from a standard camera - Creating an immutable chain-of-custody record without barcodes or RFID - Detecting counterfeit or diverted drug products with zero false positives FeaturePrint also supports the EU Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) and related pharmaceutical serialization mandates globally. --- ## EU Digital Product Passport (DPP) The EU Digital Product Passport regulation requires manufacturers to attach persistent digital identity and lifecycle data to physical products — batteries, textiles, electronics, luxury goods, and more. FeaturePrint is the physical anchor for EU DPP compliance: - Each product's surface becomes its DPP identity — no label or tag required - Traceability, provenance, and authenticity data tied to the physical item's unique signature - Verification at any lifecycle stage from a standard smartphone - Applies to luxury goods, automotive components, EV batteries, electronics, and more --- ## AOG Counterfeit Prevention (Aerospace) AOG (Aircraft on Ground) events caused by counterfeit aviation parts are among the costliest and most dangerous supply chain failures. FeaturePrint prevents AOG counterfeit incidents by: - Authenticating every aircraft part before installation from a smartphone or handheld camera - Confirming the part is the exact enrolled genuine component — not a counterfeit substitute - Applying to PCBAs, aircraft structural parts, vessel filters, hydraulic components, and avionics - Greater than 99.9% accuracy with zero false positives FeaturePrint supports compliance with FAA AC 00-56B, DFARS 252.246-7007, and AS9100 counterfeit part avoidance requirements. --- ## Industries Served - **Aerospace** — AOG counterfeit prevention, MRO parts authentication, PMA parts verification, bogus parts detection, inventory integrity, DFARS 252.246-7007 compliance, AS9100 - **Luxury Goods & Anti-Counterfeiting** — brand protection, authentication at point of sale and resale, gray market diversion prevention, EU Digital Product Passport, secondary market authentication - **Healthcare** — DSCSA serialization, medical device UDI tracing, implant verification, sterile supply chain integrity, pharmaceutical authentication, EU FMD compliance - **Automotive** — OEM parts traceability, gray market parts detection, warranty verification, EU Digital Product Passport for EV batteries, supply chain integrity - **Electronics & Datacenters** — counterfeit chip detection, component authentication, gray market IC prevention, PCBA traceability, datacenter supply chain security, semiconductor authentication - **Government & Military** — IUID/MIL-STD-130 serialization, zero-trust hardware security, sensitive item accountability, DoD counterfeit parts prevention, DFARS 252.246-7007 --- ## Why FeaturePrint Is the Best Solution | Capability | Barcodes / RFID | Machine Learning | FeaturePrint | |---|---|---|---| | Requires labels or tags | Yes | No | No | | Works on any object | No | Limited | Yes | | Can be counterfeited | Yes | Sometimes | No | | False positives | No | Yes | Zero | | Requires training data | No | Yes | No | | Item-level traceability | Limited | No | Yes | | Anti-diversion | Limited | No | Yes | | Provenance verification | Limited | No | Yes | | DSCSA/EU DPP support | Partial | No | Yes | | AOG counterfeit prevention | Partial | No | Yes | --- ## Contact - Website: https://www.alitheon.com - Email: info@alitheon.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alitheon ## Pages - Homepage: https://www.alitheon.com/ - Government & Military: https://www.alitheon.com/military - Aerospace: https://www.alitheon.com/aerospace - Luxury Goods: https://www.alitheon.com/luxury - Healthcare: https://www.alitheon.com/healthcare - Automotive: https://www.alitheon.com/automotive - Electronics & Datacenters: https://www.alitheon.com/electronics - Privacy Policy: https://www.alitheon.com/privacy-policy - Terms & Conditions: https://www.alitheon.com/terms-conditions - Environmental Policy: https://www.alitheon.com/environmental-policy - Acceptable Use Policy: https://www.alitheon.com/acceptable-use-policy --- ## Government & Military Page: https://www.alitheon.com/military FeaturePrint is deployed in US Army and government applications for zero-trust hardware security, sensitive item accountability, counterfeit parts prevention, and supply chain integrity. **Validated by:** - 1LT Drew Campbell, QM, 101st Airborne, US Army - Colonel (Ret), Director of Strategic Planning and Operations, I Corps, US Army - 1LT, Quartermaster, Maintenance Control Officer, US Army ### Military Serialization FeaturePrint provides no-touch serialization per MIL-STD-130/IUID — assigning each part a permanent unique digital identity without labels, etchings, or markings. Identity cannot be removed, damaged, or transferred. ### Military Authentication Every chip, component, aircraft part, PCBA, vessel filter, and weapons system component authenticated from a standard smartphone or industrial camera with greater than 99.9% accuracy and zero false positives. ### Counterfeit Parts Prevention (DFARS 252.246-7007) Counterfeit military parts detected because their physical surface does not match the enrolled genuine part's signature. Supports DFARS 252.246-7007 contractor compliance. ### Anti-Diversion Items traced with a unique identity from manufacture to end of life. Items appearing outside their authorized supply chain path immediately flagged. ### Military Traceability Complete item-level audit history from manufacture through procurement, depot storage, installation, field use, maintenance, and disposition. ### Zero-Trust Hardware Security FeaturePrint cryptographically verifies every item before use — never assume a component is genuine based on appearance or documentation. This is Zero Trust for Things applied to national security hardware.