Authentication using Hidden Encrypted Barcode

Abstract

Barcode is used to determine not only the price of the product but also to protect companies’ rights by preventing copycat. Encryption, in the other hand, is used to make the information unreadable and not forgeable. It is used in trading and political mails also it isused in banks for money transfer.The authentication in this research was built for persons who work in security companies and governmental institutes, but for simplicity access to students’ identification cards they were used in implementations.In this research student’s information were encrypted then converted into barcode, this barcode was added to student’s identification card as a hidden watermark. The barcode will be used for verifying authenticity.