Rogue DNA (RDNA) has unveiled the 6320 full page scanner, an anti-counterfeiting device targeted at governments and banks at this week’s Security Document World and Identity Loop Conference and Exhibition in London.

The 6320 full page scanner has been designed to authenticate multiple areas on a document. The technology behind the scanner uses light reflectance at multiple frequencies to confirm that any document is the original. RDNA claims if a document is copied, the copy will be on a different piece of material, with a different composition. If the writing on an otherwise valid document is changed, the characteristics will be altered and this too will be detected. RDNA beams light at different frequencies on to the document and measures the light reflectances in three dimensions. The combination of reflectances is processed and digitised – this string becomes the unique DNA of this piece of material.

According to RDNA: “Just as a human being can be identified from their DNA, so RDNA absolutely identifies an individual document from its unique characteristics.”

The 6320 is designed to read and authenticate documents such as passports, visas, work permits, entitlement documents, cheques, bank drafts and stock certificates. For example, on a bank cheque the payee, written value, numeric value, date and signature could all be individually scanned and authenticated. RDNA says that because it is compact, the page scanner can be easily integrated into existing printers and feeders.

Speaking to IDL at the launch of the product, Iain Drummond, chief operating officer of RDNA said: Because we work with partners we are targeting our product worldwide. We’re looking most at the SE Asian markets. But there’s also a lot of interest in the Middle East, UK and US.

“We’ve got a lot of people who are waiting for this, so we’re optimistic that we will get short term orders from it. We’re very confident that we will deliver the first batch within the next two months.” Although Mr Drummond was unable to say where the product’s first orders would come from, he confirmed to SDW they would be from an Asian government.

He added: “We’re looking at delivering thousands of full page scanners per year, and are looking at taking orders for more than a thousand in the first two months.”