SIGNET
Secure Identity Guarantee via NFC-Embedded Trust

Unclonable. Unfakeable. Unmistakable.

SIGNET embeds military-grade cryptographic identity into physical products. One tap verifies authenticity — no app, no internet, no doubt.

EAL 6+ Certified·PKI Architecture·Offline Verification·EU DPP Ready
SIGNET — Secure Identity Guarantee via NFC-Embedded Trust
The Challenge

Counterfeiting costs the fashion industry $98 billion every year.

Legacy defenses — QR codes, holograms, RFID tags — are being replicated using AI and high-res 3D printing. They were never designed to be secure. They were designed to look secure.

~$100B

Annual revenue lost by fashion & luxury brands globally

OECD, Industry Reports

8.4%

Of all goods on resale platforms are confirmed counterfeit

Entrupy 2024

76%

Of consumers actively avoid brands linked to counterfeiting

Incopro Study

54% of consumers now say buying counterfeit goods is acceptable. The window to act is closing.

Why Current Solutions Fail

Security theater doesn't stop counterfeiting. Hardware truth does.

Legacy
SIGNET

Data Storage

Static. QR codes hold fixed URLs — copied in seconds with any phone camera.

Dynamic. Each tap generates a unique cryptographic signature that expires instantly.

Verification

Visual-only. Holograms are replicated by AI. No cryptographic proof of origin.

PKI chain validation. SIGMA-I protocol authenticates Root CA → Brand CA → Product.

Hardware Security

None. Basic RFID has no secure element. Clone with a $50 Flipper Zero.

EAL 6+ secure element. Private keys generated on-chip, never leave the silicon.

Connectivity

Requires server lookup to validate. Fails in stores with poor connectivity.

Core authentication works fully offline. Cloud adds analytics, not dependency.

How It Works

Three seconds to truth.

01

Tap

The customer taps any NFC-enabled smartphone on the product. No app download. No special hardware. Just the phone they already carry.

02

Verify

The chip generates a unique cryptographic signature. The PKI chain validates: Root CA → Brand CA → Product Serial — all in milliseconds.

03

Trust

Authentic or counterfeit — confirmed in under 3 seconds. Works offline. No ambiguity. No false positives.

Certificate Chain

Signet Root CABrand Intermediate CAProduct Certificate✓ Verified
Architecture

Hardware root of trust.

The same security model that protects banking transactions and government communications — now embedded in physical products.

01

Key Isolation

Private keys are generated on-chip and never leave the silicon. There is no software path to extract them.

02

Replay Protection

Every tap produces a unique, one-time cryptographic response. Even if intercepted, it cannot be replayed.

03

EAL 6+ Certification

Independently evaluated against the most sophisticated physical and logical attacks — including side-channel analysis and fault injection.

Verification Pipeline

ProductNFC Chip
SmartphoneCertificate Validation
PKI ChainRoot → Intermediate → Leaf
ResultVerified ✓
Live Demo

See SIGNET in action.

ROI

From cost center to revenue engine.

Revenue Recovery

1–5%

Unclonable NFC redirects counterfeit demand to authentic channels. 1% recovery on a $10B brand = $100M/year.

Legal & Operational Savings

Up to 80%

PKI-based proof automates authentication. Reduces manual inspection, litigation volume, and takedown operations.

Customer Lifetime Value

76%

Eliminate the trust gap. One-tap verification protects brand loyalty at point of sale and in the booming resale market.

EU DPP Compliance

2027/28

The EU Digital Product Passport becomes mandatory for textiles. SIGNET's NFC infrastructure is DPP-ready from day one.

Conservative estimate: $30M–$85M annual value for a $5B brand.

Payback under 18 months

Our Story

From two founders to a global standard.

SIGNET started in Dubai when two engineers saw what the luxury industry refused to admit: every existing anti-counterfeiting solution was security theater. QR codes, holograms, RFID — all copyable, all breakable, all failing.

They built a prototype that embedded real cryptographic identity — the same kind that protects banking transactions — directly into physical products. The first brand that tested it never went back.

As the first company to bridge the physical-digital trust gap with hardware-grade security, SIGNET grew rapidly from that two-person team to a global operation. The demand is accelerating.

6+

Countries

10+

Enterprise Clients

100+

Team Members

3

Global Offices

Trusted by the world's most exacting brands
PRADA
SAINT LAURENT
LORO PIANA
BRUNELLO CUCINELLI
THE ROW
KHAITE
Regulation

The EU Digital Product Passport is coming.

Starting 2027/2028, every textile product sold in the EU must carry a Digital Product Passport — a verifiable record of origin, materials, and sustainability data. Products without a DPP will be blocked from the EU market. SIGNET's NFC infrastructure provides a DPP-ready data carrier embedded in every product from day one.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

How is SIGNET different from regular NFC tags?

Does it work without an internet connection?

What devices are compatible?

How does the chip affect product design?

What is EAL 6+ and why does it matter?

Can counterfeiters just buy the same chips?

How does SIGNET help with the EU Digital Product Passport?

What does implementation look like?

What is the cost per unit?

How does SIGNET compare to blockchain-based solutions?

Ready to make counterfeiting impossible?

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