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In the digital content era, proving who created the original and preventing forgeries or deepfakes is a major challenge. Existing methods use watermarks or central certificates to verify authorship, but these are easily copied or forged, and certificates are vulnerable to hacking.

In particular, the difficulty of verifying the authenticity of videos or documents after the fact has led to increased damage from fake news and Deepfake videos. Additionally, creators in video production often struggle to provide evidence of their rights to the content, leading to potential legal disputes.

AuthEnTHICator aims to solve these problems by 'stamping' the creator's 'identity seal' on the content at the moment of creation, preventing any subsequent alteration or denial.

This product takes a unique approach by using palm vein patterns instead of fingerprints or irises. An FPGA-based dongle reads the vein arrangements of both hands using an infrared multi-spectrum sensor, generating a unique cryptographic key each time.

Biometric information is only used on the device and is not stored, eliminating the risk of leakage. The generated key is volatile and for one-time use only. This key is used to instantly insert invisible signature data into the content (video or document), and the corresponding hash value is recorded on the Polkadot blockchain, serving as a decentralized certificate of the time and author.

As a result, the creator's 'vein signature' is hidden within the content file itself, and future authenticity verification can be done by comparing it with the blockchain record to prove who created it and when, without forgery or alteration. Unlike existing 2FA or signature procedures, it operates completely offline (no network required), and the design uses quantum-computer-safe encryption, which is also a strength.

In summary, this is the world's first real-time portable copyright verification solution that uses a part of the creator's body as a 'key' to apply a digital authentication lock to the content.

The primary customers are companies or creators who produce video and digital content. For example, video production companies, news agencies, and creator productions can sign copies of content as soon as they are created to secure evidence in case of illegal distribution or Deepfake controversies.

Potential applications also include document authentication in the legal field (notaries, lawyers) and ensuring the integrity of medical images in the medical field. It can also be considered for B2G/B2B use when government agencies or research institutes authenticate important data.

Ultimately, individual content creators (B2C) can also carry and use one to protect their work, but the initial market is expected to be B2B for companies/institutions.

Since the basic concept is digital identity verification/copyright protection, it can be used across industries. In addition to content, derivative products can be expanded to include login security (palm vein FIDO2 key) and financial transaction authorization.

In the global market, it can be used anywhere if the blockchain infrastructure is shared, so there are few regional restrictions. However, user education and trust formation are needed for the unfamiliar method of palm vein recognition, and the distribution of hardware devices is a prerequisite.

Also, collaboration with large platforms (e.g., Adobe Content Authenticity Initiative, etc.) may be important to become an industry standard. Currently, the focus is on the creator niche market, but in the long term, expanding into the areas of cybersecurity and digital identity authentication governance has enormous market potential.

The CES judges noted this product as an innovative idea in an era plagued by deepfakes. The combination of biometrics and blockchain was positively evaluated as a "potential next-generation security key" and was awarded an Innovation Award.

Feedback included that the concept of "individuals being able to protect their digital sovereignty without storing biometric information" has high technical completeness. However, as an early solution with no market validation, some reactions at the CES exhibition site were, "Interesting, but who would actually use it?"

Some opinions were that "the idea is excellent, but practicality remains to be seen," as the task of changing perceptions in the content creator community and standardization remains, and there is still a long way to go before commercialization. Overall, the technical concept itself is well-received, but the marketability is questioned.