AUTHENTICATION PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR AUTHENTICATING SECURITY DOCUMENTS, SECURITY DOCUMENT AND SECURITY ELEMENT

摘要

An authentication system for authenticating security documents contains at least an enzyme and a substrate and any co-enzymes and/or co-factors needed, capable of an enzymatic conversion. This conversion leads to a detectable change. The security-document contains at least one of the enzyme and the substrate. According to the invention the genetic information for the enzyme is derived from an extremophilic micro-organism. A security document for use in the authentication system and method is also described.