Frequently Asked Questions

LiTPOW is a product-authentication project for physical goods. It helps creators issue unique product credentials and gives customers a simple way to check those credentials against a published authenticity record.

Bedard’s Universal Baseball is the first physical product published and authenticated through LiTPOW.

LiTPOW does not make copying impossible or replace copyright, trademark, consumer-protection laws, or careful inspection.

It gives the authentic product stronger evidence of its origin. A copy may imitate a design, package, signature, or paper certificate, but those elements alone cannot create a matching record issued for the official product.

A successful result means the entered credentials match a fingerprint published for the selected product edition.

It does not automatically prove who owns the physical item, who entered the credentials, or whether every physical component has been inspected. Verification is one useful layer of evidence within a broader authentication process.

No. A customer visits the LiTPOW verification page and enters the information supplied with the product.

There is no app to install, no account to create, and no cryptocurrency to purchase. The public record works in the background unless the customer wants to inspect the technical details.

No. LiTPOW combines the serial number and passphrase to create a one-way digital fingerprint. The fingerprint is published, not the original product credentials.

Customers should still protect the credentials included with their physical product. If someone sees or copies a valid credential, the public record alone cannot determine who is holding the authentic item.

LiTPOW is being designed to distinguish a credential’s first recorded successful verification from later successful checks.

A previously verified result would not prove that an item is counterfeit. It would be a reason to ask questions if the item were being sold as unopened or never previously checked. This verification-history feature is planned and is not yet part of the public verifier.

LiTPOW may be useful when a product’s value depends on who made it, where it came from, how many were produced, or whether it belongs to an official release.

Possible examples include numbered art prints, handmade objects, jewelry, ceramics, local products, independent games, publications, designer goods, and collectibles. Visit LiTPOW for Creators or start a conversation to share your needs.