Authentication hologram

An authentication system, comprising:

• an object including an authentication hologram disposed over an area of an entire surface of the object, the authentication hologram being defined by a pattern of reflective material and including latent authentication information, wherein the object includes a laminate applied over the entire surface of the object, including the area, and wherein the laminate diffuses light and reduces an effect of reflected light on the entire surface;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium including program instructions for execution by one or more processors, the program instructions being executable by the one or more processors to:
• (i) receive, from an image capture device, a digital image of the authentication hologram, wherein light reflected by the reflective material is captured in the digital image of the authentication hologram, and
• (ii) detect the latent authentication information in the digital image of the authentication hologram, wherein the light is further diffused and the effect of the reflected light is reduced on the entire surface by the laminate to detect the latent authentication information.