Tamper-evident label and item authentication system

An item package comprising:

• a first item case portion including a first surface;
• a second item case portion including a second surface;
• a tamper-evident item authentication label comprising:
• a substrate layer that includes a first substrate side and a second substrate side;
• a first adhesive layer deposited on the first substrate side and arranged so as to fuse the tamper-evident item authentication label with the first surface;
• a second adhesive layer deposited on the second substrate side and arranged so as to fuse the tamper-evident item authentication label with the second surface;
• a first unique indicium deposited on the substrate layer and encoding a first unique identifier that links the tamper-evident item authentication label to one or more records in a remote database system;
• a second unique indicium deposited on the substrate layer, the second unique indicium comprising a stochastic visual pattern, wherein the first and second adhesive layers together include a first region composed of a first type of adhesive having a first level of cohesion, and wherein the first and second adhesive layers together include a second region composed of a second type of adhesive having a second level of cohesion greater than the first level of cohesion;
• a plurality of cuts across the first unique indicium and the second unique indicium extending through at least a portion of a thickness of the substrate layer;
• and
• an item removably sealed between the first item case portion and the second item case portion.

A method comprising:

• receiving from a remote computing device a request to authenticate an item based on sensor data determined by scanning a label affixed to the item;
• determining a first identifier value based on a first unique indicium included on the label and captured in the sensor data;
• determining a second identifier value based on a second unique indicium included on the label and captured in the sensor data, the second unique indicium comprising a stochastic visual pattern, wherein the first and second adhesive layers together include a first region composed of a first type of adhesive having a first level of cohesion, and wherein the first and second adhesive layers together include a second region composed of a second type of adhesive having a second level of cohesion greater than the first level of cohesion;
• retrieving an item authentication record from a database table, the item authentication record including the first identifier value and a third reference identifier value, the item authentication record being uniquely identified by the first identifier value;
• determining via a processor whether the second identifier value matches the third reference identifier value;
• and
• transmitting to the remote computing device a response message indicating authentication of the item upon determining that the second identifier value matches the third reference identifier value.