System and method for generating and verifying a self-authenticating document

A method for generating a self-authenticating document, comprising the steps of:

• obtaining an image of at least a predetermined portion of the document;
• dividing the image into a predetermined number of pixel groups, each pixel group including a plurality of pixels;
• determining pixel characteristic data for each pixel;
• determining a pixel group classification data for each pixel group as a function of the pixel characteristics data;
• generating a characteristic digital data “CDD” for the image as a function of the pixel group classification data and a location of the corresponding pixel group in the image;
• and
• adding the CDD to the document.

An arrangement for generating a self-authenticating document, comprising:

• a digital scanner the digital scanner obtaining an image of at least a predetermined portion of the document;
• a processor dividing the image into a predetermined number of pixel groups, each pixel group including a plurality of pixels, the processor determining pixel characteristic data for each pixel, the processor determining a pixel group classification data for each pixel group as a function of the pixel characteristics data, the processor generating a characteristic digital data “CDD” for the image as a function of the pixel group classification data and a location of the corresponding pixel group in the image;
• and
• an output device adding the CDD to the document.