Cloned codes create misleading success. The scan works, the page opens, and the record appears, but the physical product may still be counterfeit. Brand protection requires identity resolution, not readable references.

Detection means the system sees a marker. Scanning means the marker is captured. Verification means the system resolves whether the physical object should be trusted. Only verification produces authority.

Deterministic identity resolution verifies a physical object through controlled system logic, not visual similarity, redirection, or confidence scores. The marker starts the process. The system resolves whether the object is authorized.