A method and system is disclosed for printing an authenticatable image having
an
embedded image into a receiver having a discernible physical characteristic, such
that the printed image can be used to authenticate the receiver which includes
scanning the receiver to produce information related to the discernible physical
characteristic of the receiver, and providing a carrier which includes information
related to the scanned receiver discernible physical characteristic. The method
also includes combining the carrier with an input image to form the authenticatable
image having the embedded image, and printing the authenticatable image having
the embedded image onto the receiver.