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.