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              Tuesday, October 28, 2025
            
          
          
  
          
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            Covert & Forensic Security
            
          
         
       
      
        When IR Patterns Become Tunable
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          
          
          
             
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
        
        
          
            Until now, infrared-based security has faced a drawback, in that once a pattern is printed or encoded, it cannot be changed. Most systems are static, meaning the same hidden pattern is locked in at the point of manufacture, limiting the complexity and adaptability of the protection.
          
        
          
            
              
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