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Parts counterfeiting presents a serious concern for manufacturers, and a California company has designed a technique to protect OEMs and operators.

Parts counterfeiting presents a serious concern for manufacturers, and a California company has designed a technique to protect OEMs and operators. “About two percent of the 26 million parts installed on aircraft worldwide
are counterfeit; that’s roughly half a million parts, ranging from hardware to advanced electronics equipment,” Ben Jun, vice president of technology for Crypto- graphy Research, told AIN.

Cryptography Research is a San Francisco security R&D firm that focuses on solving piracy and fraud problems. The company works on smart-card security, anti-piracy for satellite and cable tv and financial services anti-fraud.

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