Systems and methods use an origin pattern to verify the authenticity of a host object. The origin pattern includes a text-based serial number and a computer-graphics based surface-texture component. The serial number includes a public manufacturer identifier and an object identifier sequence that is based on a hash of a private manufacturer identifier and a private object identifier. The surface-texture component includes a two dimensional texture mapped onto a three dimensional surface, the generation of the surface being based on the hash. In response to an authentication request for an origin pair, the system may verify the serial number component exists in a data store and generate a challenge surface-texture component based on data in the data store. If the challenge surface-texture component matches, the system may use a time-location stamp to determine an authenticity probability and provide an indication of authenticity in response to the verification request.