The invention belongs to the field of anti-counterfeiting technology for products, and provides a hidden information grating unlocking anti-counterfeiting method and a system. The hidden information grating unlocking anti-counterfeiting method can be directly implemented by means of normal printing (lithographic offset printing, flexographic printing, intaglio printing, metal lithographic offset printing, silk screen printing and digital printing), can be used for printing on surfaces of any printed materials (such as paper, paperboards, plastic films, tinplates and the like), no production costs are added, hidden images and texts only can be detected by a special grating unlocking film, a graph of anti-counterfeiting content of a product is hidden by grating anti-counterfeiting technology, hidden patterns are displayed via the grating unlocking film, high invisibility and security are realized, the hidden images and texts cannot be reprinted by means of enlarging, scanning or copying, otherwise hidden information can be lost, scanning and preprinting preventive functions are powerful, counterfeit and shoddy products can be stopped against entering markets from the sources, the hidden information grating unlocking anti-counterfeiting method brings great convenience for enterprises to crack down on fake products and maintain benefits of consumers, and the technological content of products of packaging and printing enterprises can be increased.