countersign vs open sesame

countersign

noun
  • The response to a sign or signal. 

  • A second signature added to a document to affirm the validity of the signature of the first person. 

verb
  • To sign on the opposite side of (a document). 

  • To add a second signature to a document, affirming the validity of the signature of another person. 

open sesame

noun
  • Any successful means of achieving a result, especially means that are magical or technical, or otherwise beyond the understanding of most people. 

phrase
  • open up (especially referring to doors) 

How often have the words countersign and open sesame occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )