# What is Ceramic?

[*Ceramic*](https://ceramic.network/) *is a decentralized data network that brings unlimited data composability to Web3 applications.*

Ceramic is a protocol that operates in a public, permissionless way. It provides computation, state transformations, and consensus for all types of data structures stored on the decentralized web. Ceramic’s stream processing enables developers to build dynamic information without trusted database servers to create powerful, secure, trustless, censorship-resistant applications.

Gitcoin Passport is an identity verification application built on and powered by the Ceramic Network.

### Learn more about Ceramic

* [Ceramic Network's Learn Hub](https://developers.ceramic.network/learn/welcome/) - *ceramic.network*
* [Ceramic's announcement post](https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/foaao6/introducing_the_ceramic_protocol/) - */r/ethereum*
* [Ceramic: Building Web3 Apps with Sovereign Data](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhjla1RaqyM) - *YouTube*
* [Decentralized Storage](https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/storage/) - *ethereum.org*