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# Verida dbStore

The Verida protocol provides secure, decentralized database storage for user data. Verida DbStore is the open source [Storage Node](https://github.com/verida/storage-node) server that provides encrypted database storage for one or more Verida Identities. **No user data or Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is stored on the blockchain.**

This solution is designed for storing structured private user data. It incorporates access controls with flexible encryption and permissioned data synchronization. It’s region aware and designed to meet data protection regulations such as GDPR or CCPA.

Read the deep dive into DbStore here:

[Revolutionizing Web3 Storage: A Deep Dive into IPFS and Verida DbStore](https://news.verida.io/revolutionizing-web3-storage-a-deep-dive-into-ipfs-and-verida-dbstore-7a15745dd118)

Verida Identities (accounts) control where their personal encrypted data is stored. Applications can provide a default storage hosting option or users can specify their own.

<figure><img src="/files/IR1Vqqqjtqv5Mm7zQxeb" alt=""><figcaption><p>Verida dbStore Nodes</p></figcaption></figure>

The product capabilities are beneficial for builders and users. For example:

1. End users can access secure, region aware private storage for Web3
2. Application developers can provide their own default storage nodes for their users
3. Users can have increased privacy and control by hosting storage nodes for their own personal data
4. Enterprise companies can provide highly secure, private storage for all their employees

**Checkout the Verida DbStore from Chris here:**

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCJAk44lzXg>

**Read more:**

* [Data Storage Concepts](https://developers.verida.network/docs/concepts/data-storage)
* [Datastores](https://developers.verida.network/docs/tutorial/datastores) (Schema based storage)
* [Data Encryption](https://developers.verida.network/docs/tutorial/encryption)
* [Data Storage Node](https://developers.verida.network/docs/infrastructure/storage-node)
* [Data Storage Interactive Tutorial](https://developers.verida.network/docs/tutorial/databases)
* [Data Storage Video Tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmWtvvkk4WE)


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