Gateway is a decentralized protocol for creating, consuming, and displaying verifiable credentials, serving as the basis for an interconnected web and portable reputation. It allows organizations/applications and individuals to issue, receive, and consume verified credentials. Applications and individuals using Gateway can natively issue custom credentials based on any parameters they decide, whether it be on their application, off-chain from sources like Twitter, or even based on on-chain conditions. Others can then consume this information to build more custom credentials, scoring models, or access points. Teams will be able to build more context around their community members, customers, and even employees. This will lead to a better experience on dApps, more meritocracy in core functions like governance and hiring, and hundreds of applications that Gateway has not thought of yet.