diff --git a/web/software/gpgme/index.org b/web/software/gpgme/index.org index 8f6af5e..c679295 100644 --- a/web/software/gpgme/index.org +++ b/web/software/gpgme/index.org @@ -1,24 +1,25 @@ #+STARTUP: showall #+GPGWEB-NEED-SWDB #+SETUPFILE: "../../share/setup.inc" * GPGME /GnuPG Made Easy/ (GPGME) is a library designed to make access to GnuPG easier for applications. It provides a High-Level Crypto API for encryption, decryption, signing, signature verification and key - management. Currently it uses GnuPG as its backend but the API isn't - restricted to this engine; in fact we have already developed a - backend for CMS (S/MIME). + management. Currently it uses GnuPG's OpenPGP backend as the + default, but the API isn't restricted to this engine. We have, in + fact, already developed a backend for CMS (S/MIME). Because the direct use of GnuPG from an application can be a complicated programming task, it is suggested that all software should try to use GPGME instead. This way bug fixes or improvements can be done at a central place and every application benefits from - this. + this. Furthermore, there is no guarentee that any particular + command line option will remain exactly the same at any given point Especially authors of @@html:@@MUAs@@html:@@ should consider to use GPGME. + reader">@@MUAs@@html:@@ should consider using GPGME. See [[../../download/index.org::#gpgme][download]] section to download the latest tarball. The manual can be read [[https://www.gnupg.org/documentation/manuals/gpgme/][here]]. The current version is {{{gpgme_ver}}}.