This page collects libraries related to GnuPG project.

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The libraries are required to build current GnuPG versions but may also be used on their own. They are maintained by the GnuPG Project.

Libgpg-error

Libgpg-error is a helper library used by a couple of other projects to provide a common set of error codes and descriptions.

Libgcrypt

Libgcrypt is a general purpose cryptographic library based on the code from GnuPG. It provides functions for all cryptographic building blocks: symmetric ciphers, hash algorithms, MACs, public key algorithms, large integer functions, random numbers and a lot of supporting functions.

Libassuan

Libassuan is the IPC library used by some GnuPG related software.

Libksba

Libksba provides an easy API to create and parse X.509 and CMS related objects.

nPth

The New GNU Portable Threads Library.

These libraries are not required to build GnuPG but are recommended by the GnuPG Project.

GPGME

GnuPG Made Easy is a library designed to make access to GnuPG easier for applications.

ntbTLS

The Not Too Bad TLS Library.

gnupg-for-java

Java binding for GPGME

EGD

Entropy Gathering Daemon