6.6 Alternative Public Key Interface

This section documents the alternative interface to asymmetric cryptography (ac) that is not based on S-expressions, but on native C data structures. As opposed to the pk interface described in the former chapter, this one follows an open/use/close paradigm like other building blocks of the library.

This interface has a few known problems; most noteworthy an inherent tendency to leak memory. It might not be available in forthcoming versions of Libgcrypt.

• Available asymmetric algorithms: List of algorithms supported by the library.
• Working with sets of data: How to work with sets of data.
• Working with IO objects: How to work with IO objects.
• Working with handles: How to use handles.
• Working with keys: How to work with keys.
• Using cryptographic functions: How to perform cryptographic operations.
• Handle-independent functions: General functions independent of handles.