X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?p=pyassuan.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=3ff1e8d041a4339c91157353436e23c19dce76ff;hp=7c8102f2c2f7c10156cbbc8e6d8dc30e3854a509;hb=9133ecb527756f4fc8f3461002eecfc4c4f45aaa;hpb=afdb3df2d163ca43e56a35a554a6743117a1f580 diff --git a/README b/README index 7c8102f..3ff1e8d 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -2,12 +2,11 @@ Python module and tools for communicating in the Assuan_ protocol. There are a number of GnuPG_ wrappers for python `out there`__, but they mostly work via the ``gpg`` executable. This is an attempt to -cut to the chase and speak directly to ``gpg-agent``. Unfortunately, -``gpg`` only uses ``gpg-agent`` for passphrase caching, not -encryption. This means that speaking directly to ``gpg-agent`` -doesn't help you do much cryptography. +cut to the chase and speak directly to ``gpgme-tool`` (source__) over +a well-defined socket protocol. __ wrappers_ +__ gpgme-tool_ Installation ============ @@ -81,6 +80,8 @@ wking@tremily.us .. _Assuan: http://www.gnupg.org/documentation/manuals/assuan/ .. _GnuPG: http://www.gnupg.org/ .. _wrappers: http://wiki.python.org/moin/GnuPrivacyGuard +.. _gpgme-tool: + http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=gpgme.git;a=blob;f=src/gpgme-tool.c;hb=HEAD .. _enable-special-filenames: http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-devel/2002-November/019343.html .. _Gentoo: http://www.gentoo.org/