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    This document provides a diagram of the architecture and data flow for private key operations in the GNU Privacy Guard (Gpg) encryption software. It shows that Gpg interfaces with a Gpg-agent through Assuan, which handles private key operations and caches from multiple backends like PKCS#15, OpenPGP, and NKS specifications. The Gpg-agent then interfaces with hardware security modules and smart cards through lower-level APIs to perform cryptographic operations using the private keys.

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    This document provides a diagram of the architecture and data flow for private key operations in the GNU Privacy Guard (Gpg) encryption software. It shows that Gpg interfaces with a Gpg-agent through Assuan, which handles private key operations and caches from multiple backends like PKCS#15, OpenPGP, and NKS specifications. The Gpg-agent then interfaces with hardware security modules and smart cards through lower-level APIs to perform cryptographic operations using the private keys.

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    Pinentry: Gluecode Private Key Operations Cache

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    This document provides a diagram of the architecture and data flow for private key operations in the GNU Privacy Guard (Gpg) encryption software. It shows that Gpg interfaces with a Gpg-agent through Assuan, which handles private key operations and caches from multiple backends like PKCS#15, OpenPGP, and NKS specifications. The Gpg-agent then interfaces with hardware security modules and smart cards through lower-level APIs to perform cryptographic operations using the private keys.

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    Alternative access paths

    IPC (pipe or socket)


    pinentry
    Internal data flow
    (GTK+, Qt, Curses)

    ssh−agent

    Assuan
    gpg 1.4 gpg−agent SCDaemon

    Private Key
    Cache
    Gluecode Operations
    OpenPGP OpenPGP NKS PKCS#15

    Assuan
    APDU and ISO−7816 access code Disk Card APDU and ISO−7816 access code

    CCID PC/SC CT−API CCID PC/SC CT−API

    wrapper

    pcsd

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