File: gpgme.info, Node: Assuan, Prev: Cryptographic Message Syntax, Up: Protocols and Engines 3.6 Assuan ========== Assuan is the RPC library used by the various GnuPG components. The Assuan protocol allows one to talk to arbitrary Assuan servers using GPGME. *Note Using the Assuan protocol::. The ASSUAN protocol is specified by ‘GPGME_PROTOCOL_ASSUAN’.