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3 Invoking DIRMNGR

Since version 2.1 of GnuPG, dirmngr takes care of accessing the OpenPGP keyservers. As with previous versions it is also used as a server for managing and downloading certificate revocation lists (CRLs) for X.509 certificates, downloading X.509 certificates, and providing access to OCSP providers. Dirmngr is invoked internally by gpg, gpgsm, or via the gpg-connect-agent tool.

For historical reasons it is also possible to start dirmngr in a system daemon mode which uses a different directory layout. However, this mode is deprecated and may eventually be removed.

See Option Index,for an index to DIRMNGR’s commands and options.