Looking for GnuPG-compatible library for server application

[Bernd R. Fix]

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In a server application that is developed for one of the projects we are
funding, the code currently uses a GnuPG wrapper (not GPGME but
something similar) to perform key generation and encrytion/decryption of
messages within the application.

Although this approach works technically, the project team is not
satisfied with the runtime behaviour of the crypto operations that take
longer then necessary due to the fact that new instances of GnuPG have
to be created for every operation.

We are therefore looking for a library that provides GnuPG (OpenPGP)
functionality and that can be used in a server application (Python/C) -
but we can't find anything suitabe for our requirements:

* C/C++ based OpenPGP functions (callable from Python)
* support for ECC (as defined in RFC 6637)
* full support of GnuPG functionality, especially anonymous
  multi-recipient messages
* abstract keyring and trustdb handling (database persistence preferred
  as the current number of private keys is some 20'000 keys)

Is there any plan to create such a library within the GnuPG project (as
such a library could also be an abstraction layer between libgcrypt and
the GnuPG executables)?

Are any GnuPG developers willing to code such a library? The project has
financial resources to aid the development within reasonable bounds if
necessary.

Thanks for your attention,
Bernd

P.S.: If such a library already exists and has just slipped our
attention, please provide any pointer/link to it.    >Y<
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