diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/gpgkey/gpgme.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/gpgkey/gpgme.rb
index 4e50828..4b71da4 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/gpgkey/gpgme.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/gpgkey/gpgme.rb
@@ -1,36 +1,85 @@
 Puppet::Type.type(:gpgkey).provide(:gpgme) do
+  # This provider uses the new API of the gpgme-2.0.0 gem.
   require 'gpgme'
+
   def exists?
-    ! GPGME::Key.find(:secret, keyname()).empty?
+    run_as_user do
+      Process.exit!(GPGME::Key.find(:secret, keyname()).empty? ? 1 : 0)
+    end == 0
   end
 
   def create
-    ctx = GPGME::Ctx.new
-    keydata = "<GnupgKeyParms format=\"internal\">\n"
-    keydata += "Key-Type: "       +@resource.value(:keytype)+"\n"
-    keydata += "Key-Length: "     +@resource.value(:keylength)+"\n"
-    keydata += "Subkey-Type: "    +@resource.value(:subkeytype)+"\n"
-    keydata += "Subkey-Length: "  +@resource.value(:subkeylength)+"\n"
-    keydata += "Name-Real: "      +@resource.value(:name)+"\n"
-    keydata += "Name-Comment: "   +keyname()+"\n"
-    keydata += "Name-Email: "     +@resource.value(:email)+"\n"
-    keydata += "Expire-Date: "    +@resource.value(:expire)+"\n"
-    keydata += "Passphrase: "     +@resource.value(:password)+"\n"
-    keydata += "</GnupgKeyParms>\n"
-
-    ctx.genkey(keydata, nil, nil)
+    run_as_user do
+      GPGME::Ctx.new do |ctx|
+        keydata = "<GnupgKeyParms format=\"internal\">\n"
+        keydata += "Key-Type: "       +@resource.value(:keytype)+"\n"
+        keydata += "Key-Length: "     +@resource.value(:keylength)+"\n"
+        keydata += "Subkey-Type: "    +@resource.value(:subkeytype)+"\n"
+        keydata += "Subkey-Length: "  +@resource.value(:subkeylength)+"\n"
+        keydata += "Name-Real: "      +@resource.value(:name)+"\n"
+        keydata += "Name-Comment: "   +keyname()+"\n"
+        keydata += "Name-Email: "     +@resource.value(:email)+"\n"
+        keydata += "Expire-Date: "    +@resource.value(:expire)+"\n"
+        # This parameter requires a value when present.  Default is to
+        # not use a passphrase.
+        unless @resource.value(:password).empty?
+          keydata += "Passphrase: "     +@resource.value(:password)+"\n"
+        end
+        keydata += "</GnupgKeyParms>\n"
+
+        ctx.genkey(keydata, nil, nil)
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   def destroy
-    GPGME::Key.find(:secret, keyname()).each do |key|
-      key.delete!(true)
+    run_as_user do
+      GPGME::Key.find(:secret, keyname()).each do |key|
+        key.delete!(true)
+      end
     end
   end
 
   private
+
   def keyname
     keyname = 'puppet#' + @resource.value(:name) + '#'
     return keyname
   end
 
+  def run_as_user(&block)
+    if (pid = Process.fork).nil?
+      Puppet::Util::SUIDManager.change_privileges(@resource.value(:user), nil, true)
+      with_env(&block)
+      Process.exit!
+    else
+      Process.waitpid(pid)
+      $?.exitstatus
+    end
+  end
+
+  def with_env(&block)
+    env_vars = %w{HOME GNUPGHOME}
+    old_env = env_vars.map { |var| ENV[var] }
+
+    begin
+      ENV['HOME'] = Etc.getpwuid(Process.uid).dir
+
+      if @resource.value(:gnupghome)
+        ENV['GNUPGHOME'] = @resource.value(:gnupghome)
+      else
+        ENV.delete('GNUPGHOME')
+      end
+
+      Dir.chdir(ENV['HOME']) do
+        yield
+      end
+    ensure
+      old_env.each_with_index { |val, i|
+        var = env_vars[i]
+        val.nil? ? ENV.delete(var) : (ENV[var] = val)
+      }
+    end
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/gpgkey.rb b/lib/puppet/type/gpgkey.rb
index 85eafaf..64799fd 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/gpgkey.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/gpgkey.rb
@@ -42,4 +42,23 @@
       defaultto true
     end
 
+    newparam(:user) do
+      desc <<-EOT
+        The user account in which the key should be managed.
+        The resource will automatically depend on this user.
+      EOT
+    end
+
+    newparam(:gnupghome) do
+      desc <<-EOT
+        The GnuPG data directory in which the key should be managed.
+        If this is not set, GnuPG selects the directory by itself.
+      EOT
+    end
+
+    # Autorequire the owner of the ~/.gnupg directory.
+    autorequire(:user) do
+      self[:user]
+    end
+
 end
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 4847fc2..44578a1 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   }
 
   package { 'gpgme':
-    ensure    => 'instaled',
+    ensure    => 'installed',
     provider  => $gpgme_provider,
     require   => Package['gnupg']
   }