This signature file may be used to cryptographically verify file integrity, like this:: $ gpg --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 0xA16EB94D $ gpg --list-keys 0xA16EB94D pub 2048R/A16EB94D 2008-08-15 [expires: 2023-08-12] uid Turnkey Linux Release Key $ gpg --verify turnkey-core-12.0-squeeze-x86-vmdk.zip.sig gpg: Signature made Sun Aug 19 17:11:31 UTC 2012 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum 820eea83cadb454c8d92c53849f379bbd32da1b6 * md5sum 6667e2389d68eeab64cea17fa89f23c8 You can calculate these on your end and compare to check for errors, but cryptographic verification is recommended for security reasons. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJQMR46AAoJEIXCXpWhbrlN/gYIAN6W/rBk+77lYMPrChRKac4i XQttgBE+6/u4MRXI3jgFQM1OGFTs1VRZ9wv9M1iZSg4hoyaIksRHN0cIzvI7jCFg 6hATYJ3F0VUuH4qqtdtukSlfCTlnaKATuDz85A4sHJU3ATJm9SNNwWWX5nowMCGD 789PJHwIjPGKBSNxsWnTCK9qqPxQS0l1PQGxe2Dnrp2L6p00jeL/G4SuaRkRnnaj EvyWcnXK8sOrc17ztigamQ99cbam6n3KKw4mj+FyFDGA6avtsJsTYh6ygJtboyCl uByfNj4WalS9hQ7eY+eXd4ekqQGFu05LwKw5Z76w21MTgo0hK6GP/+vvSomjKmM= =O2H7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----