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-simplemachines-12.0-squeeze-x86-ovf.zip.sig gpg: Signature made Tue Aug 21 12:25:15 UTC 2012 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum 113596f85d8fd0cea8272791232311c208e8eaba * md5sum 49943b233e4ce1317f060d7bec3df171 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJQM34fAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNiQQIAIY9+DGUmU/o3IPs+l7N/8DT h0yYJpj5A5a0l9IiGbgmSoKUmjm8q5QzDHpxHhA/e9GHzL/LTpvyLy3QIpl5jWC9 a26qopOu4hZQ1sJlrIiUzS7zNXA6m9b86p3DbvdvfuN/m48DZmvexR9vH0JjuyXz IfubEvQ99X+A55ElvvZCNx3LyCbRtPhVplclKrVs9HsBpoh+zLfEXtBd40GKH/Vr 15AEuSrgiBLhblbS5s2ZLz7NqgA7dtMqx5FK/bOFBD/oolbIOKwVsoHG8/LhfUWo /H3bKmi3HrxNwQi1XrdlLKIk9wMFgZVs5DU3sREPOFV2MW0Oi+qxCqbQNabh4Ho= =0s5F -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----