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-codeigniter-12.0-squeeze-x86-ovf.zip.sig gpg: Signature made Tue Aug 21 11:29:11 UTC 2012 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum ee0da6ccb913ae9f980e1f105391ac54964de3ab * md5sum dd883d8050710bbd63ad194226066963 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJQM3D7AAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNsUIH/RXnajIRcmBKz7HBMkvTJo1K EPbvHTQ6D44nE9cXQCl+EFDevHf8PP2JSXptRbk3PJ2w0qNeko1aixyL3zC3m9Ld ro56kbmDdU6Edu6BX2T6d2M/JIgkxBoSGP0P9zOJ6+8RLWyFzEmKX3Ejw9TKeHIc VekVCs87IgQkYulxKyPNDhc7idUf/JY5mvwR7GSnpSS5llD8yALjZLR2BH9CyGIb givfZu5pPCMMkosdBOE5COc+kg4XEfuhEZ27RogNy2zeSXAkyCmzmY1pq9z/8LnO 810AwAIu8k/3iVrwW3MhuUWvrqnaimZgz1ZGvFr/l9nSXP3bcdmF6KyuYSzdvz0= =QHN+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----