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 debian-7-turnkey-couchdb_13.0-1_amd64.tar.gz.sig gpg: Signature made Wed Oct 16 08:18:48 UTC 2013 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key" For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum 5180df961fc0973f0b60031dc4ca441f2eebfa15 * md5sum 5ac07811ba574921402481e8991b1dc5 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 v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJSXkvgAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNypYIAJhSYOUExvtAPGELzOzdAZu5 eqe8+JZXcUjljkY1sVHamy8WiEPt4tYWCXVZrbVJdU3cVFaW4/x7DCceqquhVU0m IzWTjn1g34e7EolG98ukpAXWnhlEqBatEoK4cymnnrp2oxsV7gDuS0IxP/+2pWdD 7UWz/UpXptBtHbV4EhVA3z+VemCa8skbcDDPku85zER7lAjPNaZKsmrwPVdI8J8K SwaqQUPsw0OKw+chIcmXk+SBiZGa3PXFyJfiWtpVzd8yTZuGHguPBf/qXqRrucoV 72aix/obmuKe/14rRGo7NjQ4RZnNbU2LykHjdsU2+OoVHP/TUN7wBH7GFLNjTVg= =F9pB -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----