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-6-turnkey-mahara_12.0-1_i386.tar.gz.sig gpg: Signature made Tue Aug 21 14:00:19 UTC 2012 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum d2f7ba56c69ca6521a5d162f8721a9dfc2856f4b * md5sum ff3407696a275a80d3610fb72aff3c7f 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJQM5RrAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNaDMH/iZBdroec5AQ8Nn0z9F+YyIE ZiamOaBqVmnreCmvqRzHg7oSep8JwzTVX1BVtMtHXUtfINzbnmlPqA0Oqfwq4lAS FDkIfCKhu4MDyieFw/l/C3Era+DYkMNCdtHHGBrCQf4o1qnfGHjtrP2lkGtD0k5N /57sxftOEtGhoiZgqZjVoHSdnKw6U0gifLPOvq0bFHVHdZBMiPzCeza7GCYo+lb7 O5DPcIDwYZ9muVmmf+zzRNZDXLHmoC8UfzTo+TMBWCIGr2SjSz7JzvACEOOKlOs2 qIuBkpj+S386c64ok5B0QxDjANReAC8IHUlkjlWrqXhVImGvQzC0ZVKT0CbQUc4= =b+u1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----