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-mahara-12.1-squeeze-amd64-ovf.zip.sig gpg: Signature made Tue Jun 4 14:05:43 UTC 2013 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key" For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum 824dcb3bfc4839e639cbd145161e5d67cf3b4f48 * md5sum f2b9b643bef9dc8ba00870afc331b9ce 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJRrfQvAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlN9EQIAOL0RBqc0613prrd58Dffhbf XLVknWUuvmUFTwt8anB1bOmevUDAWG9LcCvBLuyo9hNmeAuU5Q65RmBj9Q7cuyge 0xK+YBMuqILXwf8rd3tRJrUm6afJGfvhkj6Q2XUD2osLFbn/0WZHRhJISPwTWg9c yECJB8IJLClI8hCbtwu0I3JwJ0p/Zr+rpbSm7eWT2RhZ5LGLdW0jBYonhU2RntpD DuIE2Jly39kjBxtMRYFWF7fv6VreezZ8k6ASlPj/kCmiSruVhyovy1o5a3r7ZMtb 4QRAgV4PaZDcgql9TclCkX7gsw85Kq/3HMPZX0AehK0cH0O1l4zc6wX9aaecrHM= =Cswv -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----