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-openphoto-12.0-squeeze-x86-vmdk.zip.sig gpg: Signature made Tue Aug 21 12:05:59 UTC 2012 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum d86d54929ba6414e8e4fffd998692db5ed38dcad * md5sum d2a69ba0ea765397785720819c55a3e2 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJQM3mcAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlN8e8IALvpnvyTM5l0kDyb33Uv0uH2 fqe6VgBogewTrUGEAiNF6Ve32ph6RMI67L0VTT3lGE8FO43CD+D4sHCRbn+zaAmh RgfJFIpwFuQA4dSzeqryIw/trSsA3KTwul6VUKnmQA5zPyKxWbxyKvnPT0yP+n4d 3Vk1lTjdfM4bPc0YxbXefCowRRuVzde9kNIC7GakdRZTxfuVrYweVnCMHG1a1P4r CqWs3Zl+LDt865wV11x301yfCSFrP30aKGuJ8fdaSFbAFyIdX2jBpPgmqs21xrO1 0TLwYgjY7T69aYumlZyJqFf/529/v6fqLdgZa9925ev5feQeNz2R8lWkTCJaKiE= =YABb -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----