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-simplemachines-12.0-squeeze-x86-openstack.tar.gz.sig gpg: Signature made Tue Aug 21 16:25:53 UTC 2012 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum 37305eadd3e019f571a5cf62f32a5143b191306f * md5sum a5ae38a11ffebedf7de453693afcfa2b 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJQM7aGAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNMYYH/2iUZm5dzOc8s4HKY0qj6T+8 1Yh1xdds7Snnh0lDdY2Y2Kq8qmWJfMvm/GyQfyv8D/ev9vXOtRhVVQi3cUvbagcL SqtvREaZG/X8o5SkuEOhfG3+1FlkSq+mciT9fUAomhYJrykfOx0byj/1QacsE9mj 0Q6CwyFKCWHCx0E2fQq7P9nzFCGNZXtPpru1UUTiP2UcJFtKg1t4ydqNUP6mZNeK sbDG/pNJLPLMX+g3eSZo9plyXZ6cE8Vu+3fzTIGgs4O6zbvAoJpPzlFItfud2ztQ 95ih6SglH3o7fVpNdCQETNu9ZUojcvHMX9Z6mZZr7LZM/iuiU8qqMhvis+9GCJQ= =g2ko -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----