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-twiki-12.0-squeeze-x86-ovf.zip.sig gpg: Signature made Tue Aug 21 12:36:37 UTC 2012 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum 4f2845d2f11569d370ace340618655a15a45e120 * md5sum 2eef69d5507f81d2dd2878516c192148 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJQM4DJAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNdkoH/3A1ZGwEBY6YyjX//Lrd9N24 DcKHPAU4FQRBR26/YafifXFVq28uxz0yGfMz3AOMeCPlkSjJp+dJGkjEGlxrZ2Cl v7lyXKZ5I51mR0AEiPi6j+b9i3atw6o3ROYKdFQ7ceUW/enbk9nlLb3SVCuk9AF3 vAiXHxdW2bzqbVaSiQmUSfi+2gxvCqeVmUuAjfZhyuoF6K50xitXP5vSd9/rEYcp 3346Zxzla/cdixs227ksX9yr5Rg6I7QCvJy5LoEDhwEUPYw9M8O1Xp+Rr20uknL/ R+MQ55+d5eVETGCKg/4pYTCLxrHjirU9qJ0ls32drqUIVX4LFApbzECxVN3thkk= =IE6f -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----