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-xen.tar.bz2.sig gpg: Signature made Tue Aug 21 17:11:58 UTC 2012 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum 6caec6653002fb2d6bb9a097b5c0b0ad0307dd20 * md5sum 53450d81eb39c99d2b646c349fceea54 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJQM8FWAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNNGgIAOoe5JTUXZf+ajaQxS7N2xPN oDCdvtXiyvm5LFK5nWR8z6j5gBCKC7T2szWtcyJvwWfuqlL939wDBvXVGk8VyrU1 iTU7/LdR2bOF3R/kYENDRFVvLlUbd6PayGfI/Fp4e0ogbwZ57Qnzre5CbHRAqIOZ ZLdInGxMAABxNYH4VrBRL3Sptju3YdSbBLKYnkwa6E+vTvD4ADzViuHJRhhQKCHq hhXHHxxJnUhSVwJ1cM46EG58bM4Do++DTaLn5FBxeOV9A8aFXc58dCACH70wq8fa wFPqdbL9Cg1n1NXOaD5ET3R5QiJLtPbBlrUjN5ijWtliPEb5h4bes/ZTeLABqTU= =v8TE -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----