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 debian-7-turnkey-vanilla_13.0-1_i386.tar.gz.sig gpg: Signature made Tue Oct 15 20:38:38 UTC 2013 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key" For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum 3ff0e52088cf103b88e8a338934d9e7fc729570d * md5sum 1160f5cb83b222cfe15c1ba7225ffb7d 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 v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJSXafFAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNVIoIAKtVUZQtOwvFwMk6YgIMbHU7 /ei+a2lwG6p70T7iLWJeInyUaaaMfEC/6VGKYs5eK2sjdnNr6KPYeH0zcvI/myfQ b1aO/jCl4XAc//r7LqyY//3Ku0hl+vTP1NjSAj20qmS6JnatphzjmkjhhlzERLH8 JaWyv+vFPfxrTbgZJ5sh26vQeDrxQOEBIyP0QREEiHO80yMqoX82w7TZzRIRG9TV RLxOJfaKxqDfzIFOuD9o+MigJ1Th+F7UHfZEsPwITVGvVAF26sppx5S2OLUmFNkb 3vyWUA95Q6VTCrDqS3m8pDHKc59lTP1CODdUSbb0VuSKR1tTe+IexEEGbo60YHo= =dk/r -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----