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-appengine-python_13.0-1_amd64.ova.sig gpg: Signature made Wed Oct 16 08:21:04 UTC 2013 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key" For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum 1d941f998c6539e5c53022e804e3756e832724f6 * md5sum c1e6db37a591129084e70f9f45984980 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJSXkxqAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNWfIIAKHa+wXVjP0qa4qJ1vCUgMsX y5JW9VZh0ieJi/n/SQOBZKe0y77LCH6bWtjw7GIzOe8C1/EhL1aZAsHHlhFsC/sd 4SRqYeCOcEb48G0570i8hJJ1DmDiFZnrAgJa6BfuzpXAsVOzsJ999vNvhDDJnUxV P91mbWTWwTpGD4BMTf9ZwHHyGwu6GelbVHDB87Bu1I+mGtTKwQ6T/gSWANfRboSY M82abaUqEBo+NZWPzbI84B0e7YnqGLsQWsX0u5uM+1cjpksmD2e5ut9HqlVO/6ok +oBT8IKNxRmb1iyM3QrOZy9EMwcp5rYxfTpBSkcLNj/G6Mg/ahJNhkjHshLwFaM= =njr/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----