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-punbb-12.1-squeeze-i386-vmdk.zip.sig gpg: Signature made Tue Jun 4 23:40:22 UTC 2013 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key" For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum 32bfd7e7abd65b9a56a2918b6ac6843b60222446 * md5sum fab3953e0d4b92d24fc31286fc54b77a 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJRrnrZAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNmnoH/A0Rmy2f/S0nwHPdWIUIgEpQ 4X42h8UDKQvsu5LN/T0lyh++t6O2ZgAGepXiFOeihg/orzyalsTBW96kU0KbFV/6 EOIqhrMNW/fVYycl7InpUkkTusWnlowpk0P5P6gst2yYKpV9/t9RSHxvyxfiCYP0 TMIFfq4qsxJtiYOfFTm9dcUyMSMpBN5Cu1kbqs0frNq8I34nWlVVBzOLq8OqttMz KRsQaKQ84ypOhGYL99aUPBL/RVQwQp/iuiqwOxOFZiShAi+eUJwa4ZvF+iSf4vQU kcRYZgoGKADQYCBNSnncvBDHqjkzuMX364H96jlzM02ztYyke84oy7R8rZQnzqY= =+m9G -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----