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-rails_13.0-1_amd64.ova.sig gpg: Signature made Wed Oct 16 10:10:05 UTC 2013 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key" For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum b49d4cb992e06435bcede22ea0b54a9656be109e * md5sum 346591f038cb4fced0d0391b8ccccada 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJSXmXzAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNWmwIANzwgumJYuIzT0g+/rcQ3CaW fpccVhBdxR5/T1E060aW9o56b8bHTSy3cV7ccRG1bmUTvDG7uWPDTz+4EXnd6zHh 207xYuEBletO0z/A8cMnftXrX2vMh6KhyBWrw0n74xyI13Ox8RdWZXQNKJQjpyld 75ilkp6VVi/3QULIOKdBLx3If2dg7lSyvyyyq18V+ipTRG2jhfZ8SZnUGY3HWki0 ooNOKfTha0zyhMdMrqd45fWALSjdwtcQpaeoAvwgXHOMCiHImVqnnVwHMroqBeM4 H5+JbsoqWDTctoGxUDJ+Q9t80SvGqvhKTzUzxpiLT6rYHN7PDubu35crrkCA57g= =2nzL -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----