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-6-turnkey-core_12.0-1_i386.tar.gz.sig gpg: Signature made Sun Aug 19 16:30:32 UTC 2012 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum a80261a8322358a4a4265d39f0b9462d541f3fd8 * md5sum 82a3a08677112bc35aa824f78f923432 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJQMRSiAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNZ1oH/iYJdYWdnchRCKArq7UsTVt/ imIBNWGq5f5K64XF7LlZdBjkUFKhJ2PfNCWMnpeGIb0SXSN2Sm1r9UZGk82NBPY8 HIZe4BOryfgof2NTV7r/sgiHK/rgwxeIUar8D3gU+MVUYiu8DaMneobvJUk/kXDe WWTjYSQKb1zZ/SiuhvQsw9xwKqWfwziN/t/nIxN2LEH3IJhRcZlraBveppmm/lF/ NZZUENwvOaMYMppe6+TGRFP0QrOn1AMZ69ewaAWpLSULidvByF9PPOiNfF6WfpzF uqqmMG+J8JtFrpjg0mRUObFhqM/IKya/frCs2M8GoFwvjlHQQBE80nNOBH7rI9E= =J+0U -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----