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-trac-12.0-squeeze-x86-vmdk.zip.sig gpg: Signature made Tue Aug 21 12:38:07 UTC 2012 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum b34ad347cd3572b57e2648afde6ae0d0d8c845f8 * md5sum 110b6d616cc58b0b3564c4108b144f55 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJQM4EkAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNl7wH/i4PqsP9mTmNbcC2C2nTplUI QJ9TElOrNFZgmwwj9LGdYQVJfrj32tPFevY5NOqvSDwHuFoVCobsWES0c2O1gRcR aIiRYabRU7/uyofmmWtLyfaKo0RmktSWMIGcZmI8KW8sblqxFBAXTRNEXGFFh1An +UoCI5/ZmwoGR07Xiu4grKjpuY0RQsyzk3YwoPu2mMyNKr1s2D9bu50O6zuqG0iG qx6bicK8YXnUf9XOxPSZkZiEloz/wxPB2ujZVAlElaUw6GfR1cFEgEx2iZYT2hys 29sTWvlRexm8rx5TJfM8xHqwwuo39YWZxaPvxriODOkQRpN/eAqdhuJj9/6WWdQ= =s9Bp -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----