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-tracks-13.0-wheezy-amd64-vmdk.zip.sig gpg: Signature made Wed Oct 16 10:36:45 UTC 2013 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key" For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum 9c2b9525b8a4954263d1656b62df149be579dcea * md5sum 511c75ac8933916d9bc9608044aa9dac 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJSXmwuAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNkHoIANThyMq3RxTZND1jReRHppx1 EH3d/Kgt8PBoQqpv2XB6pKfKqr4j4j6fZNgDzKHUoxbLG9vVHJ1aqnPoGeStmXK7 7XPtiouQdyt+6J7z1XeFhnHjQ8q1Ilk3WcTFjQPbDOsR1vPeikhAgN3orejk2MR4 cVWn/Xm1oGpnTb7nkmKlbK49XNybf6W8HszPzSknocH8E9ZZPweSUXq2zjtTJsVU 9ZilCdPCfMOSRxK3MmqC85YJYPZ5b/XQGBgSuicH/lEMDy1w48AW7qi18fTCNNHF o4GOhxse82Y0LAno0remM27NVzuvGkIsvYMeYEPvkzVEW/w44knPp22PosSdSRo= =sOtw -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----