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-yiiframework-12.0-squeeze-x86-ovf.zip.sig gpg: Signature made Tue Aug 21 12:43:41 UTC 2012 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum 533595d3e6870afae3dbd4c630fd65b2103a3793 * md5sum 22c5617f7a94e9c23095d3108dc4e7dc 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJQM4JwAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNACAH/2hyXNUd+6hTkjWXbtXvTlaw SiFs/7RuBhNCRFmrFzKqrq9VovnbX3CCqn6Nze+CJG5XoT3xirJM30mJ7zTBH3FP /X4+rZAopwR+z2DhpGl2bqrpq98cV3+Jno0Mlx7SmeTx01hZCKZsBMhQaxM8q0gK aiCbkMr4yETQnHOEwSxo0U76ieK2ed9b+e3YNwXejPANc6APdebtIWpfU2jujdgl JbBZppK5DHJsgzqOCoJkJHHFvnFwHleHRdm9YNb9x96b9tdm/xucaa+qNcS0sjYV IWjwiBmu1lsbkjMqvihBoRW2vx1ogACL/Rxht5WmW2iEcC7+Dzok8re3Ig8V4zM= =b17w -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----