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-twiki-12.0-squeeze-x86-vmdk.zip.sig gpg: Signature made Tue Aug 21 12:36:25 UTC 2012 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum 9c2d823319fd74c96f5452c1e01a1047536d2540 * md5sum 0ba11648507ccbd520c738bcdb8b4ed8 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJQM4C/AAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNZLwH/3oo7VVJpk4H9LiG9rsvu1jE kELrbRbaYq4ZGjeo+5Wsf7pjZ4ouNhzyQvvqBF5sZmmvs1EFJa5r1oDpcqcZznze T49zjxklTDPWlZoQAjO3Vh7Saq/e5ZqgUT2z6hFLkij6bE3xn9a9eDesmZIc40pd 9FUHaU3U4OaEopxiuOFueKvkHKjcjzjQOEHMFq7sSmXy5aa4AglswMJQ+aFEh2dV fwvwUCEWDUw3g4YTPZhSlNJ0feFa+7HrL6c0RbsxvQfILYrrIR5nSp/xz5i0eP3I GFJoLH+Szsj0UvS3p2A9ArPBMJOFm+Wth/X5oSH1KyzKfNHWZL5dqzNUIRL5xBc= =TsyV -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----