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-rails-12.0-squeeze-x86-vmdk.zip.sig gpg: Signature made Tue Aug 21 12:22:30 UTC 2012 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum e8498c5aa0abe179a0a3fe534911e9441146dacc * md5sum d18f39a159297ab9b94e2783d429ad03 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJQM315AAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNPIcIAOXFV1qTbkJQFZGXUIdhoToR LRsO5pyeJ74zNu8qEnbxshMzxHkNgj+9Yc/s87Bu29VVSsfmVd28Bb4/TIFi0vuf H/0fkU42BsEbW6ZnnuTTPeHrySvLLYb30xFmX9Rxkn3hxf7NMQNeR31QAMMBNUND Vy8dtpml6vRymp7sPaWFSaMn/idCoB3Yt3kowE/zOJ8rKl0LXkoJHNznGfvh2olW 4FZkURp86YPGqIQB/Aa8Q/oiZcy9jdgAlbt6Dc7jP5JYkBeRzr+ew/jJMfEUseWQ CVA7DInS0rfJFzcmRTnyPtiiiJYJrsxnf6tcJaCuMBv8q9WOA2bHl2Er7st8tnE= =X5y/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----