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 debian-6-turnkey-vanilla_12.0-1_i386.tar.gz.sig gpg: Signature made Tue Aug 21 14:52:11 UTC 2012 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum e1c8537e65f1376e2bec45a5dcc9dd5ca7faa4af * md5sum 9ecbb91ef306f6649c5de9c3c5e52d5f 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJQM6CTAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNfU8IAI0hu3aXafTCvfI7Xc9di9Jd uPYz+LCimpOzVNp91kRpyubuZ5+BNro9xz+5tgzDy8HdBIxXRHFSHVb41RfmwHGE ZY87tO6kI6KgMcgeJrTBe3gMfuuKbi25+BQmexWINZAV9U2zjoRlXqqs1GOmj0VP fZotNbUaEV30yxjIaheWioxWAU7tQQe37+WujifWxK1+rD/nQor6AQW73emY9QD4 YtEY6lHxIwCDrQ0YjG7qOzalijfKz9THnKSVC6D6AQpK/EGiBTV1871BXN5XWrT1 evhKfzYFqCXi3+pY7L1d+h8ewtpLgu1ZN0tDvj1Qd+y79PSAgI6FaAHhjsH3xbA= =X4f1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----