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-core-12.0-squeeze-x86-openstack.tar.gz.sig gpg: Signature made Sun Aug 19 16:27:58 UTC 2012 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum 5ed1b710da2d8ed19ffffa3566372bbc3e301af7 * md5sum 1b8a0c564e8d00d03ae3ed5454fadc65 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJQMRQGAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNfx4IAKBa/EzK4HjH8nyzfNCsKFbQ ddxAGO8fCvv6McJLa6Lik485QsKqHvq8nXcvj3hRG5Hcu6irYkJ1X/sNDZ9qu/+S Cigm3u/37/0oDMV5ng5kM6enrCPUUxaGdDV9HpGoyqlzKLEV6KwWK2q/EjPVdssE IUpw2DM4T7DCBORZGFSGVJF5CrSEW3HDDxdT0j2Z67zVNGdcg3yJ10I6MHcy5SDP W0hQCZh6H2Ymqj6XLsn6I1y6XlzrWVVVhA1Dy6RKRREMIVzpCe/ZYvRx/byySt4O uFVKBDx/3WP1jtRofKph3iImI76doHB0UDStO8WlirWAuewPdsF+uK4Of5o/41U= =uCI6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----