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-domain-controller-12.0-squeeze-x86-vmdk.zip.sig gpg: Signature made Tue Aug 21 11:39:18 UTC 2012 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum 2fb4a7668bb418c23a3fdf12cc5aafde2d467027 * md5sum bc99b398853279f888b67b3f4b088f78 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJQM3NaAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNxQoIAMp1vd71ruy6oNmbaSenoJHZ nEOK8phMSGtOw6V+xkIrce6XtMN5wtfFooAFZsE66qKlociN6B1DeD16v5kY0qH2 XpzBc6y0tXUwgbDLIQA6MZ9u0lMCq0JT/edcOzjeQpGo3o78/TRNkRhSeBjGpXHM it4S/0Igog88NKUCo6dNCA4U7HTNXmPYV9C0mj+I4XGutnbcD95KQXjdWtiet7tK junlonOvqwnDLbv4afzCOsAZWWfQ4MEpQihFfrD3g8Q94ZNxb/9+x9wLOOrVdPuC 54EAQs0QjNF6CnvcTpApajk+Cd1+hB/X04mdny08wMJxu/mUf56cpQGUGATyauQ= =h5zm -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----