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-elgg_12.0-1_i386.tar.gz.sig gpg: Signature made Tue Aug 21 13:56:53 UTC 2012 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum 036d4a9e0572fb29790cf9412a3938c752cd7a69 * md5sum 3359d7ee6c7b297922448c63429b179b 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJQM5OcAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNRJgIANxx9GSPWOmRTvQYIUKxGERz M1Purx8G0k6up5oIAGU2GpsEtISOnaI7b5sZbEDi0vGy9iRMkd2q6dhNDr0xQnCM zCZSmy9ypqxzFj3BZNWBDxYn/To0GI/pQxQsbQX3gYrnGw0VT/Fr30gudjjPQkJi srkhZC7cVyxU19JuLConejK2GOF3iiDS+L+aDunJ/CADTcwklEoLin6p5ZSI4mS8 dLKImguXbf/sDns3AT+K0V0elPv2rBwYhARE5PyH569akAlNMi6VA4QRD4IIxky3 GX4RpLRCKzmS5YagQlMS0+FaUpCI4KKVQNrUqNsx7GAnrLYP4CpZEvygOOXbE/c= =/lMA -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----