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-nginx-php-fastcgi-12.0-squeeze-x86-vmdk.zip.sig gpg: Signature made Tue Aug 21 12:02:07 UTC 2012 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum 08612881095356e21d0450e6d9fc033030cda763 * md5sum 42cb4588c0de3421a2593b3279d9502f 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJQM3i0AAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNN0sH/ApmVvUuLH8b40ymPAQweqx1 lRQsW0XmjM2ZT4911zvKI2G7hMwUQH2o/YFGlBbeGJqliZ/n+ooVG3aNl/n3Ftae IfR1paiK/gW2Rb4bWMU+hCtNSxe9KeXfgCEeFoWxCQ961NfrA4eDorMtQCackFSn msCqxtKW1xKPAGsu2fHYyYK/g/W9dIt14acKjhD4Wxddvb0fWHVLX18XlYDeSfFR u35CS3FChG6VBUYohuT023N0+mvSOnCnueNm47s3ZbuC+ki0+CkTtXwjzoUcVDfW jIt/5HLYV0LPzj/Ox+D4nF6rSzpu/WFlTBU9ZtkVqboGUtq8LBsN0ItUhOvAxY4= =4dWM -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----