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-7-turnkey-rails_13.0-1_i386.ova.sig gpg: Signature made Tue Oct 15 18:34:01 UTC 2013 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key" For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum 4d01688882e44543dbb7fe4874c5d429a3dea7f6 * md5sum fa5c6533de02189faa576845e9f6646b 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 v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJSXYqNAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNXWYIAIbOzMxj4Ug06JQKt8F4Cdmr pm5pPR+tweyevs84DM4PA33tn7EyH51cfyNmM8/fHJGEQIj65ZVTI6QzgqUfknsx 0X2/6XsxQCP8pYl4KYpOYPojunyFrqI31TzMyDZ9sI+hFM2+pfvE+ETikr9XXpsn xkynydpqtgAxpP1B7cddntWjOVlrbG4oZV0IcjzarYkIl3yBIzFK8wwXobnIz37E glshr+kfHyNR6Uax2/PSG7Wdx0jI/R4Z+9iRUC77TcsKuW2eqae7XQmwBrAS9/2f yerBFcsgFi5rFYf5eZ2e9i9C5BWjGHqibvvSUSO2PCurvbJhYUlhm88L10hYDQI= =Sqp/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----