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-roundup_12.0-1_i386.tar.gz.sig gpg: Signature made Tue Aug 21 14:37:26 UTC 2012 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum b0e0c4eb539f926483420eafbcd3aedb69392a79 * md5sum 9ea839b06e8f08dba5c527551146f77d 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJQM50fAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlN4U8IAKTlW0jVdfilVfnL3haxE0IE pIZ2L1gkzZ+XSPARsJjTCo5xnN9pGDi226sluEn5M3CCxcclPvjVGeZUbjMvPc0R NaY7RaR8QknlF/AVpm0AG4LwPAfUkAwLQneRPGvxS7eq5TbETPNtRCrDE6Gsgduf ZWHvFLeiowQBk+ORJCoVHs+scOuPTaTAMD0vvcPNG5m3AjrgX6i/DJrwtv4UAfDK xg/lkCIaPWDQkbVy4RUjneAyooQ3yMbM0VAHtlpaKoFvitmpmHEtfMNctBOvk6Eh cJuLd+WD7oiGU74T9uE2KLv7uExPA/bp7GLwzzFbCuVrnMXmL7HphasVw5vN2Bw= =0al8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----