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-deki_12.0-1_i386.tar.gz.sig gpg: Signature made Tue Aug 21 13:36:20 UTC 2012 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum 8a74702e6d7ad8bffde5b6ef8b14dc600362254a * md5sum 6597e0618081245d064c0b9737b45a88 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJQM47IAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNUtsH/if3MyLkx2cmNml9Gam6VrGp BOglU5DkIrZ+6046sI28dK4di6SvnZ55Eo+X7jTz6jOfhAXL0euZQ664CP+80wGc HSjv+9CLo8H8nMVE8+udU3ZrDcUKCQ/751tbgGEBy665RgPLimmUveLJPq0VqM87 XXrHsLKy2uTMzjkko4rUQk6YiOzP2aHRgFeLx879bVHTTdsOBVzIy046NDS5QP7M LId5UDdi8/OxeXWKmeos0h0+5LPU7X57xjpX4aK57A7ihAXiPbbJ7KnY0aJkR/1y rlWpTvhIKkpnZM3gGu2SpEjlJuwZ2hHM36TETNoUsQjF81eDARMZ4g/5qp6Y7yM= =69bM -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----