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-drupal7-12.0-squeeze-x86-ovf.zip.sig gpg: Signature made Tue Aug 21 11:39:16 UTC 2012 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum 690215c039599a3a9b9630dbaf64b662ce3258c0 * md5sum f447382fb99571942f20af00377e7c8e 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJQM3NXAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlN/W8IAN9D+HqbRii+olBQ0fOuBA2z xP7jFsnyR3ctGormWBuwGlUTQIuTg5pCQyMXIBIBuWi0f7e2RNH3C/9vLcgE4MTY G/Hug9Ah1c1wyCN2G8FFxK4FU7t7BvQSBqTshA2cZusr3Brmj/MdUUi+J4lj9agw svQUCi1/i7NibQ1V3AYFLWZCQFLdGW8scN7SLE5im1UrZn8LJv6agX2u4HO+m0HG f6I3EGhvAPIyK6RO7WUjTnc1HLgkBxzazMuHpLzz4ljPvbQzI/CDRbDbo2TgikKu Qhf3k1Le5nYuqXc0zM80gBBx204hYSdmGaGszZO2qaD6dixlySj871T+Kxxaenk= =S0oZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----