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-pligg_12.0-1_i386.tar.gz.sig gpg: Signature made Tue Aug 21 14:31:47 UTC 2012 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum c85161722a14fbfe54fd7c38b103c7700e8b9d45 * md5sum 90a9cb801bbafe0c73d27dd968ca6d0b 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJQM5vLAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlN+u4IAJ9pmWwFcPsexhNXFMbKSJGu D+8BHoEaQq0fReGACUIPwLq6ffywedUMuEm1OuzGcroN2i0U/GoMvQF1UrljLN4U 2TF7xZ93/XwwcZQMdss/wLmbNVGWkipMZAp02VMxt0uB8/uIYvialksu5QvpQVwY I7TweXe22gc/B+a9+FdTAutEwIUbAglqFkukZS1IS5wVvHZpJAaLuKkfJk8Q3O8q SV9yBh3LRAAmaHBpSKFweMqDVZP2rQdyQoWWW69r6ONXD05XyuBQhConNn9y4Zg+ lUw8UzPCjvl8wb4DVFnbRMLvrUM8+iPwZuP+ltRmr5Dzz7OKx+ffQ9DTmDaI2OU= =3moF -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----