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-trac-13.0-wheezy-i386-vmdk.zip.sig gpg: Signature made Tue Oct 15 19:58:50 UTC 2013 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key" For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum a33069a6cb5a5a19d70e82472340edc7f28d16ba * md5sum 6503c84fd1e802607dad9553b1a432fc 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJSXZ5xAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlN0TwH/1EZZLRxFXCjtnmyYqVhnQ68 /ZDhLpP0h4Pp255+yVvY5gjme+tqNhwdZsG3JozYxHc0mI9cOgQDOlVO7B4bi8+3 YZfOx8+eng1S5mtqEsONjhs1hGriXfaQmAlYno39VxyGC4UN99FS5omXAXUYzivN zGBuJLKwKlRrR54kMBfPyriifY/FhJWJah/ZKrP18+gP8J5+D9XENDWmNQ34MRTW UfMMxX1jr5fUHZWt2M97PqQtMTcDRlGARSFKXlpbCoxD4Riw0UzeEYSYD03JkJXU f5wu4RX3poWgkRsflpa/p5Y6md1d1zVB6Jklezv7w6qTcimz1iQnJBmCQ56gGc4= =VU+0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----