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-mibew_12.0-1_i386.tar.gz.sig gpg: Signature made Tue Aug 21 14:21:39 UTC 2012 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum de650ed875f09fc5be8f0e1edb2f34994e695284 * md5sum 5d2d2e3c73f6f02be1d641a8309fd3a8 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJQM5lrAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNvKoH/2geIFwknHUPvNsCtGfcbG5T gqheBCOahTlSkGdT2tF0vU5R+4XXzEx1I40Rml97oYNuSsItEDp0Z/C6wDMCAibz ++X3oGAvQwX7m7HWXWsVK2V4vzc3ODDciI//qluP2Qm8FjQa3Vy7lX4B6MWtFBeA YYwRy6yNa2PuwM4Atnvh/C/wgo+wlEk0j0BtNUuF2RHcr953DwP3oAFtMUuA7Tld C4Z+c3Z0Em6y8pGTmQW7e/3g4fHXVBnqsLhF4tZ/wm9YCNVbokppJ76R/BMJw7mS xrYnywslkiDKLT0Fbarp3exuGo2HGab/jWlZgjsDc3d5VnfdikhFy86Dc3/aWxY= =7I3S -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----