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-ezpublish_12.0-1_i386.tar.gz.sig gpg: Signature made Tue Aug 21 13:45:30 UTC 2012 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum 1077efcf12465f03f32aa73e8b42e9e231ff26c7 * md5sum 9aa3ca130e14657277c28fa895cf4088 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJQM5DvAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNMmIH/ArOztQNTRjgoH1O4NHbQaW4 uVx+DJVv2Gs1IT8EaURjJ0I1+BEgllI4nr+EqSIarfLvM1Hbo4eMfrlpibVaxYbH UCdLrP/naF1OD3iM9iKO8HZpFgQV0zdOqt+a+faY+24/2g9W+0dQ2Xk/YwsHVfM+ fIv9By6G+Cy0xlaDifotTjM3xglX0HZSzqslGufCmh7kf0xscOQ8Ff+NLxTjFoDP YwMgrihJhScaYiaPRlqN2QzYBdRompKbGnx5QiHGKxLecnYZRQb+hMSR2YIqJqWh enkXsaQAyFBz7r4A8jZB4Si3VtjM85i6kfPmoRSjljegu0RZpiW0CNFZMc0bg7Y= =eFLb -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----