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-appengine-python-12.0-squeeze-x86.iso.sig gpg: Signature made Sat Aug 18 16:54:05 UTC 2012 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum 2ca2ff9118736ec81dfe221871cd6ae3a37536e6 * md5sum 8b552ac48e3b43efda62a328c27bc73d 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJQL8ikAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNBcAIALzSiEzM5BPoesZfHEg/OgqO l0LNMqV2lFjE2UKDSymeJk2GOLCVNt2CgFrAeg65EFIebJRw4hyd6NIkzLMPoJtq aQCSC8VxZR6/gkRRLjM8ngwIHhyQGyEnDP9EUZxFP8ILI+xGduxU3U0SwzKQYJvj UBkqt54KoF5zfYkdpDrR2DMDtZX/imFM6gv1dSk5Uuc1Fzo78p/fnPmPnoUY6WAC huXn6C6DfDt3zkwDOnJ2arDaXaRauM7/oGwjfrXn9TPuNiee9FAPxUmP3xCBcgI/ zikdlrvbFf2BcYnBpDaMnkuJpFPg2geibEA/8k1LyXuutsmOp87dxDLVtpsRv74= =PE5d -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----