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-simplemachines-12.1-squeeze-i386-vmdk.zip.sig gpg: Signature made Wed Jun 5 00:04:09 UTC 2013 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key" For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum 8ed585ef48bae94e6e1a989c8b770f63a2959b7e * md5sum ee80b10bfeb10b1b81ad34d8f5249f62 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJRroBsAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNSbUIALStZ1p9UjxJZqjy/0r1cIoa 2Xt35yPtIWtv3qeFboR4q1efUYMKzBySQhhaKfbQ8QW0jvuCLa0m/MrORqkNHeC/ boFyyVjQ2y+VoOI9/db7937dDGUKD9t2MkSR7sqr+5WT/ok/CJtvYIWQyqEEMORI BmQrSxMGbe4mOUqpLaigGvIyajad3EFKA8Uw//hD45NLy6GLkBLhN/dEi0GBDKIh iAuhn3ocMkhtLaBeTTMQlkQ5ElJzFleGoCHEf8XrrstcTviJN5sUWRnmJFOE16A5 VtAwiy6KniiWyYO21ZjcOXxnsY7P2IruMLoD0SW3tPYnsmL0rvNk2mh4JpUUVtc= =UJCY -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----