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-ejabberd_12.0-1_i386.tar.gz.sig gpg: Signature made Tue Aug 21 13:50:36 UTC 2012 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum f7904c9f05767bdb84df3f48610eb491d96c64de * md5sum 4ee05849480824a6433d91c7799e7083 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJQM5IjAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNat4IALcBGD4b++bvPaRLc0eIcZ2i 5o5keqSi7yDfCtEKSrl41xvT/mKBVZtvd8uyFSQfVhTHIEsvRr9pzOOr/wYjkE+q DShlyIe0LcmXorcyIy8GmIOeIRco+CmubcFM+knhOutPhHGylcxeZa4Olceghf8L 9eM7ddP7LXH21KmvYQ4NvjZt/weHeZzR20p1eMxwoccl2BgpOVvjoQLNJ5+3NCRy vu2RuCs4oTUnXn3pMeegu834Wbe7u6I9FybrchDBvfJZI5yB2LQ2Nwm93cVGl2ci WHeuUTFQNWuUbAfYfrTLdqqstihfwjXbs3Mc225eACrgPunA+C5cArGxGmLQdw8= =FqH4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----