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-nodejs_12.0-1_i386.tar.gz.sig gpg: Signature made Tue Aug 21 14:23:19 UTC 2012 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum 8bc3b7074f984085dae11d13d9248c65fec1b751 * md5sum b63f6c299926ab0bcaa8dd14b25a529a 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) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJQM5nPAAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNw44H/2Owl5GsbgCjEzzebXUSyyGN 63/jbeSa4EW2kLDeDsx8YqJJ9Yv6FbLHZ/zEY1/mZIsWs464q4CZ8vjgZyHGivgc H4e5A8RYnylVCnNeWLgtjK40D1Q8YmWCerzP3leowT7Z5+s/p0eEIVRLdkGwDbbM /78tMdJiscPrvbI+5LfTI5dufpVhMzDYBueAP9Likn4YaVvq5RFqTSpwq6aFXJmv Y7mUWap3qPi8mm14TRQuRez1oYwmSzhbtsW9PMjovv0E//0Wk3JiLc83vVE95JwJ Hko5sOzOdWN4qIzCVUuRDw0S8WK4hvuM0WGegNjg7riwUfyH1fWdYHK7nf2FXX4= =f6Ks -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----