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-7-turnkey-lxc_13.0-1_i386.tar.gz.sig gpg: Signature made Wed Dec 18 11:56:41 UTC 2013 using RSA key ID A16EB94D gpg: Good signature from "Turnkey Linux Release Key" For your convenience we also include file checksums: * sha1sum 636b191443c78368ff3d6f581f69f7651bfb575f * md5sum f137cf0399d59deaa5dedb52dd8d995d 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 v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAABAgAGBQJSsY10AAoJEIXCXpWhbrlNpk8H/0y+TuCWHzbwpR1+VfSV75Kg 7xtPTCKKTse+B0Nu3Mu6TFAKbhkUifaclNhEJV2MIsWuJc14YgaGhbG7L2NJG8WU S63HaofbrvMhGMiHco1a/UXNT/IiNtFb8yl9Cn17YKDtnuPBwPPAjkSqeULjheR/ YGhPK+D9yjqlDJM35HLqWLqffHx56HTul9K3dZBkQRbGzHNzk4WOtq+txA/z4cif IEhSx0xKDm+1bEGqBaA3X0gasK+IqwT6cxLzZwoT4CW7Onav8vTo3zCORQJdRewZ p8cfFkC1t/mIjZedH3ceAY766/CQXX1NmG1/WBaWZceUwKvHwVB+rDbbrx1v9PU= =xRl2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----