To check the integrity and authenticity of some tarball, e.g., nclua-X.Y.tar.xz, run: gpg --verify nclua-X.Y.tar.xz.asc This checks whether the signature file matches the source file. You should see a message indicating that the signature is good. If you don't have my public key in your keyring, you may fetch it by running either: gpg --fetch-key http://www.telemidia.puc-rio.br/~gflima/gflima.key or gpg --keyserver hkp://keys.gnupg.net --recv-keys EB6EF733 Have fun!