[Eric] “(sig)” specification

Steve Barnes gadgetsteve at live.co.uk
Thu Dec 6 06:49:09 GMT 2012


On 06/12/12 05:19, Pietro Moras wrote:
> On the “http://www.python.org/download/releases/3.3.0/” site I read:  
> •Windows x86 MSI Installer (3.3.0) (sig)
> Well, what does it mean, what is it to tell me this “(sig)” 
> specification, I mean apart from the literal acronym meaning of 
> “Special Interest Group”?
> I thought somebody here could help me clarify this little doubt.
> Thank you.
>  - P.M.
>
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The (sig) links take you to an asc(ii) file containing the PGP 
sig(nature) for the download file - this allows you to verify that the 
file you download has not been tampered with.

Gadget/Steve
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