To check the signature run: echo | gpg gpg --auto-key-locate keyserver --keyserver-options auto-key-retrieve parallel-20130514.tar.bz2.sig gpg --auto-key-locate keyserver --keyserver-options auto-key-retrieve parallel-latest.tar.bz2.sig -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) iEYEABECAAYFAlGSMpYACgkQLGIp4v////F10ACeKh7qqk44tigEen1KEiaHAAn+ 0v4AoID0vMxJ0qOZcBrRTPi56hVfU4Fe =lC2f -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----