This is going to sound incredibly new, but i've never understood how to completely verify software that you download.

For instance, a new Security Advisory was released today regarding the shmat reference counting bug


One thing that I thought of when I was looking at this is the option to d/l the patch, then patch your system. I also noticed that there was, not only the patch you can download, but the .asc file which is supposed to verify the software you download.


So I wanted to know the methods available that you can use to verify software that you d/l?
How about .asc? I have seen that one before, but not really familiar with it.


I know you can also use md5 as well as gnupg.

Anyone care to take a moment and enlighten me with the steps to verify software?

I appreciate it.

Cheers,

Jason

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