Every RPM package is signed with my build key, also found in config section. Fingerprint = 47E8 CA3D 4524 069F D8B3 3DA3 879D 8115 FFA1 DE78 To install my key, input command, and then verify its fingerprint: gpg --import mitja-public_signkey.gpg gpg --fingerprint FFA1DE78 If the fingerprint matches one listed above everything is OK. Then you can use RPM -K filename-version-revision.arch.rpm to check built in signature of the RPM packages. rpm -K config-0.2-PS2.noarch.rpm should produce similar output. config-0.2-PS2.noarch.rpm: (sha1) dsa sha1 md5 gpg OK This ensures that the package has not been tampered with and that the download was successfull and without errors.