Thread:Project:Support desk/When downloading mediawiki, there is a public key list. Does this mean anything for us?

Hi. I am downloading the release candidate for the new 1.17 version.

There is a download link. But also other links, such as signature links, and public key list.

I know that this is not necessary for anything to me. But I wonder why the link for public key list is there. And what is it's purpose. Is it only to prove that the download is from wikimedia? Or something like this?

I don't need to do anything with these public keys, for installing mediawiki on my system or after instaling do I?

I just thought other people might be confused about this, and it could be good to have some information about what the existence of the public key list means.

Thanks,

dave