date : Thursday, 2019-03-28, at 10:30 UTC

title: Verify this Release of Etsh

So...  If you're asking, "How do I verify this release?", the following
should help answer your question..  I assume you're doing this on OpenBSD.
First, download either the entire directory or the following files: SHA512*,
one or both of etsh-5.4.0.tar.[gx]z depending on whether you use gzip(1) or
xz(1), etsh-v6shell.pub (a copy of the signify public key for etsh (v6shell)
and related projects), and readme-verify_release (this file).

Then, do this (step(s) 1 and/or 2)...

   1):
       % signify -C -p etsh-v6shell.pub -x SHA512.sig
       Signature Verified
       etsh-5.4.0.tar.gz: OK
       etsh-5.4.0.tar.xz: OK

and you're set; otherwise, if you're not on OpenBSD, this
or a variation of it with the available tools..

   2):
       % sha512 -C SHA512 etsh-5.4.0.tar.gz etsh-5.4.0.tar.xz
       (SHA512) etsh-5.4.0.tar.gz: OK
       (SHA512) etsh-5.4.0.tar.xz: OK

will at least tell you if your downloads were successful
and without corruption.  I do both steps 1 and 2 myself.
And...  You can flip the order if you wish to do so..

That is to say: Not 1 and 2 .. But 2 and 1 .. It shouldn't matter either
               way .. But we can't really be sure .. Thus, I'll simply
               leave you with one last thought ... =)

               ! be safe; protect yourself & others; verify !

       (=

--
Cheers,
Jeff