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GNU Privacy Guard [1][2]

gpg --list-keys
Show your keys
gpg --fetch-keys "<URL to keys>"
Import keys
curl "<URL to keys>" -o <outputfile>
Download keys to outputfile
gpg --import <file>
import keys from file
gpg --verify <signature file> <package file>
Verify if the signature file matches the package file. If the file was changed after the signature file was created someone may have tampered it.
If OK the results has: Good signature from ....

If you are sure a key is from a trustworthy person you can trust it in the gpg software directly or from the command-line.

gpg --export-ownertrust > trust.txt
Export the trust database
gpg --import-ownertrust < trust.txt
Import into the trust database