To protect the integrity of the binaries the Monero team provides a cryptographically signed list of all the [SHA256](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHA-2) hashes. If your downloaded binary has been tampered with it will be produce a [different hash](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_verification) than the one in the file.
gpg:using RSA key 81AC591FE9C4B65C5806AFC3F0AF4D462A0BDF92 gpg: Good signature from "binaryFate <[email protected]>" [unknown] gpg: WARNING: This key is not certified with a trusted signature! gpg:There is no indication that the signature belongs to the owner. Primary key fingerprint: 81AC 591F E9C4 B65C 5806AFC3 F0AF 4D46 2A0B DF92