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create-attributable-archive.sh

@@ -104,17 +104,17 @@ audit_passphrase() {
     
     if [[ -z "$raw_password" ]]; then
         echo "[ERROR] No passphrase provided for validation." >&2
-        exit 2
+        return 2
     fi
 
     if [[ -z "$check_password" ]]; then
         echo "[ERROR] No check passphrase provided for validation." >&2
-        exit 2
+        return 2
     fi
 
     if [[ "$raw_password" != "$check_password" ]]; then
         echo "[ERROR] Passphrases do not match!" >&2
-        exit 2  
+        return 2  
     fi
 
     unset check_password
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ audit_passphrase() {
     local pass_len="${#raw_password}"
     if [ "$pass_len" -lt 35 ]; then
         echo "❌ REJECTED: Passphrase is too short ($pass_len characters). Minimum length required is 35."
-        exit 1
+        return 1
     fi
     echo "  [PASS] Length verification satisfied ($pass_len characters)."
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ audit_passphrase() {
         
         if [[ "$cracklib_result" != "OK" ]]; then
             echo "❌ REJECTED by cracklib-check: $cracklib_result"
-            exit 1
+            return 1
         fi
         echo "  [PASS] Local dictionary and structural complexity audit clear."
     fi
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ audit_passphrase() {
     
     if ! response=$(curl -s -H "User-Agent: Bash-Passphrase-Audit-Script" "$api_url"); then
         echo "[FATAL] Failed to communicate with HIBP API." >&2
-        exit 3
+        return 3
     fi
 
     local match
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ audit_passphrase() {
         local pwn_count
         pwn_count=$(echo "$match" | cut -d':' -f2 | tr -d $'\r')
         echo "❌ VULNERABLE: This passphrase has appeared in $pwn_count known public breaches."
-        exit 1
+        return 1
     else
         echo "✅ SUCCESS: Passphrase meets all local criteria and was not found in HIBP records."
         return 0