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vibecoded_audit_pass.sh

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ audit_passphrase() {
     
     if [[ -z "$raw_password" ]]; then
         echo "[ERROR] No passphrase provided for validation." >&2
-        return 2
+        exit 2
     fi
 
     # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ audit_passphrase() {
     local pass_len="${#raw_password}"
     if [ "$pass_len" -lt 35 ]; then
         echo "❌ REJECTED: Passphrase is too short ($pass_len characters). Minimum length required is 35."
-        return 1
+        exit 1
     fi
     echo "  [PASS] Length verification satisfied ($pass_len characters)."
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ audit_passphrase() {
         
         if [[ "$cracklib_result" != "OK" ]]; then
             echo "❌ REJECTED by cracklib-check: $cracklib_result"
-            return 1
+            exit 1
         fi
         echo "  [PASS] Local dictionary and structural complexity audit clear."
     fi
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ 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
-        return 3
+        exit 3
     fi
 
     local match
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ 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."
-        return 1
+        exit 1
     else
         echo "✅ SUCCESS: Passphrase meets all local criteria and was not found in HIBP records."
         return 0